Barbara Coloroso

Hands down, my favourite parenting philosophy I have ever come across. As a social worker and a teacher, I worship this approaching to raising children. I have used the concept of "self-discipline" in my classroom, and BELIEVE me, it works! Coloroso demonstrates how to give children the tools to effectively solve their own problems with strong guidance and love.

Loved this. Coloroso gives a coherent framework in which we treat children as persons, autonomous and worthy of respect.

Coloroso is most known for her books on bullying and child development, so it initially took me several pages to understand why she was suddenly writing about genocide. And then the penny dropped - her argument is that genocide is bullying, writ large. I cannot fault her research, which is extensive and includes interviews with survivors and followers. Her argument, however, seems forced. I agree that bullying and genocidal behaviours may share parallels, however I think the conclusion that show more genocide is bullying is too clean, too superficial. Correlation, after all, is not causation. show less

This short history of three major genocides in history along with her analysis on bullying, makes for a very tough but deeply moving book that everyone should read