Comments on: Book Review: The Parking Lot Rules

By: lorrie

lorrie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:31:41 +0000

Thank you for the great review. I was going to buy this book, but I have changed my mind. “If I was a hitting daddy.…” and “see all that traffic…” wow.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:43:14 +0000

I am a FREAK about hand washing before meals (when hands are in your mouth) and I trying to minimize my son wanting to touch EVERYTHING in the public bathroom. But, otherwise, I don’t stress about hands in faces, etc. Other than being mindful of germs, this book did not resonate. Instead, I’m a fan of Adler’s methods for parenting (similar to Montesorri, apparently).

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:52:49 +0000

Wow, the only thing I kind of agree with in all of the examples that you point out is the one having the child apologize to the whole family (assuming that the child did something that hurt the whole family and assuming the kid realizes what an apology means). Aside from that, it sounds like an odd approach to parenting. I’m not doing attachment parenting (or ferberizing), but I am still with you on this one. The guilt-inducing, manipulative approaches are the worst!

By: Christina G

Christina G — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:40:10 +0000

Yeah, I was trying to be diplomatic in the review, but I found some of his comments and rules really shocking.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:34:36 +0000

Quite honestly, I’m appalled at some of the rules. Wow. No Thank You!

By: Blythe

Blythe — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:53:19 +0000

That “if I were a hitting daddy…” comment almost made me spit out my breakfast. And “Have your child run laps?” Eureka! There’s the solution to the American obesity problem. (Kidding!)