An edition of The gift of failure
(2015)
The gift of failure
how the best parents learn to let go so their children can succeed
First edition.
by Jessica Lahey
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Counsels parents of school-aged children on how to overcome tendencies toward overprotectiveness to allow children to develop independence. --Publisher's description.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education, Parenting, Self-reliance in children, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Parental overprotection, Early childhood education, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Child Development, Child rearing, Parent and child, Failure (psychology), nyt:education=2015-09-13, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewedPlaces
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The gift of failure: how the best parents learn to let go so their children can succeed
2015, Harper
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Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
2015, Short Books, Limited
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Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
2015, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
Aug 11, 2015, Harpercollins, HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
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Table of Contents
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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