I give this book 3.5 stars (though I can't do half stars here). I agree with many of the principles Mayim presents, some in my own practice of parenting, and others, only in theory. Still, some of them were extremely 'out there' in my opinion. But I still enjoyed reading the book, and I feel it has made me realize that there are so many different ways to parent, and no one has it all figured out. I think the author did a nice job of presenting the ways her family does things without preaching to readers that they should do it her way. The main message of the book is that you intuitively know the best way to parent your own children, and to trust what feels right over what society tells you is normal.