Happy Families: Insights into the art of parentingYoung people are entering a world that requires more than straight 'A's (if it ever did) and yearns for the well rounded, multiply intelligent, creative and mature individual that can manage change and complexity without getting upset, petulant and stomping off in a huff. The focus in this informative, entertaining and ultimately practical book is very straight forward: to provide parents with practical skills, based on solid research, to assist their children to become, not only life long learners, but live a long and happy learned life. |
Contents
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Introducing Trisha Lee | 5 |
The burden of parenthood | 7 |
Introducing Steve Bowkett | 34 |
The importance of sharing stories | 35 |
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Happy Families: Insights Into the Art of Parenting Tim Harding,Trisha Lee,Roy Leighton Limited preview - 2008 |
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ability activities adults Arts Council England audience baby balance Barsoom bass guitar become behaviour Carl Sagan challenge chapter child chords Clare W create creative daughter deferred gratification drum kit encourage exercise experience family band Family Matters forum family music feel forum theatre tour guitar happens huge human existence ideas inspiration instrument interaction Jim Houghton Josh journey Kieran Egan learning levels of human listen lives look Matters forum theatre means morning Mummy musicians Natalie ourselves people’s play Quotes from parents reading rhythm role routine scene secondary school sharing stories Single mum skills sometimes songs Sound magazine Spiral Dynamics Splash Cymbal stage Steve Steve Bowkett storyteller talk teachers tell There’s things Tim Harding Tommy tribal Trish tune understanding what’s wonder words world view young