Love that boy : what two presidents, eight road trips, and my son taught me about a parent's expectations
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Published
New York : Harmony Books, [2016].
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Book
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x, 228 pages ; 22 cm
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Main Library - Adult
618.928588 Fou
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618.928588 Fou
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Published
New York : Harmony Books, [2016].
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"This work is adapted from "First, Family," as originally published in National Journal magazine on December 1, 2012"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.
Description
Tyler and I inch toward the Green Room, in line with blow-dried TV anchors and stuffy columnists. He's practicing his handshake and hello: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President." When the couple in front of us steps forward for their picture, my teenager with sky-blue eyes and a soft heart looks up at me and says, "I hope I don't let you down, Dad." What kind of father raises a son to worry about embarrassing his dad? I want to tell Tyler not to worry, that he'd never let me down. That there's nothing wrong with being different. That I actually am proud of what makes him special. But we are next in line to meet the president of the United States in a room filled with fellow strivers, and all I can think about is the real possibility that Tyler might embarrass himself. Or, God forbid, me. LOVE THAT BOY is a personal story about the causes and costs of outsized parental expectations. What we want for our children (popularity, normalcy, achievement, genius) and what they truly need (grit, empathy, character) are explored by National Journal's Ron Fournier, who weaves his journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling parents.
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LC Subjects
Asperger's syndrome in children -- Patients -- Biography.
Asperger's syndrome in children -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Biographies.
Fathers and sons -- Biography.
Fournier, Ron, -- 1963- -- Family.
Fournier, Tyler -- Health.
Parent and child.
Parental acceptance.
Parenting -- United States.
Parents of autistic children.
Asperger's syndrome in children -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Biographies.
Fathers and sons -- Biography.
Fournier, Ron, -- 1963- -- Family.
Fournier, Tyler -- Health.
Parent and child.
Parental acceptance.
Parenting -- United States.
Parents of autistic children.