Pitchin’ a Fit! by husband and wife team Israel & Brook Wayne is not just another book on parenting. Though it contains much you might have read in the past, you will identify as a parent with their experiences. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and others will have you think they must be in your household!
A word of caution should be noted from the outset: this book is mistitled, and therefore could be misleading (unless you read reviews like this! and other endorsements). You might think that the book is about children who throw uncontrollable tantrums and are seemingly out-of-control all the time. That would be an error in judging this book. While it is mistitled, it is subtitled correctly: Overcoming Angry and Stressed-Out Parenting. It is a book about our tantrums as parents and how we are seemingly out-of-control, not just to others who might catch us at one of these pristine moments, but to our children as well.
Even if you are not a parent, you will gain much from this honest approach to stress, its causes and its results if left unchecked. Anger, impatience, and outright hostility are born out of the pressure-cooker of stress that is not dealt with in a proper way. The things that lead to stress and the stress indicators are to be greatly considered from their biblical knowledge and experiences as parents.At the end of the day. do you as a parent feel like there is peace in the home, or is every day a war? Remember, you are the mature one! And this book will pinpoint some areas that all of us, no matter how experienced we are as parents, need to examine in our own parenting “skills.” (FYI – I am the father of two wonderful daughters, ages 25 and 24 and have been foster dad to numerous others – and I am thankful for this read)
For more on the Wayne’s and this book, listen to Shaun Tabatt’s podcast here.
I received a copy of this book free of charge from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review.
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