The dolphin way a parent's guide to raising healthy, happy, and motivated kids--without turning into a tiger
The author "...shows why pushy, hovering 'tiger parents' and permissive 'jellyfish parents' actually hinder self-motivation. She proposes a powerful new parenting model: the intelligent, playful, highly social dolphin. Dolphin parents focus on maintaining balance in their ch...
| Main Author: | Kang, Shimi K. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Jeremy P. Tarcher, Penguin,
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1: The dilemma : "I know this doesn't feel right, but everyone else is doing it" ; The reign of the tiger ; What happens to children raised by tigers?
- Pt. 2: The solution : swimming with the dolphins. The twenty-first century is the age of the dolphins ; How do dolphins thrive?
- Pt. 3: Taking action : achieving twenty-first-century success through balance. The basics are first and foremost ; Play is in our nature ; Humans are social beings ; A dolphin parenting toolkit
- Pt. 4: Transformation : living a life of health, happiness, and self-motivation. Self-motivation is lasting ; What happens to children raised the dolphin way? ; Getting back to being human.