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- EX-LIBRARY
- Publication Name
- Penguin Publishing Group
- ISBN
- 9781585428007
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1585428000
ISBN-13
9781585428007
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78667365
Product Key Features
Book Title
Idle Parent : Why Laid-Back Parents Raise Happier and Healthier Kids
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Children's Studies, Parenting / General, Developmental / Child
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Social Science, Psychology
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-007641
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"The most counterintuitive but most helpful and consoling child-raising manual I've yet read." --Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrow of Work "The most easy-to-follow-without-being-made-to-feel-inadequate parenting manifesto ever written. Hodgkinson is right on almost everything" --The Sunday Times "Add liberal doses of music, jovial company and deep woods to play in--all central to idle, not to say Taoist, life--and you have a recipes for bright, happy people who with need of neither television nor shrink. Who could ask for more?" --The Evening Standard "If you wait long enough, you will find a parenting book that endorses your style of mothering. Mine was just published … the book that argues why laid-back parents raise healthier and happier kids. Appropriately titled, The Idle Parent is a refreshing change to most of the parenting books on the market." --Beliefnet "Wise, funny, practical and personal, The Idle Parent puts the fun back into parenting." --Oliver James, "The most counterintuitive but most helpful and consoling child-raising manual I've yet read." --Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrow of Work "The most easy-to-follow-without-being-made-to-feel-inadequate parenting manifesto ever written. Hodgkinson is right on almost everything" --The Sunday Times "Add liberal doses of music, jovial company and deep woods to play in--all central to idle, not to say Taoist, life--and you have a recipes for bright, happy people who with need of neither television nor shrink. Who could ask for more?" --The Evening Standard "If you wait long enough, you will find a parenting book that endorses your style of mothering. Mine was just published ... the book that argues why laid-back parents raise healthier and happier kids. Appropriately titled, The Idle Parent is a refreshing change to most of the parenting books on the market." --Beliefnet "Wise, funny, practical and personal, The Idle Parent puts the fun back into parenting." --Oliver James
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
649/.1
Synopsis
This wise and funny book presents a revolutionary yet highly practical approach to childcare: leave them alone. " The Idle Parent came as a huge relief to the whole family. Suddenly, it was okay to leave the kids to sort it out among themselves. Suddenly, it was okay to be responsibly lazy. This is the most counterintuitive but most helpful and consoling child-raising manual I've yet read."--Alain de Botton, author of The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work and The Consolations of Philosophy "The most easy-to-follow-without-being-made-to-feel-inadequate parenting manifesto ever written . . . A godsend to parents."-- The Sunday Times "Add liberal doses of music, jovial company and deep woods to play in--all central to the idle, not to say Taoist, life--and you have a recipe for bright, happy people with need of neither television nor shrink. Who could ask for more?"-- The Evening Standard In The Idle Parent , the author of The Freedom Manifesto and How to Be Idle applies his trademark left-of-center theories of idleness to what can be one of the thorniest aspects of adult life: parenting. Many parents today spend a whole lot of time worrying and wondering--frantically "helicoptering" over their children with the hope that they might somehow keep (or make?) them flawless. But where is this approach to childcare getting us? According to Hodgkinson, in our quest to give our kids everything, we fail to give them the two things they need most: the space and time to grow up self-reliant, confident, happy, and free. In this smart and hilarious book, Hodgkinson urges parents to stop worrying and instead start nurturing the natural instincts toward creativity and independence that are found in every child. And the great irony: in doing so, we will find ourselves becoming happier and better parents.
LC Classification Number
HQ769.H7178 2010
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- c***m (404)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii!; using free shipping; USPS Ground Mail, Hardback Book in Great Condition--Better Than Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!