This was a great book on parenting. It didn't have trendy ways to raise your child, just good advice from a guy that was not only a parent himself, but also a social worker that dealt with many juvenile delinquents. He filled the book with great anecdotes of how their child-care system dealt with some of the worst kids that came in and how they ended up turning around. I don't know if I can really say there was anything that shouldn't already be common sense, like to actually pay attention to your children and have a structure that includes discipline when necessary. I wouldn't say he was either terribly conservative, nor liberal in his methods. As I write this review my two boys are 3 years and the other is 5 months, and I think it was a great time to pick up the book for the first time, but I will definitely be reading this book many times as my own children age. Even if I didn't agree with absolutely everything (which the author himself told the reader that they would not), I can't really recommend this book to other parents highly enough. 4.5/5 stars ( )