每个孩子都是有思想的独一无二的个体，万千种教育理论总归需要一个基础：家长首先要舍得花心思去了解自己的孩子到底在想什么。倘若离开这个基础，不区分孩子个体差异而单纯地套用理论，那么即便家长投入所有精力去执行，不但效果不佳，甚至可能适得其反。
“家长群里的卧底”刮刮油在与一双儿女的“斗智斗勇”中总结出，好家长的难得之处，在于有共情能力了解孩子的所思所想。孩子的那些“幼稚”“不懂事”“不听话”是否事出有因？那些叛逆、顶撞、崩溃，是否情有可原？孩子的表情、语言、动作是否似曾相识？
在本书中，他从学习、沟通、无条件的爱、共同成长四个维度出发，帮助家长从孩子的视角看世界，了解孩子到底在想什么，发现孩子的所作所为都可以被理解，而这种理解，是解决所有亲子问题的关键。

Natsume Yuujinchou San follows Takashi Natsume, a boy who is able to see youkai. Natsume and his bodyguard Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei, continue on their quest to release youkai from their contracts in the "Book of Friends."

Natsume comes to terms with his ability to see youkai and stops thinking of it as a curse. As he spends more time with his human and youkai friends, he realizes how much he values them both and decides he doesn't have to choose between the spirit and human worlds to be happy.

As with its prequel, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou is about Takashi Natsume, a boy who has had the ability to see youkai since he was young, and his bodyguard youkai Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei. Natsume attempts to return names written in his "Book of Friends" (which he inherited from his grandmother Reiko) to youkai in his village. Throughout these adventures, he meets some youkai that are friendly, some that want to steal the Book, and some that want to kill him, as Natsume learns about himself and his relationship with these mysterious beings along the way.

Due to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in. Over time, he has accepted that no one would ever believe him and has closed himself.

When Natsume accidentally breaks an intangible barrier, he frees Madara—a mighty spirit in the form of a lucky cat. Madara notices that Natsume bears a remarkable resemblance to his late grandmother Reiko Natsume, an outcast girl who created the Book of Friends. It is now in Natsume's possession.

With no interest in its powers, Natsume decides to keep the book for the sake of his grandmother's memories and to protect it from scheming youkai. Therefore, he makes a deal with Madara: he will hand him the book once his time is up, and in turn, Madara will act as Natsume's unofficial bodyguard. With his newfound goal of freeing those Reiko had sealed, Natsume's relationship with both youkai and humans slowly begins to improve.