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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Hodgkinson, Tom. Idle parent. New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2010 (DLC) 2010007641 (OCoLC)441178014 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Tom Hodgkinson |
ISBN: | 9781101429112 1101429119 9781101429488 1101429488 |
OCLC Number: | 733913755 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | The Idle Parent manifesto -- Bring back child labor -- Stop the whining -- Seek not perfection, or, Why bad parents are good parents -- The importance of nature -- The more, the merrier -- Down with school -- The myth of toys -- Ban TV, embrace freedom -- Let us sleep -- The power of music and dancing -- End all activities, be wild -- No more family days out -- How to enjoy mealtimes, with some thoughts on manners -- Let animals work for you -- Make stuff from wood and junk -- Say "yes" -- Learn how to live from your kids -- Good books and bad books -- Don't fret about computers, or, Toward a tao of parenting. |
Responsibility: | Tom Hodgkinson. |
Abstract:
Hodgkinson presents a revolutionary yet highly practical approach to child care: leave them alone. He urges us to stop worrying and instead start nurturing the natural instincts toward creativity and independence that are found in every child.
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