Its Ok Not to Share, Heather Shumaker
Its Ok Not to Share, Heather Shumaker
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It's Ok Not to Share

Author: Heather Shumaker

Narrator: Laurel Lefkow

Unabridged: 10 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2016


Synopsis

Parenting can be such an overwhelming job that it's easy to lose track of where you stand on some of the more controversial subjects at the playground (What if my kid likes to rough house—isn't this ok as long as no one gets hurt? And what if my kid just doesn't feel like sharing?). In this inspiring and enlightening book, Heather Shumaker describes her quest to nail down "the rules" to raising smart, sensitive, and self-sufficient kids. Drawing on her own experiences as the mother of two small children, as well as on the work of child psychologists, pediatricians, educators and so on, in this book Shumaker gets to the heart of the matter on a host of important questions. Hint: many of the rules aren't what you think they are! The "rules" in this book focus on the toddler and preschool years—an important time for laying the foundation for competent and compassionate older kids and then adults. Here are a few of the rules: It's OK if it's not hurting people or propertyBombs, guns and bad guys allowed.Boys can wear tutus.Pictures don't have to be pretty.Paint off the paper!Sex ed starts in preschoolKids don't have to say "Sorry."Love your kid's lies.IT'S OK NOT TO SHARE is an essential resource for any parent hoping to avoid PLAYDATEGATE (i.e. your child's behavior in a social interaction with another child clearly doesn't meet with another parent's approval)!

About Heather Shumaker

HEATHER SHUMAKER is a journalist whose writing has appeared in Parenting, Pregnancy, and other publications. An advocate of free, unstructured play in homes and schools, she lives in northern Michigan with her husband and two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexandria on September 17, 2017

Parenting books are always going to be a mixed bag and people are going to read those that seem to support their ideals, creating a kind of echo chamber. I try to avoid this by reading books that rely heavily on scientific studies rather than on "well everyone knows that you're supposed to...." sort......more

Goodreads review by Adele on December 31, 2012

Best handbook for parents of preschoolers. Ever.......more

Goodreads review by Charly Troff (JustaReadingMama) on March 29, 2021

Reread 2021: Having read a lot more parenting books now, this is no longer my favorite, but it's still a really good one. It was the first that introduced me to this type of parenting, which I love. I strive to be this kind of mom. I don't agree with everything in the book, but I love the principles......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on August 13, 2018

Nothing that a typical peaceful parenting / emotional intelligence book won't tell you. Each chapter was incredibly repetitive and went over the same exact idea for far too long. the ideas are all very basic peaceful parenting concepts - essentially have your child learn how to control themselves ra......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on November 27, 2012

Terrific book. Parents should always build their own parenting styles and practices on belief and practice--a parent who feel rock-solid comfortable with their own ideas will make their kids feel comfortable, too, knowing that mom and dad stand for something, have some non-negotiables. So--I wouldn'......more