From Roots to Wings Successful Parenting African American Style

by Young, Dr. James

• ISBN13: 9780974900049
• ISBN10: 0974900044
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: African American Images

Summary

Merging theory with practical advice, this guide recognizes the unique challenges facing African American parents and offers successful parenting stategies to overcome them. Peer pressure, television, and rap music seem to be socializing today's black youth, but this book argues that parental attention is more powerful. Case studies and other research look at expectations, listening, goal-setting, careful time management, nutrition, attention to academics and grades, consistency, prayer, and quality time, and their effectiveness in strong black families.

Author Biography

Jim Young is a professor of early childhood education at Georgia State University.

Table of Contents

Contents	iv
Acknowledgments	v
Introduction	xi
Chapter 1: The Full Potential Movement	1	(12)
Chapter 2: The Ideal Child	13	(8)
Chapter 3: Gifted and Talented Parenting	21	(18)
Chapter 4: Parents as Teachers	39	(16)
Chapter 5: The Role of Fathers	55	(16)
Chapter 6: Ancestral Connections to Excellence	71	(4)
Chapter 7: Parenting in a Racist Society	75	(8)
Chapter 8: Where Do We Go from Here?	83	(4)
Chapter 9: The Joys of Parenting: The Next Generation	87	(20)
Reflections	107	(1)
Appendices	108	(15)
References	123