The Relaxed Parent : Helping Your Kids Do More As You Do Less

Kids are resilient, they'll get over it. Our kids know we love them by all the hard work we put into our careers to provide for them. Parents need to maintain a good image in front of their kids and others. Are you basing the training of your children on these commonly believed myths? We love our kids. We want them to succeed in life. But it seems that today's style of parenting is hindering the development of our children. Are we doing our job as parents? According to Tim Smith, parents should be training their children to leave home, to become functional, independent adults. Yet many times, in this age of divorce, double income families, and image conscious parenting, we've lost touch with our children's true needs. We've exchanged what kids really crave - our care, our time, and our authenticity - for expensive gifts, Nintendo baby-sitters, and plastic smiles.In The Relaxed Parent, Tim Smith points parents toward better parenting skills, asking relevant questions like: Do you take too much credit when you kids are good, or too much blame when they aren't Are you trying to apply the qualities needed to succeed in the workplace to meet the needs of a growing child?Filled with timely and practical advice, The Relaxed Parent will help you raise your children to truly be all that they can be.