True Nature and Great Misunderstandings: On How We Care for Our Children [Paperback]

John, PH.D. Breeding (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

John Breeding, author of The Wildest Colts Make The Best Horses, does it again! In this bold new work, Breeding inspires us to remember the wondrous true nature of our children. He points out where we have gone wrong, and he shows us a better way.

Breeding says that we care for children according to our understanding. If we understand children to be inherently violent, we can expect to be struggling to tame violent urges from here on. If we forget that children are born with an insatiable curiosity and absorbent minds, and instead think we need to use reward and punishment to make them learn, then we get a system that creates dumb, unmotivated students. If we believe that failures in adjustment are due to biologically based "mental illnesses" like "attention deficit disorder," then we end up with millions of our precious children on toxic drugs. This book will help to clean these distorted mirrors of perception.

The inherent nature of our children includes vast intelligence, unbridled zest and open-hearted loving. When we understand just how awesome and wonderful our precious children are, we can relax, and trust, and see them through the eyes of delight.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

John Breeding, Ph.D., is a psychologist with a private counseling practice in Austin, Texas. He is director of Wildest Colts Resources, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to assist adults in becoming more effective in their work with young people, offering non-drug alternatives to helping young people who are having a hard time. He is also director of Texans For Safe Education, a citizens group dedicated to challenging the ever-increasing role of psychiatry, especially psychiatric drugs, in the schools. A passionate advocate for children and families, John has two teenage children of his own, Eric, age 16, and Vanessa, age 12.

Dr. Breeding is the author of two previous books, The Wildest Colts Make the Best Horses, and The Necessity of Madness and Unproductivity: Psychiatric Oppression or Human Transformation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589392930
• ISBN-13: 978-1589392939
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,791,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing, thought-provoking, and important book., February 8, 2003

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This review is from: True Nature and Great Misunderstandings: On How We Care for Our Children (Paperback)

In his strong voice, John Breeding makes it clear that our children deserve to be accepted and valued for their unique and wonderful qualities, not evaluated, pigeon-holed, labeled, or drugged. It is my hope that this refreshing, thought-provoking, and very important book will be read and taken to heart by all those fortunate enough to have children, work with children, or advocate on their behalf.

Jan Hunt, author of The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart and A Gift for Baby - Un Regalo Para Bebe; co-editor of The Unschooling Unmanual

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening For Any Parent or Educator, January 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: True Nature and Great Misunderstandings: On How We Care for Our Children (Paperback)

This is one of the best books I have read into the understanding of a child's true nature, and how to foster an environment conducive to a child and parent's success. It was a clear insight into why the massive drugging of children has taken place in America, and exposes all the frauds of mental health professionals which are not really helping children or parents overcome serious problems. I have found myself reading particular segments twice to grasp the serious nature of the book. This is a book that any parent or educator in public or private school would greatly derive productive results in reading. As a home-schooling parent of many years now the book clearly placed me at even a higher level of understanding children, and what they need from all the adults around them starting from birth to adulthood. It is an eye-opener book, and when you think you know it all you will find this book can teach you even more knowledge. It was a pleasure to finish this book, and be left with some more wisdom on how to make a powerful difference for children that will motivate and improve thier lives.