Jessica Lahey explains that because modern parents are at an unprecedented level of over protectiveness, they aren't giving their children the chance to experience failure or the opportunity to solve their own problems. This book lays out a blueprint with advice for handling homework, report cards, social dynamics, and sports, and most importantly, sets forth a plan to help parents learn to step back and embrace their children's setbacks along with...

"The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they aren't doing anything special. Yet, the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the night at two or three months old while those of her American friends...

The classic guide to childhood achievement, taught in more than 4,000 schools. Specially designed for school-aged children, this cornerstone guide provides you with hands-on techniques and kid-friendly activities to teach children the MegaSkills that are essential to success in school and life: Confidence Motivation Effort Responsibility Initiative Perseverance Caring Teamwork Problem-Solving Common Sense Focus Respect NEW! Along with...

"A trade book making the economic case for more systematic support of parents in developing their children's skills"--

"Educators, psychologists and physicians who work with girls offer advice to parents of girls on such topics as their changing bodies, cliques, school struggles, and dealing with disappointment"--From publisher.

In this moving follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Hoop Dreams, award-winning filmmaker Frederick Marx continues his exploration of the lives of ordinary young men and the extraordinary challenges they face. Boys to Men? - the second in a proposed trilogy about masculinity in America - trains its focus on the pressures and expectations faced by a diverse group of young urban males. This program consists of four films. Are You Listening? features...

In A Love that Multiplies, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar share the principles they have relied upon to get them through the challenges of raising nineteen children, as well as the character qualities they teach their kids and try to model themselves. The world continues to be amazed by their nineteen well-groomed, well-behaved, well-schooled children and their home life, which focuses on family, financial responsibility, fun-and most importantly, faith....

"Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children is Trina Greene Browne's debut nonfiction work, and addresses the subject of how to raise Black children in a world of systemic racism, violence, and inequality. Pairing personal stories with open-ended prompts for reflection, this book serves as a support for people seeking to root their parenting techniques in practices of liberation"--

"Author, influencer, and founder of the popular social media community FindingJoy, Rachel Martin offers encouragement for moms by sharing her own personal journey through heartache, self-doubt, and the challenges of motherhood. With over fifty letters of encouragement, from one mom to another, she tells mothers they're "mom enough."'--Back cover.

"An unsparing, loving account of fatherhood and the surprising, magical, and maddening first five years of a son's life "I was not prepared to be a father-this much I knew." Keith Gessen was nearing forty and hadn't given much thought to the idea of being a father. He assumed he would have kids, but couldn't imagine what it would be like to be a parent, or what kind of parent he would be. Then, one Tuesday night in early June, the distant idea of...