Looking at the coffee table of some families that I work with gives me a little bit of perspective on how serious they are about their children. Some of them have photo albums, while others have copies of Southern Living where their house was the featured article. What lurks under some of those magazines are copies of the newest parenting book that is helping to guide many of their parental decisions in the next five years.
My favorite parents are those that are constantly giving themselves more information than their carpool buddies will ever share. For some reason, parents seem to hide many secrets from each other: who their housekeeper is, who their nannies or babysitters are, or in my case - the educational service provider that has helped their child gain 30 IQ points in the last year (it was a long year - but it was accomplished nonetheless). Parents keep many secrets - and many of them are actually found in the public library.
It is no surprise who these parents are. When problems come their way they seem to have a great deal of insight and will always have that sinister grin on their face where they hide all of their strategies of intervention. Sometimes they wait to meet up with other important advisors such as their friendly neighbor who is an Early Intervention Specialist or even the retired psychologist that is in their neighborhood. Whatever their secret to success is - it is still a secret that only the well read are inclined to know.
My favorite parents are those that are constantly giving themselves more information than their carpool buddies will ever share. For some reason, parents seem to hide many secrets from each other: who their housekeeper is, who their nannies or babysitters are, or in my case - the educational service provider that has helped their child gain 30 IQ points in the last year (it was a long year - but it was accomplished nonetheless). Parents keep many secrets - and many of them are actually found in the public library.
It is no surprise who these parents are. When problems come their way they seem to have a great deal of insight and will always have that sinister grin on their face where they hide all of their strategies of intervention. Sometimes they wait to meet up with other important advisors such as their friendly neighbor who is an Early Intervention Specialist or even the retired psychologist that is in their neighborhood. Whatever their secret to success is - it is still a secret that only the well read are inclined to know.
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