You can tell that the ideas put forth in the 90s have seeped into teaching and parenting 20 years later.

I teach college, and I read this because I am truly struggling to take control of my classroom. There were things I liked about this book, but it was ultimately not the book for me. It would be helpful for raising children or working with younger students, but it is not going to help me address the fact that 18-year-old boys in my classroom want to take advantage of me as a young female instructor, it doesn't talk about how to take control of my classroom and seem like I am in charge despite my youth, and it doesn't help me become a better teacher. (I am trying to visualize saying "You can put your phone away or leave class--your choice" and all I can do is imagine how horribly that is going to go over.) It is also outdated at this point; I was very confused about the concept of "self-concept." Do they mean self-confidence?