Title : The dream child method

Age range : 2 to 16

Author : Joshua Waldman (a stepfather !)

Price : $42

--> Scroll down to read "What's included" and "What I think" (the link to the website is at the bottom).

• Getting started guide (how to access your child's unconscious mind)
• Scientific theory about this method
• 3 pre-recorded suggestion tapes + transcripts
• Progress chart to keep track of daily improvements
• Opportunity to work personally with Joshua to customize your suggestions to your child
• Free 50 minutes tape to help your child get to sleep fast.

I didn't know that children behavior is almost 100% controlled by their unconscious mind. I mean, we know of course that they don't have real logic, can't have a reasoning like us, well, they're kids ! But this statement shared by Joshua leads to a really interesting method, very appropriate for young children (starts at age 2 which is pretty rare for a parenting method !). It also gives hope to single parents or non-biological parents like Joshua. I love his story, his struggle and eventually his discovery. It's a relief to know what you're doing wrong and be able to change it instead of just asking "What am I doing wrong ???".

We're not perfect, thank God we're not ! And I think we have to admit we often talk to our kids as if they were adults, with the same strategy, same questions. But knowing their minds makes a HUGE difference ! The knowledge of what is the effect of your words on your kid, what goes on inside your child's head when he screams, throws tantrums, starts being aggressive is priceless ! And that knowledge is what Joshua brings to parents. I agree with what he insists on, which is that kids are like sponges and we're not always fully aware of the consequences of our words. The effect on them is actually immediate because they don't think it over, they feel it ! That's something not to neglect. 

Joshua gives great tips on the website before you purchase the method. It's an accurate glance on the guide. And the approach is serious and clear. My vision of why my daughter behaves a certain way changed. UNDERSTANDING how it feels like to be a child is very important to start trying a new way of parenting. I think we forgot our kids are a bit like baby animals, they need love, they need to feel secure, to know we're here and do not intend to leave them. And they can't always explain why they act like this or like that because they don't know ! This guide is like starting on a new basis. You'll feel like you're learning something new on the person you thought you knew the most ! And actually it's that lack of understanding from us parents that pushes us to feel powerless in front of our out-of-control kids. For all these reasons, I highly recommend this method. (By the way, it's also a great tool for bedtime issues!) --> Visit the website !