The parenting revolution : a guide to raising resilient kids

Coulson, Justin2023

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What does it mean to be a good parent? Are you a good parent when your child is compliant, but a bad parent when they're not? What if they're perfect at age three and challenging at thirteen? And what if your child has additional needs? This is a book about parenting styles and what it takes to be a great parent. We know about tiger parents, helicopter parents, free-range parents, but have you heard of Tesla parents, leaf-blower parents and iPhone 6 parents? We can parent in so many ways, but is there a style that actually works? Can science help us discern fad from fact so we can unpack a right way to parent? Justin Coulson believes so. Drawing on up-to-the-minute research in parenting science, as well as studies of childhood development, he shows: how our children thrive when we understand and meet their basic psychological needs, how our job is not to fix our kids, but to create an environment that supports their needs; and how children flourish when we minimise control but maximise our warmth and involvement, and establish healthy boundaries. Not all children are the same and Justin considers a range of circumstances that you or your child might be in - including children with non-typical development. His overall message - that we parent best when we parent ourselves - offers reassurance, strategies and a sound way forward.