What happens to Queen Bees and Wannabes when they grow
up?
Even the most well-adjusted moms and dads can
experience peer pressure and conflicts with other adults
that make them act like they're back in seventh grade. In
Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads, Rosalind Wiseman
gives us the tools to handle difficult situations involving
teachers and other parents with grace. Reassuring, funny,
and unfailingly honest, Wiseman reveals:
,
Why PTA
meetings and Back-to-School nights tap into parents
deepest
insecurities
How to recognize the archetypal moms
and dads--from Caveman Dad to Hovercraft Mom
How and
when to step in and step out of your child's conflicts with
other children, parents, teachers, or coaches
How
to interpret the code phrases other parents use to avoid (or
provoke) confrontation
Why too many well-meaning
dads sit on the sidelines, and how vital it is that they
step up to the plate
What to do and say when the
playing field becomes an arena for people to bully and
dominate other kids and adults
How to have
respectful yet honest conversations with other parents about
sex and drugs when your values are in conflict
How
the way you handle parties, risky behavior, and academic
performance affects your child
How unspoken
assumptions about race, religion, and other hot-button
subjects sabotage parents' ability to work
together
Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads is
filled with the kind of true stories that made Wiseman's
New York Times bestselling book Queen Bees &
Wannabes impossible to put down. There are tales of
hardworking parents with whom any of us can identify, along
with tales of outrageously bad parents--the kind we all have
to reckon with. For instance, what do you do when parents
donate a large sum of money to a school and their child is
promptly transferred into the honors program--while your son
with better grades doesn't make the cut? What about the
mother who helps her daughter compose poison-pen e-mails to
yours? And what do you say to the parent-coach who screams
at your child when the team is losing? Wiseman offers
practical advice on avoiding the most common parenting "land
mines" and useful scripts to help you navigate difficult but
necessary conversations.
Queen Bee Moms &
Kingpin Dads is essential reading for parents today. It
offers us the tools to become wiser, more relaxed
parents--and the inspiration to speak out, act according to
our values, show humility, and set the kind of example that
will make a real difference in our children's lives.
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