Product Description

The greatest gift you can give your children is the motivation and judgment to figure things out sensibly, every day. And what a gift to yourself! This father-daughter team provides powerful, fun activities to overcome two of the most common complaints of parents: "My kids aren't motivated." "My kids don't make very good decisions on their own." Whether you are a parent, teacher, or someone else who influences children, you will be so proud when the activities in this book transform your children so they don't need your constant prodding, pushing, and advice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #724942 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 198 pages

Review
Smart Parenting is just the right blend of advice and tactics for building self-esteem in your kids and feeling great about being a smart parent. Read it, apply it, and you just may help your children grow into confident people who navigate well through the maze of life. --Steve Bennett, co-author, 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child

This inspiring book focuses on the source of true happiness: encouraging children to develop the skills and attitudes that enable them to make things happen and really live their lives rather than be a passive and disengaged spectator. Smart Parenting is fun to read, full of practical games that show parents what to do and should be read widely. --Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer, author, Raising a Self-starter

This superb book gives you the right formula to empower your kids from the start and raise them up to be bright, resourceful, happy adults and truly let them fly. --Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

From the Author
My daughter, a family therapist raised on Smart Parenting, and I wrote this book to help parents address what our clients told us were their most pressing needs -- for kids to become more motivated and better at making smart decisions on their own, which often adds to success or failure in the workplace, as I found out doing research for my book 'Topgrading.' We would love for you to tell us what you think of Smart Parenting, and AskSmartParenting.com was set up to receive your opinions. And, we'll be happy to try to answer any questions you have!

About the Author
Dr. Brad Smart is a world-renowned psychologist specializing in developing the talents of people in organizations. He is author of four books including bestselling Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People. (Portfolio, 2005) Dr. Kate Smart Mursau is a family therapist and mother. Her doctoral dissertation showed resourcefulness to be a highly valuable life skill...and that few parents develop resourcefulness in their children.

Customer Reviews

A Simple Yet Highly Effective Guide
Our job as parents is to help make our children strong and self sufficient. Here's a way to do it with unconditional love, repect and dignity.

A book every parent should read
Smart Parenting is an excellent resource and guide for being a good parent. Too often parents neglect to let their kids rely on themselves for tough decisions leading them down a road of being too dependant upon others. This book is very reader friendly, easy to follow and offers suggestions that are applicable in any family situation. I highly recommend the book and refer this read to all who have and work with kids.

Excellent parenting advice
I only hope Dr Phil or Oprah will get ahold of this book, as it offers real-world advice about allowing your children to resolve many of their day-to-day problems that frustrate parents and make kids feel dependent and unresourceful. I think any parent will recognize some of the problems that they 'fixed' for their children, believing in good faith that they were being better parents. When I hear that parents are now asking to go on college admission interviews and even job interviews with their kids, we have gone too far. Read this book and see how the alternative can work for you and your children. Hands-off doesn't mean no help.