Love that boy : what two presidents, eight road trips, and my son taught me about a parent's expectations
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New York : Harmony, [2016].
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Nyack Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.8588 FOU
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616.8588 FOU
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Published
New York : Harmony, [2016].
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Book
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x, 228 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Tyler and I inch toward the Green Room, in line with blow-dried TV anchors and stuffy columnists. He's practicing his handshake and hello: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President." When the couple in front of us steps forward for their picture, my teenager with sky-blue eyes and a soft heart looks up at me and says, "I hope I don't let you down, Dad." What kind of father raises a son to worry about embarrassing his dad? I want to tell Tyler not to worry, that he'd never let me down. That there's nothing wrong with being different. That I actually am proud of what makes him special. But we are next in line to meet the president of the United States in a room filled with fellow strivers, and all I can think about is the real possibility that Tyler might embarrass himself. Or, God forbid, me. LOVE THAT BOY is a uniquely personal story about the causes and costs of outsized parental expectations. What we want for our children--popularity, normalcy, achievement, genius--and what they truly need--grit, empathy, character--are explored by National Journal's Ron Fournier, who weaves his extraordinary journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling parents.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fournier, R. (2016). Love that boy: what two presidents, eight road trips, and my son taught me about a parent's expectations (First edition.). Harmony.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fournier, Ron, 1963-. 2016. Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations. Harmony.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fournier, Ron, 1963-. Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations Harmony, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fournier, Ron. Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations First edition., Harmony, 2016.
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