Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: everything in moderation

As with any parenting book, information and advice and instruction from others (professional or not) should be taken within moderation. This book, as others of Ezzo's, provides useful knowledge and insight. Some of its instruction has been labelled "extreme, abusive,..." Anything can be read into anything if not approached with common sense and caution. Ezzo's books offer a valuable perspective on the MANY different styles of parenting, giving examples of outcomes and suggestions for handling behavior. As you read it, take from it what you need and believe and what pertains to you and leave the rest alone. We have wonderful children raised on a very flex version of this book, as does the rest of my family and several friends. Books are written with that authors perspective and opinion... take it as that and move on a little bit wiser.