Ronald F. Ferguson, Tatsha Robertson

The Formula

Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through the life stories of highly successful people, this book uncovers a common formula in the parenting that extraordinary achievers experience beginning in early childhood.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BenBella Books
• Seitenzahl: 323
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9781946885067
• ISBN-10: 1946885061
• Artikelnr.: 48692046

Autorenporträt

Ronald F. Ferguson

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Mystery of Success The Black Box An Investigation into
Success Masters of the Formula Chapter 2. What We Mean by Success Purpose +
Agency + Smarts = Fully Realized Prodigies versus the Products of the
Formula Who Our Achievers Are and How We Chose Them
Chapter 3. The Formula The Incredible Life of Jarell Lee The Formula: The
Eight Roles of Master Parenting Parenting Styles: What Is Different About
the Formula?
Chapter 4. The Strategists The Strange and Strategic Parenting of Lisa Son
Why Esther Wojcicki Raised the Smartest Girls in the World Ms. Badger's
Holographic Ideal
Chapter 5. The Early-Learning Partner (Role #1) Rob Humble's Moment of
Truth The Science of Play Teaching a Baby to Read: The Early-Lead Effect
The Girl Raised by a Village of Teenagers
Chapter 6. The Flight Engineer (Role #2) Masters Monitor and Manage (Even
from the White House) Asserting Authority: "You Will Respect My Child"
Knowing When (Not) to Step In: "You Can Deal with Your Teacher This Time"
Chapter 7. Siblings Cautionary Tales The Receptive Child Is Your Oldest
Child Really Smarter, or Were You Just Tired with the Rest of Them?
Chapter 8. The Fixer (Role #3) The Fixer to the Rescue
Vigilance: How One Mother Deconstructed the SAT Sacrifice: Dad Says, "We
Need to Leave-Now!" Resourcefulness: The Girl Who Needed a Flute
Chapter 9. The Revealer (Role #4) Albert Einstein's Master Parents The Art
of Supplementing Education Exposure to the World-and Harsh Realities
Chapter 10. The Philosopher (Role #5) The Preschooler Who Debated Aristotle
in the Bathtub What the Philosopher Creates, Part 1: Bree Newsome's Mission
What the Philosopher Creates, Part 2: Jarell Lee's Purpose
Chapter 11. The Model (Role #6) A Ripple Effect When the Past Provides the
Model Tracing Family Mindset
Chapter 12. The Negotiator (Role #7) Bringing a Child to the Bargaining
Table Negotiators, not Pushovers Master Parent versus Tiger Parent Is the
Formula the Superior American Style of Parenting?
Chapter 13. Mastering Hurdles Success Mindset How "Gritty" Ryan Quarles
Found a Way to Win Maggie Masters a Memory Slip The Future News Anchor Who
Stuttered
Chapter 14. The GPS (Role #8) The Navigational Voice in Their Head The GPS
and the Fully Realized Human Being The Achievers as Parents
Conclusion: The Formula's Secret Acknowledgments Notes Index About the
Authors