Make the Most of Your Life (Collection)
Addison Wesley
978-0-13-373971-8 (ISBN)
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Richard Templar's The Rules of Parenting, Expanded Edition presents the principles to follow which you can adapt to suit you and your children. Templar -- author of The Rules of Life and many other best-sellers -- has brought together 100+ parenting tips you can start using instantly. Now updated and expanded with 10 brand-new rules, Templar's rules address everything you need to know from start to finish. Beginning with the first rule "Relax" and continuing through 100+ rules, this book presents a guide to everything a parent needs to know from toddling, school, boyfriends or girlfriends, through driving lessons and college. The book begins with a section that covers the most important rules, The Rules for Staying Sane. The rest of the sections cover some of the big questions of parenting, including the Attitude Rules, the Discipline Rules, the Sibling Rules, the School Rules, the Teenage Rules, the Crisis Rules, all the way up to the Grown-up Rules.
Richard Templar is an astute observer of human behavior and understands what makes the difference between those of us who effortlessly glide towards success and those of us who struggle against the tide. He has distilled these observations into his Rules titles. More than 1 million people around the world have enjoyed and now play by Richard Templar's Rules.
The Rules of Life
Introduction viii
Part I Rules for You 1
1 Keep It Under Your Hat 4
2 You’ll Get Older But Not Necessarily Wiser 6
3 Accept What Is Done Is Done 8
4 Accept Yourself 10
5 Know What Counts and What Doesn’t 12
6 Dedicate Your Life to Something 14
7 Be Flexible in Your Thinking 16
8 Take an Interest in the Outside World 18
9 Be on the Side of the Angels, Not the Beasts 20
10 Only Dead Fish Swim with the Stream 22
11 Be the Last to Raise Your Voice 24
12 Be Your Own Adviser 26
13 No Fear, No Surprise, No Hesitation, No Doubt 28
14 I Wish I’d Done That--and I Will 30
15 It’s OK to Give Up 32
16 Count to Ten--or Recite “Baa Baa Black Sheep” 34
17 Change What You Can Change; Let Go of the Rest 36
18 Aim to Be the Very Best at Everything You Do--Not Second Best 38
19 Don’t Expect to Be Perfect 40
20 Don’t Be Afraid to Dream 42
21 If You’re Going to Jump Off a Bridge, Make Sure You Know How Deep the Water Is 44
22 Don’t Dwell on the Past 46
23 Don’t Live in the Future 48
24 Get on With Life--It’s Whooshing Past 50
25 Be Consistent 52
26 Dress Like Today Is Important 54
27 Have a Belief System 56
28 Leave a Little Space for Yourself Each Day 58
29 Have a Plan 60
30 Have a Sense of Humor 62
31 Choose How You Make Your Bed 64
32 Life Can Be a Bit Like Advertising 66
33 Get Used to Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone 68
34 Learn to Ask Questions 70
35 Have Dignity 72
36 It’s OK to Feel Big Emotions 74
37 Keep the Faith 76
38 You’ll Never Understand Everything 78
39 Know Where True Happiness Comes From 80
40 Life Is a Pizza 82
41 Know When to Let Go--When to Walk Away 84
42 Retaliation Leads to Escalation 86
43 Look After Yourself 88
44 Maintain Good Manners in All Things 90
45 Prune Your Stuff Frequently 92
46 Remember to Touch Base 94
47 Draw the Lines Around Yourself 96
48 Shop for Quality, Not Price 98
49 It’s OK to Worry, or to Know How Not To 100
50 Stay Young 102
51 Throwing Money at a Problem Doesn’t Always Work 104
52 Think for Yourself 106
53 You Are Not in Charge 108
54 Have Something in Your Life That Takes You
Out of Yourself 110
55 Only the Good Feel Guilty 112
56 If You Can’t Say Anything Nice, Don’t Say
Anything at All 114
Part II Partnership Rules 117
57 Accept the Differences, Embrace What You Have in Common 120
58 Allow Your Partner the Space to Be Themselves 122
59 Be Nice 124
60 You Want to Do What? 126
61 Be the First to Say Sorry 128
62 Go That Extra Step in Trying to Please Them 130
63 Always Have Someone--or Something--That Is Pleased to See You 132
64 Know When to Listen and When to Act 134
65 Have a Passion for Your Life Together 136
66 Make Sure Your Love Making Is Making Love 138
67 Keep Talking 140
68 Respect Privacy 142
69 Check You Both Have the Same Shared Goals 144
70 Treat Your Partner Better Than Your Best Friend 146
71 Contentment Is a High Aim 148
72 You Don’t Both Have to Have the Same Rules 150
Part III Family and Friends Rules 153
73 If You Are Going to Be a Friend, Be a Good Friend 156
74 Never Be Too Busy for Loved Ones 158
75 Let Your Kids Mess Up for Themselves--They Don’t Need Any Help from You 160
76 Have a Little Respect and Forgiveness for Your Parents 162
77 Give Your Kids a Break 164
78 Never Lend Money Unless You Are Prepared to Write It Off 166
79 Keep Quiet 168
80 There Are No Bad Children 170
81 Be Up Around People You Love 172
82 Give Your Kids Responsibilities 174
83 Your Children Need to Fall Out with You to Leave Home 176
84 Your Kids Will Have Friends You Don’t Like 178
85 Your Role as a Child 180
86 Your Role as a Parent 182
Part IV Social Rules 185
87 We’re All Closer Than You Think 188
88 It Doesn’t Hurt to Forgive 190
89 It Doesn’t Hurt to Be Helpful 192
90 What’s in It for Them? 194
91 Hang Out with Positive People 196
92 Be Generous with Your Time and Information 198
93 Get Involved 200
94 Keep the Moral High Ground 202
95 Just Because You Have, Doesn't Mean They Have Too 204
96 Do Compare Yourself with Other People 206
97 Have a Plan for Your Career 208
98 Look at the Long-Term Ramifications of What You Do for a Living 210
99 Be Good at Your Job 212
100 Be Aware of the Damage You Are Doing 214
101 Be for the Glory, Not the Degradation 216
102 Be Part of the Solution, Not the Problem 218
103 Check What History Would Say About You 220
104 Not Everything Can Be Green 222
105 Put Something Back 224
106 Find a New Rule Every Day--or Occasionally at Least 226
The Rules of Parenting
Contents
Introduction xi
Part I Rules for Staying Sane 2
1 Relax 4
2 No One Is Perfect 6
3 Be Content 8
4 Know What You’re Good at 10
5 Almost Any Rule Can Be Broken Occasionally 12
6 Don’t Try to Do Everything 14
7 You Don’t Have to Follow Every Piece of Advice You Get (Including This One) 16
8 It’s Normal to Want to Escape 18
9 You’re Allowed to Hide from Your Kids 20
10 Parents Are People Too 22
11 Don’t Ignore Your Relationship with Your Partner 24
Part II Attitude Rules 26
12 Love Is Not Enough 28
13 Every Recipe Needs Different Ingredients 30
14 Anything Extreme Is Almost Certainly Wrong 32
15 Look Pleased to See Them 34
16 Treat Your Child with Respect 36
17 Enjoy Their Company 38
18 It’s Not about You — It’s about Them 40
19 Being Tidy Isn’t as Important as You Think 42
20 Good Parenting Is Calculated Risk Taking 44
21 Keep Your Worries to Yourself 46
22 See Things from Their Point of View 48
23 Parenting Is Not a Competitive Sport 50
24 Never Emotionally Blackmail Them 52
Part III Everyday Rules 54
25 Let Them Get On with It 56
26 Let Them Go (Wild) 58
27 Teach Them to Think for Themselves 60
28 Use Praise Wisely 62
29 Make Sure They Know What’s Important 64
30 Show Them How to Lose 66
31 Know the Value of Boundaries 68
32 Bribery Doesn’t Have to Be Bad 70
33 Moods Are Catching 72
34 You’re Setting Their Eating Patterns for Life 74
35 Communicate 76
36 Set Clear Targets 78
37 Don’t Be a Nag 80
Part IV Discipline Rules 82
38 Present a United Front 84
39 Carrots Beat Sticks 86
40 Be Consistent 88
41 Lighten Up 90
42 Focus on the Problem, Not the Person 92
43 Don’t Paint Yourself into a Corner 94
44 If You Lose Your Temper, You’re the Loser 96
45 Apologize if You Get It Wrong 98
46 Let Them Back in 100
47 The Right of Expression 102
Part V Personality Rules 104
48 Find What Incentives Work for Your Child 106
49 Every Child Should Have Something He Knows He’s Good At 108
50 Learn to Appreciate the Qualities That Remind You of Someone Else 110
51 Look for the Similarities Between You 112
52 Find Qualities to Admire in Them 114
53 Let Them Be Better Than You 116
54 Their Attitude Is as Important as Their Achievements 118
55 Keep Your Fears and Insecurities to Yourself 120
56 Mind Your Programming 122
57 Don’t Try to Have a Perfect Child 124
Part VI Sibling Rules 126
58 Give Them Each Other 128
59 Recognize that Squabbling Is Healthy (Within Reason) 130
60 Teach Them to Fight Their Own Battles 132
61 Work as a Team 134
62 Let Them Entertain Each Other 136
63 Never Compare Children with Each Other 138
64 Different Children Need Different Rules 140
65 Don’t Have a Favorite 142
66 Mix and Match 144
67 Find Each Child’s Strengths 146
Part VII School Rules 148
68 Schooling Isn’t the Same as Education 150
69 School Comes as a Package 152
70 Fight Your Child’s Corner 154
71 Bullying Is Always Serious 156
72 Teach Them to Stand Up for Themselves 158
73 Put Up with Friends of Theirs You Don’t Like 160
74 Remember You’re Their Parent, Not Their Teacher 162
75 Don’t Spoil Them 164
76 Let Up the Pressure 166
77 They Have to Live with Their Choices (and It’s OK) 168
Part VIII Teenage Rules 170
78 Don’t Panic 172
79 Remember Newton’s Third Law 174
80 Give Them a Voice 176
81 Don’t Look Under the Mattress 178
82 Running Around after Them Doesn’t Help Anybody 180
83 Don’t Stand in Front of a Speeding Train 182
84 Yelling Isn’t the Answer 184
85 Let Them Have the Last Word 186
86 Everything Comes with Strings 188
87 Show Some Respect for the Things They Care about 190
88 Adopt a Healthy Attitude to Sex 192
Part IX Crisis Rules 194
89 Don’t Use Your Kids as Ammunition 196
90 Let Them Cope in Their Own Way 198
91 Being Younger Doesn’t Necessarily Speed Everything Up 200
92 The Aftershock Can Last Forever 202
93 Tell Them What’s Going On 204
94 Teach Them to Fail Successfully 206
95 It’s Better to Agree Than to Be Right 208
96 All of Your Actions Speak Louder Than Any of Your Words 210
97 Make Sure They Know They’re Priority No. 1 212
98 You Can’t Fix Everything 214
Part X Grown-up Rules 216
99 Back Off 218
100 Wait Until They Ask for Advice 220
101 Treat Them as Adults 222
102 Don’t Try to Be Their Best Friend 224
103 Encourage Them Regardless 226
104 You Can’t Choose Who Your Children Love 228
105 Leave the Strings Off 230
106 Don’t Guilt-Trip Them 232
107 Remember They Still Need You 234
108 It’s Not Your Fault 236
109 Once a Parent, Always a Parent 238
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.8.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-13-373971-6 / 0133739716 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-13-373971-8 / 9780133739718 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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