12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids - Softcover

Borba, Michele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078798096X ISBN 13: 9780787980962

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2006

Synopsis

Best-selling parenting guru Michele Borba, the mother of three, has surveyed 5,000 mothers for their experience and wisdom in raising happier, more confident kids by returning to a more natural, authentic kind of mothering. She shares 12 top secrets of successful moms culled from her research and shows how to apply them to your family.

You’ll learn how to…

• Apply the 12 essential principles that child experts and 5,000 parents say matter most in good mothering
• Raise children with confidence, resilience, and character
• Create a customized mothering plan and use it so it leads to success with your child
• Cut the guilt and reduce the stress by sticking to what really counts in parenting good kids today
• Discover simple ways to make big differences in your family’s life

About this title

About the Author

Michele Borba, Ed.D., recipient of the National Educator Award, is the author of Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me; Don't Give Me That Attitude!; No More Misbehavin'; Parents Do Make a Difference; and Building Moral Intelligence, all from Jossey-Bass. She appears regularly on talk shows, including the Today show, The View, and The Early Show. Visit her on the Web at www.micheleborba.com.

From the Back Cover

A Treasury of Real Mom Wisdom for Raising Great Kids

"Balance and going with the flow goes far beyond just figure skating for me. It's the core of my athletic career and the core of my personal life. Everyone talks about living a healthy lifestyle, but that also applies to parenting style. Dr. Borba's book is the journey of healthy parenting heart-warming and at times heart-wrenching. Every reader of this book is sure to have an "ah-ha!" moment and rediscover the simple joys of parenting."
Peggy Fleming Jenkins, 1968 Olympic champion/ABC sports commentator

"A revolutionary, wonderful, and welcome answer to a mother's prayers. Michele Borba has shown us all how to be loving moms who raise great kids, without losing our peace of mind, our lives as adults, or our true selves."
Phyllis George, former Miss America, pioneer female sportscaster, former first lady of Kentucky, and mother

Raise children with confidence, resilience, and character based on a survey of 5,000 real moms.

From the Inside Flap

A Treasury of Real Mom Wisdom for Raising Great Kids

"Balance and going with the flow goes far beyond just figure skating for me. It's the core of my athletic career and the core of my personal life. Everyone talks about living a healthy lifestyle, but that also applies to parenting style. Dr. Borba's book is the journey of healthy parenting—heart-warming and at times heart-wrenching. Every reader of this book is sure to have an "ah-ha!" moment and rediscover the simple joys of parenting."
—Peggy Fleming Jenkins, 1968 Olympic champion/ABC sports commentator

"A revolutionary, wonderful, and welcome answer to a mother's prayers. Michele Borba has shown us all how to be loving moms who raise great kids, without losing our peace of mind, our lives as adults, or our true selves."
—Phyllis George, former Miss America, pioneer female sportscaster, former first lady of Kentucky, and mother

Raise children with confidence, resilience, and character— based on a survey of 5,000 real moms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078798096X
• ISBN 13: 9780787980962
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304