Thriving!: Raising Confident Kids with Confidence, Character and Resilience
By (Author) Michael Grose
Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)
Bantam
1st July 2010
Australia
General
Non Fiction
649.1
272
Width 157mm, Height 232mm, Spine 24mm
297g
Kids need strong, confident leadership from their parents. And today's kids live with pressures that previous generations didn't have to face. In this no-nonsense book, parenting educator Michael Grose shows us how to be confident family leaders, able to develop real character and resilience in our kids - the keys to their future success in this ever-changing world. In this book you'll find: simple ways to achieve great family communication, even when you're busy; easy ways to help kids cope when life throws them curveballs; why building a strong food culture helps your family stay strong; the secrets to working from the same page as your partner; how to get cooperation from your kids without tears, fears or bribery; why you must develop independence in your kids from an early age. Thriving! is the new roadmap for parents of children aged three to twelve years.
Michael Grose is Australia's No. 1 parenting educator. He has an enviable track record of helping parents and professionals raise and teach today's kids. He is the current Body and Soul parenting columnist reaching 6 million Australians every Sunday. Michael is the author of 7 books including "Why first borns rule the world and last borns want to change it". http://www.parentingideas.com.au