About this title: Philosophical, sensible, and empowering, these 76 ideas subscribe to a simple premise: It is impossible to respect a child too much, but it is worth the effort to try. The rules are organized into seven fields, and will help parents, mentors, coaches, and anyone who has children to deal with an array of situations.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2009-05-19
ISBN-13:9780345503787ISBN:0345503783
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2008-05-20
ISBN-13:9780345503732ISBN:0345503732
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780345503732ISBN:0345503732
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780345503732ISBN:0345503732
Description: Fine in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 191 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. ships within 24 hours, satisfaction guaranteed read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780345503787ISBN:0345503783
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780345503732ISBN:0345503732
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 191 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780345503787ISBN:0345503783
Description: New. Philosophical, sensible, and empowering, these 76 ideas for raising healthy, happy children subscribe to a simple premise: It is impossible to respect a child too much, but it is worth the effort to try. read more
"This is a fun parenting book. It doesn't delve deeply into raising children. Instead there are just 75 new and unique tools to add to your parenting toolbelt.
"I can see how a certain type of parent might find this book helpful, however, I am not that type of parent. The author of this book has a child-rearing philosophy centered on the idea the the parent is the ultimate authority whose job it is to make the children into something the parent thinks is ideal. Tom Sturges is always the teacher and is always right.
I admit that Sturges does scratch the surface of an important topic: treating your kids with respect. He doesn't go far enough in my opinion. Surges gets lost because he sees his kids a a part of himself. He can't see that they are individuals with individual personalities, and assumes that they have motives and abilities that they may not have.
His kids seem to have so many rules and hedges built around them that they cannot ever hope to find their own limits--the kids are so hedged in by what their dad thinks they should do/be and what is PC, that I will be amazed if they grow up to be people who know who they are and if they like eggs Benedict.
He could really use a child development course to understand that 6-year-olds should not be criticized for not putting 'enough' effort into a golf game, and that whispered abuse is not necessarily better than yelling."
"Loved it! 75 basic principles and simple suggestions on how to be better parents. Some that really impacted me were: Whisper instead of yell at children Put your kids in to sports no matter what Treat your children the same way you would if your boss was in the room with you Get them outside I should've wrote these down as I read the book--and I already returned it! :) Great read...and a quick read."
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