Synopses & Reviews
From toughLOVE, a unique online community: balanced, practical advice for parents of school-age children from child psychology experts on how to handle everything from picky eating to media consumption to the homework wars.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The challenges of parenting evolve as the world becomes more complex. How do we set limits on what our children are exposed to without sheltering them too much? How do we raise them to be resilient, empathetic, upstanding adults? How do we get them to put down their smartphones and have a conversation with us? andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;toughLOVEandlt;/Iandgt; offers advice from professors at Ivy League medical schools, andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;Bandgt; andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling authors, and top parenting coaches who have appeared on theandlt;Iandgt; Today andlt;/Iandgt;show, andlt;Iandgt;Good Morning Americaandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Theandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;Iandgt;Oprah Winfrey Showandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;CBS Evening Newsandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;20/20andlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;CNN World News Tonightandlt;/Iandgt;, and NPR. They address all sorts of issues, from the timeless (picky eating, homework battles, how to have The Talk) to the timely (social media safety, feelings of entitlement, ways to balance schedules). Their breadth of clinical expertise and years of coaching real families will help parents build a commonsense framework for approaching all kinds of dilemmas in a way that reflects their personal values and preferred parenting styles. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Combining a high level of nurture with an emphasis on boundaries and structure, andlt;Iandgt;toughLOVEandlt;/Iandgt; shows parents how to help their kids become capable, responsible, and productive from the first day of kindergarten through the first day of collegeand#8230;and beyond.
About the Author
Lori Gottlieb is author of the national bestseller, andlt;iandgt;Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Selfandlt;/iandgt;, an American Library Association "Best Books 2001" selection and a Borders "Original New Voice" title. Based on her childhood diaries, andlt;iandgt;Stick Figureandlt;/iandgt; was optioned for film by Martin Scorsese, who described Loriand#8217;s quirky teen narrator as "Holden Caulfield goes on a misguided diet."andnbsp; Lori is a regular commentator for NPRand#8217;s All Things Considered, and her radio features have aired on public radioand#8217;s This American Life, Weekend Edition, The Tavis Smiley Show and Marketplace.andnbsp;As a journalist and columnist, Lori has written for andlt;iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Los Angeles Timesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Time, People, The Atlantic, Elle, Glamour, Redbook, Slate, Salon, Seventeen, CosmoGirl!, The L.A. Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicleandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;The New York Postandlt;/iandgt;.andnbsp;She also penned the monthly and#8220;Brunch Withand#8221; relationships column for andlt;iandgt;Mademoiselleandlt;/iandgt;.