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Book Description
Nationally recognized parenting expert--and host of her own public radio show--Bobbi Conner identifies and explains the most important ingredients every child needs to grow and thrive. Conner helps parents understand the emotional, intellectual, physical and social context of their children's actions, then offers priceless everyday opportunities for developing the positive skills every parent wants their children to have.
From teaching curiosity and creativity to helping kids discover courage, this book covers many of parents' key concerns. Other sections include: problem-solving and decision-making skills, hope and optimism, learning to communicate, the role of competition, coping with stress, learning respect and more.
Thoroughly researched and written with clarity and compassion, this book is a bible of tried-and-true parenting advice and activities. In addition, it is interspersed with quotations from the national parenting experts featured on Conner's public radio program, The Parent's Journal, including Mary Pipher, Bob Keeshan, T. Berry Brazelton, Marian Wright Edelman and many more.
About the Author
Bobbi Conner has been host of the award-winning public radio series, The Parent's Journal, for 14 years. She has conducted more than 1,400 in-depth interviews on topics ranging from birth through the teen years. A mother of two teenagers, Conner is a frequent guest on television and radio programs nationwide. Her program, books and articles have been featured in the Washington Post, Redbook, Parenting, Parade, USA Today, Parents and Woman's Day.
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