Parenting From The Passenger Seat: How Our Children Develop Capabilities, Connections, and Meaningful Lives

Description

Unlock your children's potential and trust them to make their own decisions.

Are you ready to let your children take the wheel of their own lives and trust that they will make the right decisions? Do you want to create environments that support them? Parenting From The Passenger Seat offers a unique perspective for empowering children as they embark on their individual journeys to become a vital part of their interconnected community. This book provides readers with the insights needed to support their children as they learn to trust their inner compass and pursue a life of meaning and purpose.

In this book, you will find ways to:

-Give your children the freedom to learn outside the constraints of standardized education

-Create vibrant communities that support dignity, responsibility, relationships, and meaningful pursuits

-Support your children as they gain the confidence and connections needed to steer themselves through life

Inside Parenting from the Passenger Seat, Pam Roy shares her personal experiences about navigating the education system-from preschool to college-with her three daughters. She interweaves renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's meaning-oriented theory with inspiring stories, helpful tools, and strategies for becoming a confident and supportive parent. Pam presents innovative models like Big Picture Learning and B-Unbound, as well as solution-oriented steps that allow each of us to contribute to much-needed change.

Buckle up and enjoy the ride