| Description |
348 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part One: A New Awakening -- Chapter One: Learning a New Way -- Chapter Two: How the Culture Sets Up Parents to Fail -- Chapter Three: The Invisible Triggers of Our Reactivity -- Part Two: Our Parenting Myths -- Chapter Four: Myth #1: Parenting Is About the Child -- Chapter Five: Myth #2: A Successful Child Is Ahead of the Curve -- Chapter Six: Myth #3: There Are Good Children and Bad Children -- Chapter Seven: Myth #4: Good Parents Are Naturals -- Myth #5: A Good Parent Is a Loving One -- Chapter Nine: Myth #6: Parenting Is About Raising a Happy Child -- Chapter Ten: Myth #7: Parents Need to Be in Control -- Part Three: Understanding Our Reactivity -- Chapter Eleven: Raising the Real Child -- Chapter Twelve: What's Really Behind Our Reactions -- Chapter Thirteen: Transforming Fear into Consciousness -- Part Four: Transformative Parenting Skills -- Chapter Fourteen: From Expectations to Engagement -- Chapter Fifteen: From Mindless Reaction to Mindful Presence -- Chapter Sixteen: From Chaos to Stillness -- Chapter Seventeen: From Role to No-Role -- Chapter Eighteen: From Emotions to Feelings -- Chapter Nineteen: From Enmeshment to Autonomy -- chapter Twenty: From Judgment to Empathy -- Chapter Twenty-One: From Discipline to Enlightened Boundaries -- Chapter Twenty-Two: From the Battlefield to the Negotiation Table. |
| Summary |
Explains how parents can raise children to be their best, most authentic selves without harmful competition, challenging popular parenting beliefs while discussing how to minimize anxiety and let go of impossible societal ideals. |
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Parenting.
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Parent and child.
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Families.
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| ISBN |
9780399563966 (hc.) |
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0399563962 (hc.) |
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