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  <title><![CDATA[The Strong-Willed Child: Birth Through Adolescence]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James C. Dobson]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 06 10:21:33 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is vomit in word form. I feel sad for all the spirited children whose parents take this book as scripture. ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed May 16 15:05:31 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[You will be blinded if you don't obey your parents.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 04 20:39:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 15 09:49:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book showed me what I was doing wrong as a parent.  I learned that I shouldn't let my children get away with &quot;willful disobedience.&quot;  I appreciate that insight &amp; I have adjusted my parenting accordingly.  The author also shows that there is a difference between &quot;willful disobedie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73471202">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ugh. I can't think of anything good to write about this book. He's such a suffocatingly extreme advocate of spanking. And I don't believe for a secong that God would spank his children, as Dobson believes.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great, practical child-rearing book that was full of common sense, christian approaches to teaching our children.  I really was motivated by this book.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55814225]]></url>
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    <review id="4805590">
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[31. &quot;A practical, how-to-book on discipline and child-rearing that focuses on sibling rivalry, hyperactivity, self-esteem, and the most common errors made by frustrated parents. Dr. Dobson tells how to discipline strong-willed children without breaking their spirits and offers other practical s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4805590">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've never been a huge James Dobson or Focus on the Family fan (though my Dad is), but I thought this deserved a chance. I only got through the first chapters.  I hated the mentality of children being trained like animals and forcing your child to bend their wills to yours.  This was originally writ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36108749">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Raised our boys with this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[649.64 Dob]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book is a bit dated in some ways but his views on discipline were extremely helpful.  I have always been a bit of a softie with my own kids but this book has helped me learn how to discipline and still feel that I am showing love to me children.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone knows I have a couple of strong willed children.  I really liked this book, I like James Dobsons approach to a lot of parenting issues. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Every parent should read this book. This is crucial information to help you raise happy and stable children who respect their parents.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Taught me alot on how to handle my strong willed child.]]></body>
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