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Parenting Without Borders
- Author
- Christine Gross-Loh
- Narrator
- Cindy Kay
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 29 May 2020
- Run Time
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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:
● 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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Details
- Author
- Christine Gross-Loh
- Narrator
- Cindy Kay
- Duration
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 May 2020
- ISBN
- 9781705230169
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Relationships and families: advice and issues, Sociology, Society and culture: general, Parenting: advice and issues, Sociology: family and relationships
Synopsis
An eye-opening guide to the world's best parenting strategiesResearch 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:● 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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