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While I agree fundamentally with almost all of the ideas expressed in this book, I cannot get over how poorly it is written. The structure is too loose. The tone is grating. The over use of inverted comas to highlight words or phrases is maddening. Still, I soldiered through because the information contained therein was worth getting.

The only other concern I had about it is it is written for people who are already having problems raising their children. The book is a fix-it book, not a preparation book. My children are still gestating so telling me to whittle down their toy pile, or work on limiting their screen time got a bit difficult to swallow. I can also imagine that for parents who already have children and do have some semblance of balance in their lives that the book might come off as preachy. It may have served the authors better to approach the text as less of a prescription for existing problems and more of an exploration of the potential pitfalls of parenting. Not every parent is going to drown their children in toys, or over schedule their after school time. To be spoken to in the text as though I were already broken was off putting to say the least. Besides, the people who are most likely to pick up a book called "Simplicity Parenting" are likely already headed down a good path and not the type to sit their 18 month old down in front of a TV screen half the day.

Again, it was worth it to have many of my instincts bolstered by the authors, their experience and research. I just wish that those ideas could have been collected and presented in a better book.