Gift of failure. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jessica Lahey.
• Authors: Lahey, Jessica
• Contents: Title Page; Dedication; Epigraph; CONTENTS; Introduction: HOW I LEARNED TO LET GO; Part I: Failure: A Most Valuable Parenting Tool; 1: HOW FAILURE BECAME A DIRTY WORD: A BRIEF HISTORY OF WESTERN PARENTING; 2: WHY PARENTING FOR DEPENDENCE DOESN'T WORK; 3: LESS REALLY IS MORE: PARENTING FOR AUTONOMY AND COMPETENCE; 4: ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE SIDELINES: THE REAL CONNECTION BETWEEN PRAISE AND SELF-ESTEEM; Part II: Learning from Failure: Teaching Kids to Turn Mistakes into Success; 5: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPETENCE; 6: FRIENDS: ACCOMPLICES TO FAILURE AND THE FORMATION OF IDENTITY. 7: SPORTS: LOSING AS AN ESSENTIAL CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE8: EARLY TEENS: PRIME TIME FOR FAILURE; 9: SECONDARY SCHOOL AND BEYOND: TOWARD REAL INDEPENDENCE; Part III: Succeeding at School: Learning from Failure is a Team Effort; 10: PARENT-TEACHER PARTNERSHIPS: HOW OUR FEAR OF FAILURE UNDERMINES EDUCATION; 11: HOMEWORK: HOW TO HELP WITHOUT TAKING OVER; 12: THE REAL VALUE OF A LOW MARK; Conclusion: WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM LETTING GO; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; About the Author; Copyright.
• Publisher Details: London : Short Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 649/.7; Self-reliance in children; Child rearing -- United States; Parenting -- United States; Parental overprotection; Early childhood education -- United States; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- General; Child rearing; Early childhood education; Parental overprotection; Parenting; Self-reliance in children; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1780722451; 9781780722450
• Related ISBNs: 1780722443
• Notes: Note: Title detail screen.
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