Childhood Unbound : Saving Our Kids' Best Selves - Confident Parenting in a World of Change

by Ron Taffel Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781416559276
• ISBN10: 1416559272
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-06
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

From one of the country's most sought-after child-rearing experts comes a breakthrough guide to a new style of parenting he calls authentic engagement, which empowers parents with special methods needed to raise today's challenging kids.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. ix
Parenting in the Post-Boomer Era: The Thrills and Challenges of Modern Child Rearing	p. 1
"Oh, the Things I Have Seen": Why Kids Are the Way They Are-The Great Unraveling	p. 18
The Sun Always Rises: Hope in a New Age of Child Rearing	p. 53
Engagement through Loving: Parental Love that Brings Out the Best in Today's Kids-and Us	p. 83
Engagement through Limiting: Crystal-Clear Wisdom to Guide Children and Teens-In a World Without Limits	p. 134
Engagement through Listening: These Kids Talk to Everyone-Helping Them Talk More to Parents	p. 185
Engagement through Community: Rebuilding the Village-Twenty-First-Century Style	p. 240
Acknowledgments	p. 305
Notes	p. 307
Index	p. 311
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