Easy to love, difficult to discipline
Rebecca Anne Bailey
Easy to love, difficult to discipline
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
The 7 Basic Skills For Turning Conflict Into Cooperation
by Rebecca Anne Bailey
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Here's a secret: loving someone doesn't always make it easy to handle their tricky moments. Imagine discovering special powers that help both kids and grown-ups stay calm and confident when things get tough. But that's only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers a fresh, compassionate approach to parenting that helps both parents and children develop self-control and confidence in challenging situations. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, Dr. Becky Bailey introduces practical tools and values that guide families toward healthier, happier relationships. Suitable for parents of children aged 9-12, it emphasizes positive discipline without harshness.
Why we rated Easy to love, difficult to discipline 11LT
Easy to love, difficult to discipline is written at a Level 6 reading level across 285 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Easy to love, difficult to discipline works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Easy to love, difficult to discipline as 11LT ("Light — Thematic") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Easy to love, difficult to discipline explores parenting, self-control, family, and child rearing — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about parenting, self-control, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LT — Light — ThematicNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780688161163
- Pages
- 285
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Published
- 2000
- Type
- Fiction