An eye-opening guide to the world's best parenting strategies Research reveals that American kids lag behind in academic achievement, happiness, and wellness. Christine Gross-Loh exposes culturally determined norms we have about "good parenting, and asks, Are there parenting strategies other countries are getting right that we are not? This book takes us across the globe and examines how parents successfully foster resilience, creativity, independence, and academic excellence in their children. Illuminating the surprising ways in which culture shapes our parenting practices, Gross-Loh offers objective, research-based insight such as:
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- Co-sleeping may promote independence in kids.
- "Hoverparenting can damage a child's resilience.
- Finnish children, who rank among the highest academic achievers, enjoy multiple recesses a day.
- Our obsession with self-esteem may limit a child's potential.
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Christine Gross-Loh is a journalist and author. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and the Guardian. She has a PhD from Harvard University in East Asian history.
Titel
Parenting Without Borders
Untertitel
Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us
Autor
EAN
9781101609064
ISBN
978-1-101-60906-4
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
02.05.2013
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.67 MB
Anzahl Seiten
320
Jahr
2013
Untertitel
Englisch
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