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Strictly Parenting: Everything you need to know about raising school-aged kids

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Strictly Parenting provides a thoughtful examination of modern parenting challenges, urging parents to establish firm boundaries with their school-aged children. Michael Carr-Gregg, a seasoned family psychologist, addresses the pitfalls of overly permissive parenting and offers practical, evidence-based strategies to regain control and foster healthier family dynamics. The book includes a user-friendly A-Z guide tackling common issues such as birthday parties, bedtimes, sex, and drugs, making it an essential resource for navigating the formative years.
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This book is ideal for parents and caregivers of school-aged children seeking respectful yet firm parenting approaches. It suits those eager for practical advice grounded in psychology to better manage everyday parenting challenges.

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If you want to land your kids in therapy, then by all means give them everything under the sun. In his work as a family psychologist, Michael Carr-Gregg has noticed a worrying trend in our modern parenting styles, which sees kids running riot and parents running for cover.

Everything you need to know about parenting the school-aged kids of today, by Australia's leading parenting expert and bestselling author Michael Carr-Gregg.

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In his work as a family psychologist, Michael Carr-Gregg has noticed a worrying trend in our modern parenting styles, which sees kids running riot and parents running for cover. In our desire to give our kids the best, we may have given them way too much, and overlooked the importance of setting boundaries. He believes it's a recipe for disaster.

In Strictly Parenting, Michael asks parents to take a good hard look at the way they are parenting โ€“ to toughen up and stop trying to be their kids' best friends. He instead offers practical evidence-based solutions on how to take back the reins and start making the most of the precious family years.

With a user-friendly A-Z guide covering all the tricky issues that parents encounter over the years โ€“ everything from birthday parties and bedtimes to sex and drugs โ€“ this is an invaluable and very timely resource for parents of all school-aged kids.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143206286

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 464g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has written several bestselling books on parenting, including Surviving Adolescents, The Princess Bitchface Syndrome, Beyond Cyberbullying and When to Really Worry.

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