DUCT TAPE PARENTING

A witty, straight-shooting parenting book to help parents build a solid relationship with their kids, to improve children’s behavior and decision-making, and to prepare kids to steer their own futures— while laughing a little along the way. Written by professional parent educator, mother of five, and creator of the Parenting On Track program Vicki Hoefle.

There’s a new set of 3Rs for our kids—respect, responsibility, and resilience—to better prepare them for life in the real world. Once developed, these skills let kids take charge, and let parents step back, to the benefit of all. Casting overbearing hover mothers and helicopter parents aside, Vicki Hoefle encourages a different, counter-intuitive—yet much more effective—approach: for parents to sit on their hands, stay on the sidelines, even if duct tape is required, so that the kids step up. Duct Tape Parenting gives parents a new perspective on what it means to be effective, engaged parents and to enable kids to develop confidence through solving their own problems. This is not a book about the parenting strategy of the day—what the author calls “Post-It Note Parenting”—but rather a relationship-based guide to span all ages and stages of development. Witty, straight-shooting Hoefle addresses frustrated parents everywhere who are ready to raise confident, capable children to go out in the world. DUCT TAPE PARENTING has something to offer any number of readers, including: • Parents who have become disenchanted with the “strategy of the day” approach, or who are tired or shifting styles to fit an age group or developmental stage. • Parents who want to maintain order and balance throughout the day, by focusing on creating a lasting relationship with their kids. • Parents who are looking to foster strong character traits in their children, including good decision making, that will support healthy adult living. • Educators, psychologists, guidance professionals all interested in fostering development of healthy children.