Series ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Connections Over Compliance : Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline
Lori L. Desautels, Ph.D. · 2023
🎙 Narrated by Jennifer Aquino
77/100
👍 Worth It
Dr. Desautels makes a compelling, neuroscience-backed case that kids need to feel safe before they can behave or learn, and that adults regulating themselves comes first — it's aimed a bit more at teachers and school staff than general parents, but the ideas translate well either way. Narration is straightforward via Tantor Education; overall a thoughtful, well-grounded listen worth your time.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness82
Craft & writing80
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers78
Age-fit72
Human-eye read72
Penny’s verdict77
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