Marilu Henner and Ruth Velikovsky Sharon - I Refuse to Raise a Brat: Straightforward Advice on Parenting in an Age of Overindulgence

Pros: humorous anecdotes, good advice
Cons: hit-or-miss coverage, lack of organization

Marilu Henner's positive, life-loving personality shines through in this collaboration with psychoanalyst Dr. Ruth Sharon, and there are many nuggets of good information on child-rearing to be found in this book, but I found the lack of organization very...

Pros: amusing anecdotes included
Cons: overly simplified advice

I admit it. I picked up this book expecting to truly hate it. I didn't end up exactly hating it, but there are much better books out there in the area of child discipline.

The authors of this tome are Marilu Henner, an actress and parent...

Pros: light read, fun
Cons: Marilu Henner is over the top

This is Marilu Henner's attempt at parenting? I Refuse to Raise a Brat is an attempt at a parenting book that fails miserably.

Marilu Henner, the beautiful, flamboyant actress from '70's Taxi fame and '80's Evening Shade quasi-fame, attempts...

Pros: a variety of topics covered
Cons: not detailed enough, the information is spread thin at times

As I am going to be a foster parent in the future I decided to check out this book on parenting. I have not been a parent before, so I can't really respond to how Marilu Henner's parenting advice works in the real world, but it did get to me a think a...

Pros: I saw no pros
Cons: That fact that this book was ever published!

So much in this book reminded of the way our great grandparents raised kids, with that 'children are to be seen, not heard' type of attitude. It left a really bad taste in my mouth for so many reasons. Marilu Henner is one huge contradiction. In this ...