The Good Enough Parent, The School of Life
The Good Enough Parent, The School of Life
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The Good Enough Parent
How to raise contented, interesting, and resilient children

Author: The School of Life

Narrator: Sonya Cullingford

Unabridged: 3 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/09/2021


Synopsis

A parenting guide providing compassionate instruction and insight into raising a resilient, well-balanced child. Bringing up a child to be an authentic and mentally robust adult is one of life’s great challenges. It is also, fortunately, not a matter of luck. The Good Enough Parent is a compendium of life lessons, including how to say ‘no’ to a child you adore, how to look beneath the surface of ‘bad’ behavior to work out what might really be going on, how to encourage a child to be genuinely kind, and how to handle the moods and gloom of adolescence. Most importantly, this is a book that knows that perfection is not required – and could indeed be dangerous, because a key job of any parent is to induct a child gently into the imperfect nature of everything. Written in a tone that is encouraging, wry, and soaked in years of experience, The Good Enough Parent is an intelligent guide to raising a child who will one day look back on their childhood with just the right mixture of gratitude, humor, and love.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hind

“It is important to be merely good enough parents. Perfect parents would create particular headaches for children; they would set a standard besides which they would always feel like failures. Flawed but kind parents do their children an enormous service: they prepare them for the world as it is. Wi......more

Goodreads review by Marysya

Це найліпша книжка про баткьівство, яку я читала. Тут немає порад, інструкцій і всього такого, але я гарний зважений філософський погляд на батьківство. Ми всі помиляємося і будемо помилятися, головне - любов і доброта. Перечитуватиму!......more

Goodreads review by Stefan

A surprisingly practical book. As a first time dad, I've gone through a large stack of books on parenting and I liked the practical approach in this book. Not only does it cover a lot of topics, but the points aren't extended beyond what is necessary. Most topics are covered in just a few pages - per......more

Goodreads review by Ahmad

The school of life keeps impressing me with their thoughtful books and ideas. This book is another example. Being just a good enough parent will be more than enough for your kids.......more