The Rules of Parenting: A Personal Code for Raising Happy, Confident Children, Expanded Edition (Richard Templar's Rules) - Softcover

Templar, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133384233 ISBN 13: 9780133384239

Publisher: Ft Press, 2013

Synopsis

There are lots of wrong ways to bring up your kids, but there are lots of right ones, too. There's no list of instructions you have to follow to the letter if you don't want your child to end up a loser. Richard Templar's The Rules of Parenting, Expanded Edition presents the principles to follow which you can adapt to suit you and your children. Templar -- author of The Rules of Life and many other best-sellers -- has brought together 100+ parenting tips you can start using instantly. Now updated and expanded with 10 brand-new rules, Templar's rules address everything you need to know from start to finish. Beginning with the first rule "Relax" and continuing through 100+ rules, this book presents a guide to everything a parent needs to know from toddling, school, boyfriends or girlfriends, through driving lessons and college. The book begins with a section that covers the most important rules, The Rules for Staying Sane. The rest of the sections cover some of the big questions of parenting, including the Attitude Rules, the Discipline Rules, the Sibling Rules, the School Rules, the Teenage Rules, the Crisis Rules, all the way up to the Grown-up Rules.

About this title

From the Back Cover

107 bite-size, easy-to-use rules for becoming a happier and more successful parent from Richard Templar.

Some parents make it all look easy.
They always seem to know the right things to do and say, however tricky the situation.
They have a seemingly instinctive ability to raise happy, confident, well-balanced children.

Is there something they know that we don’t?
Is it something that we could learn?
The answer is a resounding yes.
They know The Rules of parenting.

Here they are, including brand-new rules to take you further, faster:
The Rules of Parenting are the golden principles and behaviors that will guide you smoothly through the challenges of raising children. They will help your children to handle themselves well, enjoy life, respect others, be decent and thoughtful, and to stand up for what they believe in. You’ll get more out of being a parent, and they’ll become all they can be.
The Rules of Parenting puts everything in perspective—you in control and your children on the path to becoming successful, independent adults.
There’s no job more important than being a parent.
How good could you be?

About the Author

Richard Templar (Devon, UK) is an astute observer of human behavior who understands what makes the difference between those who effortlessly glide towards success and those who struggle against the tide. He has distilled these observations into his Rules titles, read by more than one million people around the world. His global best-sellers include The Rules of Life, The Rules of Money, and The Rules of Work. His books also include I Don't Want Any More Cheese: I Just Want Out of the Trap.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ft Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0133384233
• ISBN 13: 9780133384239
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 254