Bad Childhood---Good Life: How to Blossom and Thrive in Spite of an Unhappy Childhood by Laura Schlessinger
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Book Reviews of Bad Childhood---Good Life: How to Blossom and Thrive in Spite of an Unhappy Childhood
Book Review: Bad Childhood---Good Life
Summary: 5 Stars
Perfect! Received very quick and it was in wonderful condition even with the book cover still on and lookin great.Book Review: The best book you will ever read to move on a bad childhood
Summary: 5 Stars
I was scheptical when i ordered this book, When i started reading it I could not stop, After years of counseling, this book was the affirmation of what had happend to me and it was not my fault. Dr Laura is the best. This is the first book I read of hers, after reading this one I will buy more. I wish she would write another one regarding bad parenting and childhoods, Book Review: Advocates the Christian God?
Summary: 3 Stars
This book has some great advice but it is sometimes expressed very rudely. She starts this book out excellently, explaining how isolation dehumanizes people. I loved the first half of this book, but then it got too negative. Most people who have moved on needed and received some empathy somewhere. For those who haven't, find others who can understand what you're going through and hear you out with a positive outlook. I found how to do this for myself and others when I read a great parenting book, Between Parent and Child. I also received empathy from people like this at my church. Oh, and for those who say Dr. Laura is advocating turning to the Christian God to heal, I saw quite the opposite at times.
Jesus taught that forgiveness is essential; Dr. Laura disagrees.
He taught that there are times to cut relationships off; Dr. Laura agrees.
He taught us to love everyone, including Mom; Dr. Laura disagrees.
He taught only those who deserve it should be thought of as family; Dr. Laura agrees.
When she agrees with Christ, I don't think she means to. Minimal references to Christianity was in some of the quotes of real live experiences of those who have moved on to a "good life".
In the back of the book, Dr. Laura shares some of her family life growing up, which I found very interesting.
Book Review: surprisingly good!
Summary: 5 Stars
I do not like Dr. Laura. I think she is mean. I have no idea why I picked up this book, but I am very glad I did.
This is such a grounded and compassionate book. I've mostly focused on spiritual books for healing childhood pain, you know Wayne Dyer, Deepak, etc, but I needed this to really help me over the hump. I buy it for people all of the time, and get raves about it. I think what I love about this book is the characteristic Dr. Laura brutal honesty, but it is tempered with understanding and kindness. After reading this book, I am finally able to be completely honest with myself about what I can expect from my parents, (and others too), so that I stop trying to get a response that I'll never ever get. I'm much happier now that I have stopped trying to get "juice from a rock", as Dr. Laura says.
I didn't have a "bad childhood", but I very much needed this book. Don't let the title sway you. If you are reading this review, you must need this book too. Get it.
Book Review: Bad Childhood Good Life
Summary: 4 Stars
The book contains good suggestions for a productive life, and useful ideas and concepts to overcome difficult life experiences, but only if the reader is ready to implement them. The author, by sharing her own challenging experiences at the end, validated for me that she understands and has lived and found a need for doing what is encompassed in the book.
I have given a copy of the book to each of my children with an apology for the 'bad childhood' I gave them. I feel I made a honest effort to break the cycle and not pass on the things I had to live through to my children. I know I didn't succeed entirely, but I know the things I view as being the worst of my childhood were left in my childhood. I hope it gets them on their own road to full, happy adulthood. I'm glad the author took the time and made the effort to help others grow and progress and be happy.