As a former preschool teacher, I found this book really informative and well written! The info is very fact based and well laid out with key takeaways, questions, further reading suggestions, and exercises in each chapter. The authors do a great job of presenting facts without talking down to you or preaching a one way version of parenting. I can’t wait to buy a physical copy and be able to use this when I become a parent someday! Highly recommend for parents and teachers for helping kids manage emotions and be more independent!

Very well written and explained. The authors aren’t preachy or talk down. It’s a very fact based book. They break it down in different sections and each area has lots of information and the facts to back the points up.

I love the way each chapter is laid out with takeaways, scientific explanations, real life examples, and deeper dive reading recommendations!

The true takeaway for me with this was to live by the playbook for myself, and to always remember the value of the three R’s; rest, recreation, and routine.

There truly is no perfect parent and/or child, but this book lays out a good framework of resources to better understand our impacts in how we model, communicate, and live our lives with our children!

As a teacher and a parent, I really enjoyed this book especially because we are in a society where we are seeing more and more kids become less independent and more dependent on others. I really liked the premise of this book and how to achieve raising kids who can. I will be using the strategies not only with my children, but in my classroom as well.