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I began reading John K. Rosemond’s book, Parenting by the Book, and found it to be a breath of fresh air.  I used to read his columns all the time when I lived down south.  I don’t see his columns up here in New York State so I didn’t realize at first he was the author, but I recognized his name and was interested in his views. 

To me common sense parenting is what my parents gave us, forty some years ago.  No one questioned our parents’ teachings.  I am trying to behave just like my parents now that I have a toddler but I feel as if I am part of a dying breed!  How strange is that?  I’m a bit worried about my son’s view of the world as he gets older.  There is a lot out there that we have to fight for as a family.

I tended to agree with most of John Rosemond’s views, but I was a twenty something, childless person.  I did become disappointed in a few columns but it has been so long that I can’t remember why.  I seem to recall it was something about making a child tough out a situation that I believed no child should have to do.  I don’t remember if it was a day care situation or school situation, but it sounded as if the parent had to turn his/her back on the child, if temporarily, as a teaching exercise.  I began to feel John Rosemond was “too modern” for me.

I really did not worry about it since I was not having children back then.  Now a decade or so has gone by and I have my own child.  Reading John Rosemond’s introduction I was drawn into his own professional and personal journey.  To hear him say it matters to have Christianity at the heart of child rearing was wonderful, almost a relief to hear from someone with my similar sentiments. 

I too, have a master’s degree in counseling and became somewhat disturbed during my graduate program while watching various videos of family therapy sessions.  I was internally furious when I watched children be completely disrespectful to their parents.  I wanted the counselor to remind them to honor their parents.  Then I wondered, why were these parents such useless oafs? Oh, God, help them.  I vowed to not run into people like that.  I never delved into adolescent mental health issues, so that was fine.

I will enjoy Parenting by the Book because John Rosemond has embraced the biblical tradition I remember and want to give to my child.  As I continue through the book, I will publish my follow up comments.

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