Donna Tetreault has been a teacher, a TV education reporter, a mom to two sons, and the Dr. Phil show’s parenting expert. Her CASTLE Method includes “foundational building blocks that are vital for children to develop and truly thrive” summarized by an acronym for “Compassion, Acceptance, Security, Trust, Love, and Expectations + Education.”
The wide-ranging book, covering everything from “how to help children grow their executive function” to avoiding power struggles to making sure somebody is “crazy about” your kid, reads like a letter from a churchgoing friend who seems to know all the best ways to parent and whose kids sure turned out sweet. It’s not the best organized or most comprehensive parenting book, but it will likely speak to some caregivers who don’t love the industry’s more didactic, less personal tone.
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