It's ok to go up the slide : renegade rules for raising confident and creative kids
Title:
It's ok to go up the slide : renegade rules for raising confident and creative kids
Author:
ISBN:
9780399172007
Physical Description:
xvii, 363 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Risk and independence. Safety second ; It's OK not to kiss Grandma ; Model mistakes ; It's OK to talk to strangers -- Navigating technology. Embrace Amish iPads ; Discipline your phone -- Children's rights at school. Recess is a right ; Ban elementary homework ; Opt out of harmful homework ; Don't sign here -- More rights at school. Reconfigure kindergarten ; Banish calendars at circle time ; Don't force participation -- Sorrow, empathy, and disaster. Don't remove ogres from books ; Deal with news disasters ; Share unfair history -- Mean words and princess power. Princesses are powerful ; Mean words matter ; Give whiners R-E-S-P-E-C-T -- Renegade rules in the real world. Families are not entertainment centers ; Relax.
Summary:
Parenting can too often be reduced to shuttling kids between enrichment classes, but Shumaker challenges parents to reevaluate how they're spending their precious family time. She takes on some of the new hot-button issues to offer guidance on how parents can move from an over-scheduled life to one of free play. Doing so will help kids develop important life skills in an age-appropriate way.
