Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Reactionary nonesense

This book is very heavy on the "old-fashioned common sense is all you need" theme and tends to simplify and glorify the parenting realities of the past. Sorry Mr. Rosmond, but things weren't all that peachy 70 years ago. And the world we live in today is a far different one from the pre-WWII era you idealize in your book. The author is totally dismissive of any and all modern ideas about parenting. His outright condemnation of daycare and casual acceptance of "popping"/hitting a child turned me off completely. If you're looking for some helpful advice on dealing with the challenge of teaching a two year old to (eventually) become a responsible, considerate and happy person, then keep looking. You won't find find it in this reactionary tripe.