Duct tape parenting a less is more approach to raising respectful, responsible, and resilient kids

There's a new set of 3Rs for our kids respect, responsibility, and resilience to better prepare them for life in the real world. Once developed, these skills let kids take charge, and let parents step back, to the benefit of all. Casting hover mothers and helicopter parents aside, Vicki Hoefle...

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Main Author: Hoefle, Vicki.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Brookline, MA : Bibliomotion, Ã2012.
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Summary: There's a new set of 3Rs for our kids respect, responsibility, and resilience to better prepare them for life in the real world. Once developed, these skills let kids take charge, and let parents step back, to the benefit of all. Casting hover mothers and helicopter parents aside, Vicki Hoefle encourages a different, counter-intuitive yet much more effective approach: for parents to sit on their hands, stay on the sidelines, even if duct tape is required, so that the kids step up. Duct Tape Parenting gives parents a new perspective on what it means to be effective, engaged parents and to enable kids to develop confidence through solving their own problems. This is not a book about the parenting strategy of the day what the author calls Post-It-Note Parenting but rather a relationship-based guide to span all ages and stages of development. Witty, straight-shooting Hoefle addresses frustrated parents everywhere who are ready to raise confident, capable children to go out in the world.
Physical Description: xxii, 263 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781937134181 (pbk.)
1937134180 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Vicki Hoefle is a professional parent educator and the creator of the Parenting On Track Program, which combines her expertise in Adlerian Psychology and as an ICF certified coach with a suite of time-tested tools. For more than two decades, Vicki, herself a mother of five children, has shared her parenting tips and techniques with families across the country. Her informative and highly engaging presentation style keeps her in demand as a speaker, facilitator, and educator. Visit Vicki at www.vickihoefle.com