The Idle Parent by Tom Hodgkinson - ISBN: 9780141030357
Paperback
Leave your kids alone: happier children, happier parents, less stress.

The Idle Parent

Why Less Means More When Raising Kids

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    28 June 2010

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Summary

Tom Hodgkinson explores the forgotten art of leaving your children alone and its manifold benefits - for you, and them.

Why can’t we just leave our kids alone?

If you’ve ever wondered why so many of today’s children are unhappy, spoilt, stressed and selfish - mini-adults, really - then the answers and the remedy are to be found in The Idle Parent.

Tom Hodgkinson wants us to leave our kids be, to give them the space and time to grow into self-reliant, confident…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141030357
ISBN-10:0141030356
Author:Tom Hodgkinson
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:28 June 2010
Weight:184g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 16mm
About The Author

Tom Hodgkinson

Tom Hodgkinson is editor of The Idler and author of How To Be Idle and How To Be Free. He contributes a parenting column to the Daily Telegraph and writes for various newspapers and magazines. He lives on a farm in Devon with his family.

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