About the AuthorEmerson Eggerichs, PhD, isan internationally known communication expert and author of the New York Times bestseller Love Respect. Just as Dr. Eggerichs transformed millions of marital relationships with a biblical understanding of love and respect, he also turned these principles to one of the most important relationships of all in Mother Son: The Respect Effect. As a communication expert, Emerson has also spoken to groups such as the NFL, NBA, PGA, US Navy SEALs and members of Congress. He was the senior pastor of Trinity Church in East Lansing, Michigan for almost twenty years. Emerson holds a PhD in child and family ecology from Michigan State University, a BA in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College, an MA in communications from Wheaton College Graduate School, and an MDiv from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He and his wife Sarah have been married since 1973 and have three adult children. can you read epub on kindle fire Mother and Son: The Respect Effect
260 of 267 people found the following review helpful. Spot-on, but....By Heather HartI am really torn about whether I like this book or not. I'm really leaning more towards loving it than hating it, but I wanted to lay both sides out in my review.What I love:Everything in this book is spot on. The message is biblical, sound, and everything I needed to hear.Chapters 5-10 gave specific examples for how to handle all sorts of different situations with both younger and older boys. This was the most helpful part of the book for me. And I will probably reference it again and again.What I didn't love:How could I not love a book that was spot on and just what I needed? It was mainly the writing style. I felt like the author was talking down to moms as if we couldn't understand the need of our sons to be respected. Which was in fact the entire reason I wanted to read this book. I knew my boys needed respect, I just don't always know how to flesh it out. After reading just two chapters of this book I was ready to toss it out. I remember telling my husband that for an author who made such great points, he didn't know much about communicating. I felt put down. Some of the ways he recommended using "respect-talk" towards our sons would have had my 13-year old thinking I was mocking him. However, after pressing on, it got much, much better.The other thing I didn't really care for was all of the success stories. I get that his system works and he knows what he's talking about, but I really felt like the first 4 chapters (and maybe the last 4) were mainly stories of how awesome the respect effect is, but not really helpful to the reader.Bottom line:If you have read books by Emerson Eggerichs before and enjoyed them, I would highly recommend this one.If you haven't read any of his books before, I would still recommend reading this book, but if you are put off by the beginning, maybe start at chapter 5. It's totally worth it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Please Read this Book!!!By Robert T RossThis book has the best examples of "what to say" to a young man and not just how to say it. This book is good for fathers as well. Most of our fathers did not communicate well with us and therefor we do not have a good example to refer back to. Mothers naturally think and express themselves differently than young men. This book helps them to get past that communication barrier and most importantly helps them to understand how their sons need to be communicated to. The examples of "what to say" will probably be so different than how you have been communicating but please give it a try. Nothing works perfectly every time and certainly not always the first time. Give it a try and keep working at it. Also read "Wild at Heart" by John Eldredge. It will give you an even greater understanding of the true nature of all men, young and old. Use both books and you will be amazed at the different outcomes. Then you will say "Why didn't anyone tell me this a long time ago"0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful Book, and Well Written!!By abby wincherThis book taught me so much! In the beginning you think you are in the twighlight zone because it works so well. If anything I took from this book what I wanted to use in my parenting and its a great resource if you are confused about your relationship with your son. Since I became a parent I was always very hands on but I have learned that i have to let my son have room to grow into his manhood by encouraging him to be an honorable young man. Also there are some lessons that he has to experience on his own, as his mom I cant kiss his hurt away nor does he want me to.