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  • Andy
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  • 08-07-15

good primer for parents

Mr. Chaleff does a good job of laying out the dynamics of obedience and some helpful strategies to avoid doing something you know is wrong. I thought his tips would be particularly useful to parents, who need to teach their kids how to say no to people that may have malevolent intentions.

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  • 08-24-16

A good book even given its limitations

This is a rare book on this topic. That said, you need to be aware it is full of psychobabble garbage that attempts to make up for its political naivety by asserting its pseudo-scientific credentials. That doesn't make the lessons any less relevant but it does make the whole project seem rather dated - which it is in its communication even if it remains supremely relevant in practice.