Positive Parenting

An Essential Guide

By: Rebecca Eanes

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Popular parenting blogger Rebecca Eanes believes that parenting advice should be about more than just getting kids to behave. Struggling to maintain a meaningful connection with her two little ones and frustrated by the lack of emotionally aware books for parents, she began to share her own insights online. Her following has grown into a thriving community - hundreds of thousands strong.

In this eagerly anticipated guide, Eanes shares her hard-won wisdom for overcoming limiting thought patterns and recognizing emotional triggers, as well as advice for connecting with kids at each stage, from infancy to adolescence. This heartfelt, insightful advice comes not from an "expert", but from a learning, evolving parent. Filled with practical, solution-oriented advice, this is an empowering guide for any parent who longs to end the yelling, power struggles, and downward spiral of acting out, punishment, resentment, and shame - and instead foster an emotional connection that helps kids learn self-discipline, feel confident, and create lasting, loving bonds.

©2016 Rebecca Eanes (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

" Positive Parenting shows parents how to remain connected while still being the leader every child needs.... Say goodbye to regrets and heartache, and hello to peace and connection. Your beautiful journey begins here." (Dr. Laura Markham, author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids)

Amazing book

I can't recommend this book enough. If you are on the fence GET IT NOW. The only negative thing I have to say is the narrator was very dry and robot-like. Made it hard to stay focused at times.

growth for you and a child

really enjoyed this book. I could see growth in me and my kids by applying what I learned. highly recommend when you don't have a parenting/family plan

Just join the Facebook group. Don't buy the book.

What made the experience of listening to Positive Parenting the most enjoyable?

There are some good tips and reminders to enjoy this "longest shortest time" with your toddler and give them some slack. I am also a member of the Facebook group and all of this information is there.

What didn’t you like about Callie Beaulieu’s performance?

Siri would have done a better job reading this. Callie sounds like a computer robot and I can't stand listening to her read this. HORRIBLE.

loved loved

wow this book is amazing makes me look at things with a whole new perspective. definitely have applied a lot of the positive parenting techniques on my 2 year old and 4 year old. extremely effective

Well Rounded

This is a good mix of other parenting books. It is inspirational, applicable and digestible.

So informative of how parenting should be.

I came from an abusive childhood, so parenting the right way is something I have to be re-taught or have to re-learn. This book is on point description of which is what any and every parent should read. I see how to apply to and understand my kids now.

A must for all parents out there

What a beautiful perspective this book has given me, I especially loved all the practical examples of positive parenting. I feel like this is a book to read (or listen) over and over as my children grow.
I would recommend this book honestly to all parents, if we all applied even some of these tips in our parenting then the world will for sure be a better place.

Possible solution for narration

I am only beginnings chapter 3 but find it very insightful.

While the narration does sound slightly robotic, I found slowing it down to 85 or 90 really helps.

It saved my life

I am great-full for this book, it saved me and my family I am a better person and a better parent my children are so happy and my husband is motivated and learn more and our family is on the first step towards a connected happy and healthy family

I wish I would have read this sooner

I absolutely love this book! I wish I would have read/listened to this book earlier in my journey to becoming a parent. After reading some of the reviews I decided to wait on reading it but this will be a book I reference back to many times I'm sure and will be listening to it again soon and will be getting the printed version so I have it available to flip through pages due to it being more difficult to find certain sections with an autio book.
There's a few chapters the author goes over where she's talks about dealing with childhood experiences and how you were raised. This section was extremely helpful and made me question a lot of what I was taught as a child and what I have carried into my parenting practice. Theres references to other books but there's also a ton of examples the author gives in situations where your not sure how to apply positive parenting. I cannot express how helpful this is. I felt almost stuck when I started my positive parentinf journey because I was reading books that didnt have examples! She both addresses toddlers AND older kids. if your on the fence about reading this book or listening to it. Do it. you wont regret it.
My only complaint was with the autio book the person who narrated sounded like a robot which can be annoying at times.