My neighbor gave me a copy of this book when my kids were small, and I was APPALLED.Dobson's entire philosophy could be boiled down to this: spank and pray, spank and pray. Is the praying supposed to assuage one's guilt over what is essentially bullying a small child?I was also very disturbed by his many allusions to incest and began to find Dobson's obsession with that subject positively creepy.Look anywhere else but here for advice if you're a parent. This book is evil.