Most helpful book I have ever read!
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I would recommend this book for anyone jumping into parenting. It is really helpful, and I love the fact that it gives me permission to not argue with my son. I have been using 1-2-3 Magic with my son for over a year, and everyone notices the difference. The greatest thing is how well he now behaves in public. We can actually go out to eat without worrying if he will have a fit.
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I'm completely amazed!  This book has helped me greatly.  I do not consider myself a hoarder by any means, I have just amassed a lot of items in my 34 years of life.  This book has shown me how to organize and prioritize my house so that it will never be messy again.  It taught me how to mentally and physically let go of items in my home that I never thought I'd throw out/donate; I now place value on items, and see their worth (or lack of worth).  I bought this book hoping for a few neat tips and tricks for storage around my house, but as I read and read, I found so much more, my whole outlook on the value of the items in my home changed.  It's incredible.  I have recommend to every one I know!  Keep a highlighter and little post-its handy to mark your pages!
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I've read 60% already of this book, and I can't put it down. It's beyond great! I've read many functional medicine books in the past, but this far exceeds them. My family has made made great improvements in the past with Autism and Traumatic Brain Injuries but this book will be my saving grace for our future. I know that my family will NOW be a success thanks to you. I am forever grateful!
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I have bought and read so many self help book, looked at videos on You Tube , listened to all the Gurus on this subject, but NONE have ever explained exactly how to eliminate the paradigms that have caused most people to be or feel lost in Life, except for Brian Ridgway. I just found his book and it has helped me in 5 days what I have been trying to do the last 7 years. Obviously one has to read a book more than once to absorb its true and total value, and in doing so I am learning more about myself than ever before.
Thank you Brian from the bottom of my Heart and Soul
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I whole heartedly recommend this book to ALL parents.  Dr. Cohen's ideas completely changed the tone of our household.  We were going through a very difficult phase with our 3 year old that was turning into a downward spiral of negativity.  Nobody liked the way things were going.  We'd read a mountain of "discipline" books, none of which was helpful in our situation.  However, reading & following through on Dr. Cohen's book helped us completely turn our situation around - we now have a very HAPPY, joy-filled and fun home.  Using the suggestions in this book I was better able to understand my daughter's behavior and I used many of his suggestions to connect with her.  She has literally *blossomed* under this treatment - she's just a fantastic, happy little girl.
I am SO grateful to Dr. Cohen - he has helped me to become a much, much better parent and has given us a whole arsenal of wonderful parenting tools to help shape our children in very positive ways.  If I could pick only one book on parenting and discipline, this would be it.
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Very helpful information! Every should read this book.
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I never realized that I had a large underlying problem with insecurity until I read this book.  What I did know was that I have struggled for years with my desire to over-achieve, solve all of the problems around me, be in control whenever I could, over-share more often than I would like to admit and... well, the list could go on and on.

I was deeply troubled - I had hit a bottom with some of the problems these tendancies had caused me - when a series of circumstances lead me to this book.  It was the first book I ever read with tears streaming silently down my cheeks.  I knew I had found the answer to a problem I didn't even know I had.  Thank you God and Thank you Beth!

In this book, I learned that insecurities can manifest themselves in many ways; for instance, not all insecure people are quiet.  Some of us talk too much due to our insecurities!  I recommend this book highly and have already purchased 2 extra copies for friends. I am now going back through it to make notes in the margins like a text book.  I am a huge fan and a grateful student of this message.  All I can say is get one of these books today!
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Mike, THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS BOOK!

I can't even begin to tell you what a blessing it has been to me. You have taken a what many people would consider a challenging concept (relationship with God) and you have broken it down into bit-sized pieces that actually make sense.  The chapter I keep coming back to and re-reading is chapter 9, "Habit #3, Meet with God".  The pages that specifically spoke to my heart and spirit are pages 116 and 117.  As a lifelong "to-do list" gal, I had never, ever considered praying about my to-do list!  Not to mention praying about God's to-do list for me.  I like what you wrote on page 117, "Did you know that God has His own to-do-list for you?  Why not meet with the smartest and most powerful Source in the universe?  He is the ultimate parent, business man, doctor, accountant, counselor, teach and friend."

I want that kind of help!  As a life long entrepreneur I know the value of a great accountant, counselor, etc., and now I realize that kind of help is available to me, 24 hours a day, for FREE!  The price has already been paid.

Mike, thank you for your transparency in writing this book.  This is one of those rare books where someone has really shown you their heart via the written word.

Be blessed!

Deborah Enos, CN
  author of:
 "Weight A Minute!" Transform your health in 60 seconds a day.
The first nutrition book written for extraordinarily busy people.

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I finished reading this book and turned back to the front and started reading it again.  How could anyone describe me so perfectly and give me the help and guidance I need when they don't even no who I am.
The best  self help book I have ever picked up especially after living with an  alcoholic for 32 years.
It will be a crutial part of making a new,  healhty woman out of me.
Thank you for this book!
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I've read multiple books on adoption... some of them were just fluff, some were overwhelming and depressing. I found this book to be, by far, the most helpful. It does not hide the fact that adopted children come with a lot of baggage, AND it gives tons of practical advice for helping your child sort through that baggage. I found myself underlining things on every page!
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Phenomenally helpful! Would highly recommend this book!
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This is unlike any "self-help" book I've ever owned or read.  Not only is it fun to read but it's understandable and very helpful!  Her witty personality shines through this book which is so enjoyable and then you get surprised with a statement that is so heartwarming and mindblowing!  I appreciate her honesty and life examples that are found in each and every chapter.  I thought I was buying a book on organizing my home but little did I know its something that will be applied to all aspects of my life!  Also, the printables are genius!  Thankyou Cas for all your hard work, you rock!
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I have read many self-help books over the years as I have dealt with and tried to process a very critical and unhealthy childhood.  This book will bring clarity to anyone who is "stuck in childhood" and can't figure out why.  The detail and explanation of the processes that we experience growing up give a clear understanding of what really happens to a child and how, as an adult, we can move forward.  This is, in fact, the most helpful book I have ever read.
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This book changed my life. The information, examples, and exercises are extremely helpful!
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Of ALL the (way too many) books we first-time parents read, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WORTH buying and reading and giving and keeping and everything. THE MOST HELPFUL book for parents EVER!!!! Life totally changed for us for the better when we read this book and started implementing the skills. And it was EASY TO READ and get started using the skills- like you can read one of the five skills in fifteen minutes and start using it immediately. It was just that easy (and we sleep-deprived, fatigued, new parents needed easy!!!). THANK GOD for this book!!!!!
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This is the best parenting book I have ever read. I have read many many parenting books over the past 15 years and this is by a long shot the BEST book I have read on this subject. Susan Stiffelman writes a book that is easy to read and follow. Her suggestions on how to raise your children makes so much sense and her advice is so logical. Her advice on how to connect with your children has helped me look at how to relate to my teenagers in a way I never thought would be so invaluable. It's so simple at the same time too. Her advice is so logical because she is offering a way to connect and relate to your children in a way that you do with your friends and significant others. You don't just demand that your friend or significant other do something, you have a certain connection with them and a way to ask them to do something that doesn't put him/her on the defensive. Her advice just turned on the light for me and has helped me more than any other book or child specialist I have sought out advice from. I had the pleasure of hearing her speak at a school one evening and she is impressed me with how down to earth, personable and approachable she is. She is a pure delight and her advice is invaluable. Thank you Susan!!!
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One of the most helpful, encouraging and profound books I've ever read.