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How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results

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Amy Chua herself has said she’s never even considered whether her kids were happy or if she was kind to them, all that mattered was that her kids were better than everyone else at the things they did. There are no down and dirty secrets, though she does have some good advice and examples of things that she has done with her own children or students. Wojcicki also completely surpasses the role of genetics; if your father is a physics professor and your mother is also smart, that might be a bigger part of your success than the fact that you were allowed to bike to school alone at an early age. Their days are carefully planned out, whether by schools or by parents, they have very little freedom and spend more and more time indoors.

He picked himself up and continued writing the best articles he could for the newspaper, all the while helping others with their pieces, too. Small stories of the form "this person such and such had a big problem that nobody could figure out. Her perspective is a drastic opposite to the popular ‘helicopter’ style of parenting we see nowadays. It is part memoir that reads easily as it is chock full of trajectory changing events that shaped her worldview. There are no Nobel Prizes for parenting or education, but if there were, Esther Wojcicki would be the bookies’ favourite.But, to me it was less of a parenting guide, and more of a celebration of her successes as a parent and teacher. Teaching them that innate ability is less important than learned skill will help them grow up with determination and a willingness to work. As a teacher, this worked for me mostly - because I wasn't reading as a teacher but as a parent - but for most parents, each teaching story would miss the mark. She also points out that many parents raise their children with the idea that their successes are a direct reflection of the parents themselves, and she argues this is completely unrealistic.

On top of that goal, we also want to build great relationships with our kids ( it’s a life mantra after all). Where her brother was told he could grow up to be anything he wanted, she was told women belonged in the kitchen as housewives. Growing up in the 50s and in a religious household, sexism was baked into her parent’s child rearing philosophy. I guess the idea is that she'll be able to tell us what child-raising techniques she used to turn her daughters into successes? The book started out strong and has a lot of really good ideas but it really struggles with its identity and audience.How to Raise Successful People by Esther Wojcicki is a parenting guide packed with practical tips and insights on how to cultivate independent and self-directed individuals. While it can be annoying responding to a kid constantly asking “why”, and it might feel insulting to think you need to explain yourself to a child, instead of saying “because I said so”, tell them the thing they have to do but also explain why you want them to do it. Our main goal is to make our kids successful, and our main fear is that they can’t succeed without our help. Wojcicki emphasises the significance of fostering independence and encouraging experimentation as key components of success. I totally agree with that-your kids aren’t you, so stop trying to mold them into the person you wish you were; let them be their own person, free of your own insecurities.

When people have rough childhoods they usually go one of two directions when they become parents themselves, they either recreate the parenting style they experienced, or they consciously decide to do the opposite. While this might help them get high grades or become successful in the business world, it doesn’t properly prepare them to deal with the stresses of life, or teach them how to be independent, and most of all it doesn’t worry about how to raise your children to be happy and kind. Children polled in a Harvard study were found to overwhelmingly report that they considered their own personal happiness and success a priority in life, with only 20% of them reporting that caring for others was their top priority. It's about giving them independence, choice, responsibility and trust at a young age and continuing it all throughout.It’s no mystery that abusive parents were themselves abused, and naturally those with good parents try to emulate them. Esther Wojcicki seems like a nice enough lady, and she should rightly be proud of her three daughters' success, but this was a slog from beginning to end.

We are providing our personal opinion and it should not be taken as legal, financial, or tax advice. A child already conditioned to believe their choices don’t matter is much more likely to end up in abusive relationships, much more likely to be taken advantage of, and much more vulnerable to things like sexual harassment and coercion. Woj doesn't cite everything in the book as it's mentioned but there is an appendix and that makes it super easy to read without feeling lost or that you need a child development degree or more. This doesn't mean Woj didn't experience her own struggles and I think that is why ALL parents should read How to Raise Successful People. That section could have been eliminated without an issue and I'm surprised an editor didn't step in and say so.I enjoyed hearing about her experiences teaching, but it was the parenting stuff that really struck with me. All parents want their children to succeed, but consider how you are defining success in regards to your child. She developed their decision-making abilities by asking them questions like, “Is it a banana or an orange that you want? Drawing on the poignant real-life experiences of her own family, as well as those of her students, these blinks show you how you can excel at the most important job you’ll ever have: raising the next generation. By most metrics, she does live a very successful life, and taking advice from someone in her position makes a lot of sense.

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