This was a super helpful book. I enjoyed hearing both Dr. Amen and Charles Fay’s takes on different topics. After reading this book, I have lots of great ideas and guidelines to implement.
I received an advanced reader copy by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Raising Mentally Strong Kids is a book on pretty much the whole parenting experience with little details and little insight. While I did learn some interesting techniques from this book, such as problem solving development and some of their ideas on discipline, I believe that there are better and more comprehensive books on parenting that say the same thing. Most of the examples in here, when not about their own parenting, fail to communicate what the authors are trying to convey because they are frequently too black and white and read like a bad acting script. It is hard to connect with too many points the authors make because they jump around topic to topic so quickly, even ending the book with 150 point summary on how to raise mentally strong kids. The content is sound and aligns to my beliefs as a parent, but I just can't get past the disjointed effort to really grasp where the experitise of these extremely qualified and experienced authors point to a unique and conclusive look at raising kids who can be mentally strong and capable adults.

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I loved this book. Even though I got to read it for free through NetGalley (and took copious notes), I plan to buy a copy to use as a resource for years to come. The book is chock-full of practical tips and examples for parents. The authors also delve into the "why" behind choices, which is important since some of the strategies they suggest implementing are difficult but necessary. I appreciated that the information was backed up by neuroscience; the authors have the experience and education to make their words trustworthy. While there were a few ideas that seemed, to me, a bit extreme (e.g., I don't think my kid is going to be a "bad apple" - no pun intended - just because she doesn't eat exclusively organic food), the advice in the book is excellent. It's well-written and easy to read. I recommend this to any parent.

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