Raising A Self starter Over 100 Tips For Parents And Teachers
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
Raising A Self starter Over 100 Tips For Parents And Teachers
Does your child frequently holler “Mommmm!” or “Daaaaaad!” at top volume whenever he or she needs help for the most minor of problems? If so, consider your blood pressure lowered: Raising a Self-Starter is bound to come in enormously handy, whether you’re maneuvering through the terrible twos or trying to inspire a high-school student to emerge from a senior slump. Ok, so your kid may not grow up to be a doctor (as we are led to believe the stethoscope-wearing girl on the cover apparently will be), but at least you can arm yourself with these tools and tactics for parents who want to help children help themselves.
Author Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer’s advice is thankfully based on common sense and is refreshingly free of the jargon so often found in parenting books these days. She includes a personality quiz so parents can determine what kind of child they’re dealing with, and encouragement and discipline can then be effectively tailored to maximize the child’s self-motivation. For parents looking for a succinct, practical reference for all ages, Raising a Self-Starter promises to make parenting just a little bit easier.
Raising Confident Girls 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
Raising Confident Girls 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers
In June, Perseus enthusiastically releases two titles by British parenting educator Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer. In Raising Confident Girls, Hartley-Brewer argues that, although women do have a freedom that was unheard of 50 years ago, girls now face a sometimes unbearable combination of pressures. Her positive focus (”Model respect for women,” “Examine your expectations” and “Respect her feelings”) emphasizes the ways that parents and teachers specifically can boost girls’ self-esteem.
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User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Not a bad checklist…
Parents who wish for confident girls will find the “usual” list here, all centering around developing respect and confidence in girls. There are some glaring omissions, however. (Nothing on boundary setting, questions that girls may have about development.) Some of the recommendations may be wrong in certain settings (e.g., “Don’t impose your views” makes no sense if the child is not safe). This is child-centered, laissez-faire parenting, suitable for middle-class, well-educated, physically safe families.
Some of the 100 tips parallel exactly the 100 items for boys in the author’s book for boys (e.g., Support the school).
This book is better than Will Glennon’s “200 Ways to Raise a Girl’s self-esteem.”
4 Stars Raising Confident Girls
Straight forward, easy to follow tips on how to help girls grow to their full potential. There are not a lot of wasted words. This book’s format is simple and to the point. It is written for ordinary people who just want some common sense advise on how to help girls be happy, healthy, and strong.
