Smart Parenting for Smart Kids cover

Smart Parenting for Smart Kids

by Eileen Kennedy-Moore

*"My kid is smart, but..."* It takes more than school smarts to build a satisfying life. This warm and sensible book draws from research as well as the authors’ clinical experience. It offers practical parenting tips for helping children develop the social and emotional skills they need to become capable, confident, and caring people. Chapters include: - Tempering Perfectionism - Building Connection - Developing Motivation - Finding Joy. "This book is a literal Godsend. Parents will find great wisdom in its pages." - Stephen R. Covey, author of *The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People* "A smart, deeply perceptive, and important book." - Wendy Mogel, author of *The Blessing of a Skinned Knee* "A fresh parenting book is filled with vignettes and strategies for raising smart kids to become healthy, happy and contributing adults." - Vicki Abeles, Producer and Co-Director of *Race to Nowhere* WINNER Mom’s Choice Gold Award for parenting books Video book trailer: **Competitive Parenting? Just say no!** (< 2 min): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgf2cf-gCp8][1] Video author interview: **Why we SHOULDN’T correct our children’s homework** (1 min): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayl6vnii36M][2] Download a pdf **excerpt of the first chapter** here: [http://www.EileenKennedyMoore.com/media/Excerpt-Smart-Parenting-for-Smart-Kids.pdf][3] [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgf2cf-gCp8 [2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayl6vnii36M [3]: http://www.EileenKennedyMoore.com/media/Excerpt-Smart-Parenting-for-Smart-Kids.pdf

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?