As a child born in the 60's, the story took me back to a time when things were definitely different. I didn't give it five stars because I am female and the book is written from a male perspective. In other words, some of the things that interested Starbuck would not have interested me at all. I laughed about the yellow blanket incident, although I should not have. My own son did the same thing with sucking on the blanket. It was crocheted, and he toted it EVERYWHERE! The way we weaned him was to have my sister-in-law make a new yellow blanket, made shorter each time. Then, one day when it ended up being potholder size, my son threw it down disgusted and gave it up himself. Children need to keep their lovies as long as they need them. That is just my opinion. I could not relate to the long distance traveling trips, as my family was poor, and the one time we went from SC to Tennessee was a huge event for us. I liked the mom's style of handling apologies. The dad's style was all too familiar. I do not want to offer too much information because it is a good book to read to glean information and values. I think it would even be appropriate for a middle school student to read. ( )

This is not a book of tips on how to raise children, but it is more a collection of autobiographic stories of the author's childhood experiences.

It was a good read, nevertheless and I enjoyed the author's tone and style of writing. ( )

I enjoyed reading this book ages ago when it first came out on LibraryThing. I recently had my first child and found myself perusing my library looking for things to read during the wee hours of the morning while feeding my daughter. This book was one of the books that kept me awake and entertained. The stories are cute and fun. I definitely enjoyed it and would recommend this book. ( )

How to Raise a Good Kid is a series of essays that reflect on O'Dwyer's childhood memories. I would not classify the book as "humor" after reading it, however there are many amusing and sweet anecdotes ranging from stories about family vacations to nostalgia over his adored childhood blanket. While the essays are not compiled chronologically, the reader does get a broad look at his family life and temperament. After reading many dense books lately, this was a light and enjoyable read. ( )

This book was a interesting and a very good good read.