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The gift of failure : how the best parents learn to let go so their children can succeed
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062299239
- ISBN: 0062299239
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Physical Description:
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xxvii, 272 pages ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: how I learned to let go -- Failure: a most valuable parenting tool. How failure became a dirty word: a brief history of American parenting ; Why parenting for dependence doesn't work: the power of intrinsic motivation ; Less really is more: parenting for autonomy and competence ; Encouragement from the sidelines: the real connection between praise and self-esteem -- Learning from failure: teaching kids to turn mistakes into success. Household duties: laundry as an opportunity for competence ; Friends: accomplices to failure and the formation of identity ; Sports: losing as an essential childhood experience ; Middle school: prime time for failure ; High school and beyond: toward real independence -- Succeeding at school: learning from failure is a team effort. Parent-teacher partnerships: how our fear of failure undermines education ; Homework: how to help without taking over ; Grades: the real value of a low score -- Conclusion: what I've learned from letting go. |
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| Subject: | Self-reliance in children Child rearing United States Parenting United States Parental overprotection Early childhood education United States |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | BF 723 .S29 L34 2015 | 30775305496144 | General Collection | Available | - |
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| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, ‡c[2015] | |
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