Product Description
by Joanne Holbrook (Author)
There is more than one way to be a good parent
Your Passport to Parentingexplores parenting ideas from around the world, providing stories and lessons that demonstrate how values-based parenting can help create meaningful bonds between you and your child, while teaching them to be kind, secure, and empathetic.
From Australia, you will hear how an Aboriginal woman shares her culture and teaches children morals through stories.
From Fiji, you will hear how Fijians teach their children to first care for others, then for themselves.
From England, you will hear how a mother taught her children through lessons as a magistrate so she did not have to lecture.
From Germany, you will hear how German culture teaches children independence.
From South Africa, you will learn the power of greeting your children.
From Hawaii, you will learn the importance of an extended family and respect for the land.
Plus, more parenting ideas from Scotland, Czechia, Austria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, New Zealand, and across the United States--some passed down from generation to generation.
We have all heard it takes a village to raise a child. YourPassport to Parentingexpands your village to cover nearly the entire planet. With this expanded village, you will find simple parenting ideas to help teach children values as well as ideas to help make parenting as much fun as being a kid. After you read Your Passport to Parenting, you'll find parenting more meaningful and a bit easier.
