Testimonials
I started reading the chapter. Love it! The four tricks, as you had said, are working like magic! I am now definitely less wishy washy and more clear and concise as to what I say. Because I do the same thing “you need to…” ( and I say it in English, not my usual language Japanese) , they know I mean business. And I do use a timer like you suggested so that I do not have to be the guard. I also suggested to Elzio about having a family time of 15-20 min together everyday, which has not happened but will, i hope eventually. I also used your idea of taking the camera to the park. We went to the park and did a ferry ride today. Definitely helps to have a theme everyday. Thank you thank you thank YOU!!!
-Fumika Mori – Hong Kong
“I’m a relatively new step-mom without kids of my own yet. Most of the books out there focus on how to deal with stepchildren who resent and dislike you, but I have a very warm and loving relationship with my step-kids. What I really needed was to feel more confident that I knew how to participate in parenting without overstepping boundaries, and to know I was on the same page as my husband. Erin’s book helped me to do that, and more!
Juggling Family Life showed me how to build a warm and loving family in just a few steps. Who knew parenting could be this easy?”
-Susan Baroncini-Moe, www.businessinbluejeans.com
“I just wanted you to know how wonderfully helpful your newsletters have been. Many of your principals are things I already do but it is validating to have someone like yourself recommend these techniques as well. I always learn something new, too. I look forward to getting your book soon! Thank you for all of your good work.”
-Becca James
Hi Erin!
We’re going to take Delaney to the store to pick out something special to sleep with. She also told us yesterday that she wanted to sleep with her brothers and she’d go to bed. So, we put her mattress on the floor in their room and she went to bed at 7:45 and STAYED in bed until this morning when she got up. She got up at 10:00 to go to the bathroom and went right back in and went to sleep. I was totally dumbstruck. Apparently, she really doesn’t want to sleep by herself! She said she wanted to sleep in here again tonight. If she does go to sleep in there again tonight, we thought we’d move her into her brothers’ room and let her sleep in there.
Thank you so much for your advice, it was the best we have gotten!
Thanks again and I love your Facebook posts!
- Heather Hodge Gaughn, USA
I LOVE all the tips you share with us on our calls. I now have a box with stuff in my car and today it came useful because Maya got hungry and I had forgotten to pack her a snack. Love the video you just posted also.
- Fumika Mori Barreto, Brazil
I listened to your homework audio as you suggested. Then, I promptly took Miranda to the store to pick out her own pencils, erasers and pencil case to keep in her locker. It saves us so much time and frustration at homework time. Thanks!!!”
- Leanne Armstrong, Canada
As far as me and my son are concerned, Erin Kurt is the best teacher and mentor a person could ever have.
- Elizabeth Michnowski,Calgary, Alberta, Canada
My wife and I cannot thank Erin enough. We had been struggling with putting our son to bed for years. We would start a routine at 9pm and only end up sitting down to rest at 11:30pm. We were completely exhausted every night and were greatly missing the alone time we once shared where we would watch movies or just talk about our days. Erin taught us a simple, straight-forward method of getting our son to sleep and it worked… the first night- if only we had learned this years ago! Now our son goes to bed at 8:30pm and stays there until morning. We are so happy to be able to enjoy down time with each other again. I whole-heartedly recommend learning from Erin. You’ll be amazed at the results and how simple her techniques are to implement.
- Safak Ayaokur,Windsor, Berkshire United Kingdom
I just watched your pep talks on tantrum! The videos could not be more timely! Your ideas are just fantastic. I will watch myself more closely tomorrow. I like how you said about our children being chosen to improve ourselves. I have heard of this but I think you articulated it well.
I also listened to the radio show. I really like your work because your insight and empathetic approach to parenting just speaks to my heart.
- Fumika , Brazil
“Love this blog post, Erin! It is so easy to get caught up in outings… Nicho’s favorite thing isn’t the elephant at the zoo, but the big tupperware bin I pulled out for him to play in and put his toys in.”
- Cali P.
When I bought Erin Kurt’s book I thought, “I know about family but I have no idea about juggling family life. Let’s see what she has to say”. During the past year Juggling Family Life:A Step-by Step Guide to Stress-Free Parenting has been my handbook to redefine many things in our family. I am now aware that rules, behaviors, and attitudes can be changed. I finally understood for instance, that some of our family rules and attitudes do not belong to us; they are coming from our childhood. We tend to repeat what our parents did even if we don’t necessarily agree with everything. My son, he is three years old, asks me about something that it so difficult to explain. I find myself making up a nonsense definition as my parents did. Am I my mom? No, definitely not. So my attitudes and behaviours should be different. Also, I found myself making rules for my son that I discovered after reading the book, were the reasons for his tantrums!
After reading this book, my husband and I thought about what kind of family life we want, taking into consideration parenting, our personalities etc. then followed the ideas given by Erin.
This book is useful to understand the concepts of discipline, family, sharing, communication, fun, anger etc. And it shows how to adopt new actions and behaviours to our life by not only rules but also family routines, privileges/praise, trainings, allowances etc. Me and my husband are learning parenting and finding the ways according to our son’s and family’s needs. Thank You, Erin!
Selin Gokdemir – Istanbul, Turkey
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