Book Review: You Can't Make Me

For Those Who Have A "Strong Willed Child"

You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)

You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded) Book Review

Do you have a strong willed child?  I know we have at least one in our house. A few years ago when I was the mother of one compliant and obedient child I heard people talking about how their children were "Strong Willed" and I thought that this was possibly some kind of excuse parents use to justify their children's behavior.  Boy, was I wrong!

Now I am a mother of three wonderfully different children and I know from experience that there is most definitely such a thing as a Strong Willed Child! While this admission explains some behavior it does not in fact give anyone an excuse to diminish it.  It can, however, make raising theses children more challenging.

You Can't Make Me by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias not only gives many suggestions and guidelines on how to deal with a Strong Willed Child, the author gives practical tools on how to raise them to be great adults who use their strong will to get ahead in life.

Tobias points out that having a strong will is not a negative character trait.  Many successful adults are strong willed.  They have to be to change the world, introduce innovative ideas, and lead others.  A Strong Willed Child is not a burden but a gift entrusted to you as a parent.  With the right tools you can use the child's strong will in a positive rather than a negative way.

I recommend this book to any who are dealing with a child that is a little (or a lot) more difficult to deal with at times.  Tobias' book gives helpful strategies to make the relationship between parent and Strong Willed Child healthier while helping them work as a team to reach the goals that the child and parent set together.

I would recommend this book for parents of kids of any age.  You can read an expert from the book here.

You can also check this book out from our very own MOPS Library at the next meeting!

I received a free copy of this book from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group in exchange for my honest review.  I am not under obligation to give a positive review.

Sarah L.