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March 24, 2015October 28, 2016

“Kids Don’t Come With a Manual” Review & Competition

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When I was asked if I would like to read a new parent book I have to say I was sceptical because I have read quite a few over the years since becoming a parent and even before that when i was working as a Nanny and I never really found them that useful.

But I can honestly say that this book has changed my whole parenting book perspective!

Ever since Molly-May has joined our family Finn and me disconnected and we are yet to find a way back together we still have a bond but it feels like a string with knots in it ever so often, well actually it’s most days we both fall out and I feel like a pretty shit mum when I tell him off because once again he just doesn’t listen to me.

The book title says it all: 

A short summary what the book is about:
Deal with everyday parenting challenges without confrontation or anger.
Help children to become happy, fulfilled and self-reliant adults.
Maintain a strong and loving connection with children throughout their lives.
Agree on a balanced and more enjoyable approach to parenting.
Here is what the Authors Nadim & Carol Saad say:

“As a couple, we wanted to find a solution to the endless arguments about how best to parent our three children. Like many families we were torn between the gentler “laissez-faire” approach and the more disciplinarian “tiger mum” philosophy. Yet what we really wanted was a way of parenting that could fit with our two different personalities, allowing us to parent in harmony, raising children who could grow to be happy and fulfilled adults.
We found that so many parents relate to our story that we decided to create simple and effective tools that would help us work better as a team and to make parenting more fun and enjoyable.”

This is certainly something I would love to achieve I know nobody is perfect but we both can do with a bit more teamwork and balance when it comes to our parenting skills.

Because right now I feel like it’s mummy’s word against daddy’s or the other way around 

when Finn doesn’t listen….

I love how easy and simple the tool sections are and I started to use Tool Number 2 – 

Limited Choices with Finn over the last week.

Every morning after breakfast when it comes to getting dressed or just to put his shoes or jacket on so we can head out the door for the school run there is mostly a “No” or a argument involved. 

So I have been giving him the choice: “Do you want to put your shoes on now or in 5 minutes?” He obviously chooses to carry on playing and I will tell him 2 minutes before the time is over so he can prepair himself. There hasn’t been a time where this method or tool didn’t work it’s so simple but yet I would have never thought of it!

Another great feature of the book are the voice examples where you can hear what the Strict Parent/All-heart Parent has to say about the tool methods.

I told Mr. C. that I would like him to read the book too so we can do it alongside each other. 

My idea is to print out some of the Tools sections from the book and stick them onto my living room wall to remind myself to use them!

Thank you to the brilliant authors who have given me a little slice of happiness back 

for our morning routine!

You can buy the book over on the Best of Parenting website 

for £12.99 (Paperback) & £6.99 (Kindle version).

You can also head over to their Facebook and Twitter Pages for more parenting tips!

Or you can enter my competition to win your very own copy of “Kids Don’t Come With a Manual”

all you have to do is fill out the Rafflecopter form below:

The competition is open to UK Residents only and will close at 11.59pm on the 3rd of April 2015. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good Luck!


Disclaimer: I have been send a Kindle version of “Kids Don’t Come With A Manual” for reviewing purposes, but all thoughts and opinions are mine.

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  • Victoria March 25, 2015 at 8:21 pm Reply

    Pick your battles – some things like which t-shirt they are going to wear are worth letting them choose,however silly they may look!

  • Natalie Crossan April 1, 2015 at 11:25 pm Reply

    It has to be pick your battles!!

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