Suzy wants to burn Sally alive and watch birds pick at her crisped carcass because she got a better grade on a test? We're not supposed to challenge that! The proof is in the pudding though. No unreasonable or viscous thought is off limits we're told to never correct or invalidate any of these statements and feelings. However, an underlying theme is that you shouldn't discourage a child from expressing extremely negative things about others, and that some children just aren't meant to like each other. This book definitely offers many great situational solutions ways to defuse conflict and listen in ways that make kids feel validated, mostly. (There are 2 authors but I'll be referring to them mostly in the singular as they do in their text). But, this book has many Biblical references and is popular in many Christian communities, so I don't think my opinions are irrelevant. My review is written from a Christian perspective.
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