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100 1  Lahey, Jessica. 
245 14 The gift of failure :|bhow the best parents learn to let 
       go so their children can succeed /|cJessica Lahey. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
       |c2015. 
300    xxvii, 272 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-259) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction: how I learned to let go -- Failure: a most 
       valuable parenting tool. How failure became a dirty word: 
       a brief history of American parenting ; Why parenting for 
       dependence doesn't work: the power of intrinsic motivation
       ; Less really is more: parenting for autonomy and 
       competence ; Encouragement from the sidelines: the real 
       connection between praise and self-esteem -- Learning from
       failure: teaching kids to turn mistakes into success. 
       Household duties: laundry as an opportunity for competence
       ; Friends: accomplices to failure and the formation of 
       identity ; Sports: losing as an essential childhood 
       experience ; Middle school: prime time for failure ; High 
       school and beyond: toward real independence -- Succeeding 
       at school: learning from failure is a team effort. Parent-
       teacher partnerships: how our fear of failure undermines 
       education ; Homework: how to help without taking over ; 
       Grades: the real value of a low score -- Conclusion: what 
       I've learned from letting go. 
520    Counsels parents of school-aged children on how to 
       overcome tendencies toward overprotectiveness to allow 
       children to develop independence.  --Publisher's 
       description. 
650  0 Self-reliance in children. 
650  0 Child rearing|zUnited States. 
650  0 Parenting|zUnited States. 
650  0 Parental overprotection. 
650  0 Early childhood education|zUnited States. 
650  7 Child rearing.|2fast 
650  7 Early childhood education.|2fast 
650  7 Parenting.|2fast 
651  7 United States.|2fast 
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