Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations
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- Synopsis
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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.
A New York Times Bestseller
- Copyright:
- 2016
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804140492
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780804140508
- Publisher:
- Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
- Date of Addition:
- 04/10/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Ron Fournier
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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