So my Science of Parenting book arrived yesterday and a certain someone finally gave me 5 minutes this morning to have a look at it. I've only read the first chapter where it explains how the brain works so far, but I was amazed.

Without doing one of my usual book length replies... I went through some therapy to basically change my entire self a few years ago. Through this I realised a lot of things, especially in how I behaved with certain emotions / situations in relationships wasn't healthy for anyone involved. I've just spent this morning nodding along and thinking "omg yes, that's so true"... but not for Savannah, for ME! I don't want to be so harsh as to say my mum totally screwed me by my childhood, but damn the 1st chapter certainly rings true in so many ways for me.

Kelly, thankyou SO much for recommending this book to me, and I'm so glad this thread reminded me to go and actually get it. Now if someone would just stop head butting me I could read some more. I feel I have my justification for the way I will parent... and if people won't listen, it's pretty heavy, I'll just whack them with it!

Awesome read so far, highly recommend it for ANY parent, new or already experienced.