Achtung baby : the German art of raising self-reliant children

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Label

Achtung baby : the German art of raising self-reliant children

Title remainder

the German art of raising self-reliant children

Statement of responsibility

Sara Zaske

Creator

• Zaske, Sara

Subject

• Family and Relationships
• Parent and child
• Parenting -- Germany
• Self-reliance in children
• Zaske, Sara -- Family

Language

eng

Summary

When Sara Zaske moved from Oregon to Berlin with her husband and toddler, she was surprised to discover that German parents give their children a great deal of freedom. In Berlin, kids walk to school by themselves, ride the subway alone, cut food with sharp knives and even play with fire. Was she doing the opposite of what she intended, which was to raise capable children? Through her own family's often funny experiences as well as interviews with other parents, teachers, and experts, Zaske shares the many unexpected parenting lessons she learned from living in Germany. This book reveals that today's Germans know something that other parents don't about raising kids with 'selbstandigkeit' (self-reliance), and provides many new and practical ideas parents everywhere can use to give their own children the freedom they need to grow into responsible, independent adults

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

• 306.8'74'0943
• 306.8740943

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography