The first three quarters of this book outline a straight-forward strategy to ramp up positive interactions with children, while simultaneously removing the emotional energy from dealing with misbehavior. As a parent with a child who craves emotional energy, positive or negative, Mr. Glasser's theory and solutions makes a lot of sense. I'm committing to put his solutions into play and see what happens. The last part of the book bogs down in philosophical conclusions that meander and was less helpful. ( )

Recommended by Rachel Gollub. ( )