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by: Carolyn White
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.142
EAN: 9780787969615
ISBN: 0787969613
Label: Jossey-Bass
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: August 12, 2004
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Sales Rank: 240632
Studio: Jossey-Bass
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As the parent of an only child, are you frustrated because you find yourself overindulging and overcompensating? Do you treat your child like an adult, overpraise, or overprotect him? Have you expected perfection from your child yet failed to make rules and implement them consistently? If you are not a perfect parent of an only child, you are not alone. Based on the real-life experiences of Carolyn White—editor of Only Child, parent, and educator—and hundreds of interviews with only children and parents of only children, The Seven Common Sins of Parenting an Only Child celebrates the special rewards and opportunities of the single-child family and offers a practical (and often humorous) guide for overcoming the most common errors parents can make when rearing an only child.
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Rating:  - waste of time
Although this book contains some worth while points - the general flavor seemed quite negative and blaming for parents. There are certainly aspects of each of the key points that are good for parents to mindful of - but the book focuses on the bad or even harmful elements that we are "doing" to our only children without speaking about the positive aspects that may also accompany those same interactions. The process of having an only child can be quite a fulfilling adventure for parents and children ... Read More
Rating: - ... and the 8th Sin is believing everything this book says!
This book by Carolyn White has a catchy title, a good sales tool. She lists the 7 sins as:
1) Over-indulgence of child
2) Over-protection of child
3) Failure to discipline the child
4) Over-compensation- just because there's only one child
5) Seeking perfection from your only child
6) Treating your child like an adult
7) Over-praising the child
Apart from number (4) in the list, isn't everything else a general parenting pitfall for ... Read More
Rating:  - Love this book
I love this book. Excellent information for parents of an only child.
Rating: - The Kind of Problems You WANT to Have.
Poor Johnny. His parents are always taking him to posh resorts in Bali. And then there are the tours of Europe...and the fact that they talk to him like a person and not a drooling Disney-addicted lobotomy patient. Surely this experience will scar him for life. Of course, Johnny attributes his angst to being an only child. Yet, one is willing to wager, that if Johnny had siblings, his woes would still be the fault of his parents and their family planning decisions. Because of course being the child of ... Read More
Rating: - The Best "Only" Guide Out There!!
I think I've read every book about only children that has ever been written. "The Seven Common Sins" is by far the most practical, touching and inspiring one that I've read so far. The real life tales that Carolyn White provides, coupled with her wonderful way of expressing her own experience raising her only child, made me feel at ease. It was so comforting to know that there are other people out there who have had the same experiences that I have had! Carolyn provides great, solid advice in each section ... Read More
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