Quite a funny and witty book. This dark satire on parenting (at least, I hope that that's what it really is behind the mask!) had me chuckling most of the time-even if at times really guiltily being a mother and all-but it also made me hyper-aware of all the shit I must not do to my kid. Like another reviewer said, reading through the traumatizing techniques actually is made me truly sad for those who will endure/currently endure/have endured these very real and unfortunate familial situations Quite a funny and witty book. This dark satire on parenting (at least, I hope that that's what it really is behind the mask!) had me chuckling most of the time-even if at times really guiltily being a mother and all-but it also made me hyper-aware of all the shit I must not do to my kid.
Like another reviewer said, reading through the traumatizing techniques actually is made me truly sad for those who will endure/currently endure/have endured these very real and unfortunate familial situations. A friend of mine loaned me this book to help prepare me for the joys of parenting by using a slightly humorous slant on the standard parenting books that hand out helpful advice for parents to be. While I chuckled at some of the pages as I flipped through the book, once I sat down to read it, I almost immediately became depressed. Sure, How to Traumatize Your Children is tongue-in-cheek, but that only lasts through the first few chapters. Overall, it’s virtually a traumatizing look into actual b A friend of mine loaned me this book to help prepare me for the joys of parenting by using a slightly humorous slant on the standard parenting books that hand out helpful advice for parents to be.
While I chuckled at some of the pages as I flipped through the book, once I sat down to read it, I almost immediately became depressed. Sure, How to Traumatize Your Children is tongue-in-cheek, but that only lasts through the first few chapters. Overall, it’s virtually a traumatizing look into actual bad parenting instead of a comedic take on it.The moment that it hit me how real these “methods” are was when I started to realize many parents inadvertently use them to their children’s disadvantage. From my own experience, and observing the experiences of others, this book presents each one of these methods in somewhat horrifying detail. The only way this book gets away with it is by humorously implying that these parents and parents-to-be are purposely choosing to pursue these paths for rearing their children.
It was amusing at first, but the effect quickly wore off. Perhaps if the suggested actions in this book were more extreme—so as to be considered ridiculous—then the humor might have lasted.In the end, this book is still useful in the sense that it paints a cautionary tale for parents to heed in raising their children. As a kind of “opposite guidebook,” this book manages to highlight the ways that we can do a disservice to our children. Parents can fail their children in numerous ways, but being aware of these methods can certainly help stave off some of the needed therapy in the child’s future. So, while this book’s humor might fall flat in the first few pages, it still contains relatively relevant information for parents.Surprisingly useful information, even if the humor doesn’t last, I give How to Traumatize Your Children 3.0 stars out of 5.For more reviews of books and movies like this, please visit. I had hoped that this would be either a tongue in cheek way of criticizing parents or some way to actually improve kids through trauma, but this book plays it straight.
Instead of offering anything novel or useful, it's an encyclopedia of parenting (or parental) suffering. It gets old and boring. The humor caused by the concept is lost by the third chapter. Would not recommend reading this book except for messed up people trying to diagnose how their parents messed them up.
View 2 comments Elizabeth Webber Jul 20, 2019 Elizabeth Webber rated it it was ok. I know it's supposed to be funny, and some parts really are, but mostly I. You know that reading Comment-traumatiser-votre-enfant is incredibly useful. Recommendations the newest edition of the ebook from Mackenzie Dalmers.
So disappointed, like I had hoped that this would be either a tongue in cheek way of criticizing parents or some way to actually improve kids through trauma, but this book plays it straight. Instead of offering anything novel or useful, it's an encyclopedia of parenting (or parental) suffering. It gets old and boring. The humor caused by the concept is lost by the third chapter. Would not recommend reading this book except for messed up people trying to diagnose how their parents messed them up.
So disappointed, like my parents were in me. On a lazy afternoon, I was sitting in an almost empty tent at a village fair. Opposite me were some 14 year olds, slapping each other on the shoulder, wide-eying me and trying to point in my direction without me noticing. I was temporarily puzzled by that, until I realized that they could see the titleof the book I was reading, in large letters on the cover.
Undisturbed, I continued my agreeable read.The book focuses on some seven different ways in which you can ruin your children. It is of cour On a lazy afternoon, I was sitting in an almost empty tent at a village fair. Opposite me were some 14 year olds, slapping each other on the shoulder, wide-eying me and trying to point in my direction without me noticing. I was temporarily puzzled by that, until I realized that they could see the titleof the book I was reading, in large letters on the cover. Undisturbed, I continued my agreeable read.The book focuses on some seven different ways in which you can ruin your children. It is of course ironical, but the authors nicely keep up the pretense that your objective would actually be to traumatize your children to the maximum possible.Some of the parent types are the spoiler, the best-friend-forever, the ambitious parent, the continuously disappointed parent and so on. Many of the hints on how to emotionally cripple your children are unfortunately very recognizable in real parents that you know.A funny short book that is wittily written, and an ideal present for parents-to-be.
In this concise, well-researched book any parent or potential parent can learn effective tools on the best way to traumatize their children and contribute to the success of the psychotherapy career field. Whether it be the neglector, the best friend, self-esteem killer, narcissist, controller, pusher, or the indulger, each reader will find the best category that fits their own personality. In addition, the author helpfully gives advice on how to combine the various types, as some go hand-in-hand In this concise, well-researched book any parent or potential parent can learn effective tools on the best way to traumatize their children and contribute to the success of the psychotherapy career field. Whether it be the neglector, the best friend, self-esteem killer, narcissist, controller, pusher, or the indulger, each reader will find the best category that fits their own personality. In addition, the author helpfully gives advice on how to combine the various types, as some go hand-in-hand with others. The indulger works very well with the best friend, for example. The most helpful section, by far, is where the author discusses basics that ALL have in common which then enable the reader to create or modify their own traumatization type and to just have fun with this.
Two of the biggest pieces of advice to remember are: inconsistency is key and never justify, never explain. I give this 4 out of 5 therapy couches.
There is just the thinnest layer of truth to this utter ridiculousness, that makes this book a very fun read. There is a certain level of trauma everyone feels after childhood and this book seems to go into them all. It brings to light the many ways in which we all, in one way or another, were traumatized and adds a thick layer of humor showing us exactly why it is our responsibility as parents to perpetuate the gift of inter-generational animosity. This book is 100% pure fun, read i there is just the thinnest layer of truth to this utter ridiculousness, that makes this book a very fun read. There is a certain level of trauma everyone feels after childhood and this book seems to go into them all. It brings to light the many ways in which we all, in one way or another, were traumatized and adds a thick layer of humor showing us exactly why it is our responsibility as parents to perpetuate the gift of inter-generational animosity. This book is 100% pure fun, read it!
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