Courageous Parents, Confident Kids: Letting Go So You Both Can Grow

Create Joyful Independence for Your Family, in the Nest and Beyond! A close relationship with our kids is a gift. But it's possible to become so over-involved that our kids don't learn to spread their wings. And, how does that hovering "helicopter" mode impact us as parents? This unique resource releases both parents and kids to fully enjoy the comforts of the nest and the ability to explore and grow beyond it. "Courageous Parents, Confident Kids" gives you the practical skills and inspiration every family needs to grow up together. This is your guide to sustainable parenting that makes letting go a safer and happier process, every step of the way. Let the journey begin! You'll get guidance on: * The courage to invest in your own care, career, and development * The courage to raise capable, confident kids at every age * Beyond "Stranger Danger"-concrete skills for online and personal safety * Finding your voice and raising it for the community "Wondering why kids used to play and roam outside, but things are so different today? This book brims with courage for today's parents, and ways to pass that power onto the next generation. Read on!" - Lenore Skenazy, Founder of FreeRangeKids.com and author of "Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)" "Tiemann's 'letting go so you both can grow' is the shift parents need to nurture themselves and their families with absolute confidence and joy." --Michele Borba, Ed.D., author of "The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries"