Dinner Time Conversations: 8 Principles for Raising Confident, Independent, and Futureproof Kids - Paperback

by Rick Kettner (Author)

Too many kids are growing up without the life skills they'll actually need.

The good news, though, is that the solution is available to you right at home. In this short and highly practical parenting guide, you will learn how to use casual dinner conversations to help your kids . . .

• Take on challenging hobbies and goals
• Acquire valuable skills and knowledge faster
• Gain practical and useful life experience
• Confidently overcome obstacles and setbacks
• Come up with creative solutions to problems
• Adapt to unexpected challenges or hardships
• Ask deep, thought-provoking questions
• Be grateful for the positive things in life
• Model useful traits for siblings and friends

Research has made it clear that one of the most important reasons children are falling behind is because so much of their life is guided by others. Teachers provide their assignments. Coaches plan their drills. Parents choose their activities. While this can be helpful in moderation, too much guidance can teach kids to wait for direction instead of taking initiative.In the real world, overreliance on others is a recipe for failure. The happiest, most successful adults don't just follow instructions: They think for themselves. They take action. They adapt when their life or career is transformed by technology. This book will prepare you to raise kids who will do the same-by nurturing their curiosity, confidence, and problem-solving abilities.Dinner Time Conversations isn't just another parenting book full of advice you'll quickly forget. Its eight principles are built around a casual, daily dinner routine that you and your kids will actually enjoy. One that will help them steadily develop into highly capable, independent thinkers who are fully prepared to take on life's rewarding challenges.