Because I Said So!: A Collection of 366 Insightful and Thought- Provoking Reflections on Parenting and Family Life

by John Rosemond

John Rosemond's latest work covers every conceivable aspect of parenting from Allowances to Sibling rivalry with the same characteristic wit and practical wisdom that millions of parents have cherished in his six previous books, including Making the "Terrible" Twos Terrific, John Rosemond's Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children and A Family of Value. This day-to-day collection contains 366 tips or "reflections" for battle-worn parents, one per dated page. True to form, the reflections are often humorous, always common-sensical, and always thought provoking. Taken together, they illuminate the complex web that exists between child rearing, marriage, and the family.

Rosemond's philosophy harkens back to a simpler time when "because I said so," was the only reason a parent ever needed to give a child. Nothing has changed, says Rosemond. Successful parenting still calls for the same basic ingredients that worked for thousands of previous generations. By following his old-fashioned, common sense advice, parents can avoid raising children who are spoiled and sassy and deal effectively with daily problems as diverse as bedwetting and boredom, territoriality and television.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Family

384 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

About the author

John Rosemond has worked with families, children, and parents since 1971 in the field of family psychology. In 1971, John earned his masters in psychology from Western Illinois University and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. In 1999, his alma mater conferred upon John the Distinguished Alumni Award, given only once per year. Upon acceptance, he gave the commencement address.

From 1971-1979, he worked as a psychologist in Illinois and North Carolina and directed several mental-health programs for children.

From 1980-1990. John was in full-time practice as a family psychologist with Piedmont Psychological Associates in Gastonia.

Presently, his time is devoted to speaking and writing. John is syndicated in approximately 225 newspapers nationwide. He has written eleven best-selling parenting books. He is also one of America’s busiest and most popular speakers and most certainly the busiest and most popular in his field. He’s known for his sound advice, humor and easy, relaxed, engaging style.

In the past few years, John has appeared on numerous national television programs including 20/20, Good Morning America, The View, The Today Show, CNN, and CBS Later Today, as well as numerous print interviews.

All of his professional accomplishments aside, John is quick to remind folks that his real qualifications are that he’s been married to the same woman for over forty years, is the father of two successful adults, and the grandfather of seven children…make that seven well-behaved grandchildren.

Reviews

[Abrar Hani · Rating 4 out of 5]

" اذا استطعت أن تنتهي من قراءة هذا الكتاب فأنا اضمن لك أنك لن تصبح من اولئك الآباء الذين يرتكبون الأخطاء مراراً وتكراراً ولكنك سوف تتعلم من اخطائك وبمرور الوفت سوف تصبح اباً افضل".
بهذه العبارة اختتم جورج روزمند عاماً من النصائح .


366 فكرة عن طرق التربية وتنظيم الأسرة ، كتاب رائع جداً يحوي على كمية هائلة من النصائح التي تساعد في تربية الاطفال والحفاظ على العلاقة الاسرية بين الآباء والابناء.

من المستحيل اختصار الفائدة التي حصلت عليها من هذا الكتاب في ريفيو ، انا متأكدة تماماً أنني سأعود يوماً ما الى قراءة تلك الصفحات الكثيرة التي حددتها مرة اخرى عندما اكون بحاجة الى تطبيقها .
العيب الوحيد لهذا الكتاب هو تكرار بعض الافكار بشكل ممل نوعاً ما في الربع الأخير منه ولهذا خسر نجمة .

اخيراً انصح بهذا الكتاب لكل ام واب يرغبون في تربية اطفالهم بطريقة تتجاوز العصبية والانفعال والضرب وبعيدة عن التدليل المبالغ به لخلق جيل اكثر وعياً وتحملاً للمسؤولية .

[Salehalkhalifah · Rating 5 out of 5]

أحد أكثر كتب التربية واقعية .. فبعد قراءة عدد لا بأس به من كتب التربية فقد تبين لي أنها موغلة في المثالية والحذر، أما هذا الكتاب فواقعي وفطري بشكل لا يصدق، الضرب ليس كما يزعم الكثير من الآباء سيء على طول الخط، كلمة (لا) لا تسبب جروحاً غائرة للأطفال ..... إلخ ، هذا الكتاب هو محور مهم لتغيير كثير من أفكارك تجاه غالب كتب التربية، كان من الأفضل أن أبدأ به وأن أنتهي إليه !
عيبه الوحيد هو تكرار بعض الأفكار فمنها ما يتكرر في مواضع متفرقة من الكتاب من 6 إلى 7 مرات، لكنه ليس تكراراً حرفياً بقدر ما هو إيراد لشواهد مختلفة على قاعدة عامة.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best 10 cents I spent at a DAV thrift store (though if you can't find this out of print book, I believe the author often recycles these daily pieces on his social media now, once I realized I'd seen several of these as his social media posts, I quit following him (sorry for lowering your engagement stats!) but just figured I'd read them in the book.) These are daily excerpts of his old books (so any of his old books that these excerpts are clipped from would also be just as good of a read, I'm sure). Plain, no nonsense advice found on these pages, I printed out July 11 and August 11 to put on my fridge to have there for when I fall into the traps I know I fall into and will hopefully help me get out....if I remember to look at them! Anyway, if you don't have a plain talking grandparent around (not your parent, you probably need your grandparent if you have a chance at getting this sort of advice by someone who'll tell you to stop over thinking things and send the kids outside--which is good for SO many reasons actually--then you can get this book and it's like having grandma right there.)

All the modern parenting guru stuff doesn't really ring true now does it when you think about it, right? It feels like a LOT of work that's all dependent on you and yet doesn't seem to feel like it will really work, right? And this generation of kids, do they seem at all as good as the "greatest generation"...think about it, if you are trying to employ millennials right now, I bet you know that answer. A kid you can count on is much rarer these days, rarer than just twenty years ago, an entire generation who has become hard to work with indicates something is off, and when something is off, you got to back up and see where the train jumped the tracks and remember where was the last stop where things were running smoothly, and that is what this book is.

[إيمان الحبيشي · Rating 5 out of 5]

بالنسبة لي فالكتاب يعطي المربين حالة توازن باتت مفتقدة جدا في الزمن الحالي

فنحن آباء اليوم نعيش صراع حقيقي في درجة الحزم التي يجب ان نعامل بها ابنائنا ضمن العملية التربوية منذ سني حياتهم الاولى حتى بلوغهم سن الشباب وذلك من اجل تحقيق المعادلة المعروفة جدا

حنان + حزم = عملية تربوية متكاملة

في ظل التأكيد الدائم على الرفق والتفهم وعدم الضغط ومحدودية العقاب خوفا من انهيار العملية التربوية صرنا لا ندرك حجم وكيفية ومدى الجزم الذي نحتاج لممارسته حتى فقدنا القدرة ربما على ممارسته تحت ضغط الخوف من انفلات الامور


باختصار.. هذا الكتاب قد يعيد الاباء المتساهلين والقاسين ايضا لجادة الصواب

كتاب في غاية الأهمية والروعة

[Khaled · Rating 5 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب هو اول كتاب اقرأه في باب ، ويبدو انني وفقت تماما فالكتاب موافق للنمط الذي اتبعه عكس الكتب الاخرى البعيده عن الواقعيه

اذا اعتبرنا ان التربيه مذاهب فأنا اتبع مذهب هذا المفكر وسأحرص على قراءه مؤلفاته الاخرى بالتأكيد

[Monther · Rating 4 out of 5]

النصائح منوعه شاملة... وان كانت الترجمه خانت التعبير احيانا

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quotes and sayings of long ago that parents relayed to children throughout their lifetime.

[Angela Piper · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy his point of view, but there are some concepts that I was not totally on board with; but in general I agree that it is good to be realistic with our children.

[Di · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. Love that it is a daily reflection book so I plan on leaving it on the nightstand for a quick refresher each night. This is not rocket science. Just good ol'school, common sense, no nonsense kind of parenting.

I also loved the fact that when I was discussing a parenting topic with my pediatrician, he actually wrote “Books by John Rosemond” on his prescription note pad and passed it to me. This was before he knew I had this book.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Rosemond has a sense of humor and sarcasm that keeps his books from taking on the know-it-all air of many parenting books in my opinion. This is a collection of short pieces of wisdom, advice, and thoughts on parenting. If you're looking for solutions on a particular parenting issue, this isn't the book you're looking for since it is organized randomly, not by topic.

[Doris Dvonch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rosemond will give it to you straight old-school style. This book consists of snippets from all his previous books, so don't expect much of a theme organization-wise. Kind of wished it had an index or something. I don't have a particular parental philosophy and I haven't thought too hard about child-rearing techniques but what he says makes common sense to me.

[Kristen Gebbia]

Short, devotional-style tidbits for parenting. I just couldn't get into it because when I sit down to read something I want to finish the thought out, not get a small teaser and then move into the next subject.

[Shava Vohs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good sampling of ideas for parents.

[Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I had a dollar for every time I heard my mom say "Because I Said So"....

Gonna make Robert read it now :)

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource for parents of any age child. Quick daily advice.

[Janine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has excerpts from most of his other books, so it would be redundant if you've already read some of his other books. If you've never read any of his books, I would recommend it!

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am really enjoying this book. It's just honest and gives grandma's old-fashioned advice more credit than maybe it gets in these modern times.

[أروى · Rating 3 out of 5]

جميل عموما لكنه يدعو إلى طرق الأجداد في التربية، والضرب، وما إلى ذلك.

[Sara AlMezal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written book, logical in his ideas and often convincing!

[anaijaby · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتاب لأنني قلت ذلك_جون روزموند
366 فكرة ثابتة وملهمة عن أساليب التربية والحياة الأسرية
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