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Sparks Library - Adult Nonfiction
155.4192 THOMPS 2012
1 available

Description

Helps parents sort out the best time to send kids away from home to summer camp, arguing that short stints away from parents at the right times can contribute positively to children's upbringing.

2) How to raise an adult: break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kid for success

Author

Lythcott-Haims, Julie

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
306.874 LYTHCO 2015
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Description

Drawing on her experience as Stanford University's dean of freshmen, the author, revealing the harms of over-parenting, offers practical strategies that stress the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness and determination necessary to succeed.

3) The gift of failure: how the best parents learn to let go so their children can succeed

Author

Lahey, Jessica

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
649.7 LAHEY 2015
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Counsels parents of school-aged children on how to overcome tendencies toward overprotectiveness to allow children to develop independence. --Publisher's description.

4) Exposure: a novel

Author

Fowler, Therese

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

On Shelf

Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION FOWLER 2011
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5) The ballad of Jack and Rose

Publisher

Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment

Pub. Date

c2004

Language

English

DVD
Show Edition

On Shelf

Gerlach Community Library - DVD / Blu-rays
DVD VIDEO BALLAD WIDE
1 available

Description

Jack lives on the sight of his abandoned island commune with his 16-year-old daughter Rose. Since the breakup of the commune, Jack has sheltered Rose completely from the influences of the outside world.