Parenting: The Biggest Job, created by the Hyde School - Resources and Advice for Better Parenting

“Home is the primary classroom and parents are the primary teachers.”

–Joe Gauld

Founder of Hyde Schools

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

–James Baldwin

U.S. author (1924-87)

“Do not fear the winds of adversity. Remember: a kite rises against the wind rather than with it.”

–Anonymous

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“Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.”

–Alvin Toffler

American author and futurist (1928- )

“The great danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”

–Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer (1475-1564)

“Our chief want in life is someone who will make us do what we can.”

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

US essayist and poet (1803-82)

“When we do the right thing we raise ourselves in our own eyes.”

–Eugene Delacroix

French artist (1798-1863)

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”

–Maya Angelou

U.S. author and poet (1928-)

“The truth will set you free but first it will make you miserable.”

–James Garfield

U.S. President (1831-81)

“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”

–Norman Vincent Peale

U.S. minister & author (1898-1993)

“Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.”

–Martin Mull

U.S. actor & comedian (1943-)

“Exceptional Parenting: It is hard. It is doable. It is never too late.”

–Laura and Malcolm Gauld

Hyde Schools educators & parenting coaches

“Parents also have to make sure their own lives are fulfilling. There is no parent more vulnerable to the excesses of overparenting than an unhappy parent.”

–Madeline Levine

Author and family therapist

“If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.”

–Bette Davis

U.S. film actress (1908-1989)

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Podcast 85: Teen Coaching: Life Success for Teens

1/14/2019 | by Pam Hardy

That’s what we all want for our teens, isn’t it? Well, have you ever thought about having a coach for your teen? To help them deal with anxiety, fear of loss, and fear of rejection? Sure, all parents would like to be the person their teen turns to for help with these things, but what [More…]

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Podcast 84: Richard Preece: The 10 Priorities of Parenting Excellence in the Business World

1/7/2019 | by Jenny Collinson

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Podcast 83: Lisa Wade: American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus

12/31/2018 | by Pam Hardy

If the title of this book, American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus, by Lisa Wade, PhD., startles you, the information and descriptions in the book may shock you. But tune in to this podcast so you can find out the truth about how pervasive hook-up culture on college campuses is today, its pervasiveness [More…]

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Podcast 82: Claire Grant: Are you a perfectionist? Is it influencing your child to be perfect also?

12/24/2018 | by Pam Hardy

Are you a perfectionist? Is it influencing your child to be perfect also? “Focus instead on who are you as a person, what do you stand for, what do you believe in, what are your deeper principles, and how are you going to live a life that adheres to that? And if you do, you’re [More…]

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Podcast 81: Lenore Skenazy: Why is Adolescent Anxiety Spiking? Do parents just need to get tougher?

12/17/2018 | by Pam Hardy

In a world where parents are getting a lot of blame, here’s a different answer for why kids are so anxious about everything. Enter Lenore Skenazy, founder of LET GROW (www.letgrow.org) and author of Free Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry). “NO!” she says, “It’s not the parents; [More…]

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Podcast 80: Katherine Ketcham, Addiction: Heartbreak, Healing, & Profound Transformation

12/10/2018 | by Pam Hardy

“Addiction takes over everything… it’s this brain disease that affects individuals and changes their whole view of life and their whole view of relationships.” ~ Katherine Ketcham The Only Life I Could Save is Katherine Ketcham’s seventeenth book; she has co-authored sixteen others, ten of which are on the subject of addiction and recovery. For [More…]

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–Joe Gauld

Founder of Hyde Schools

–James Baldwin

U.S. author (1924-87)

–Anonymous

unknown

–Alvin Toffler

American author and futurist (1928- )

–Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer (1475-1564)

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

US essayist and poet (1803-82)

–Eugene Delacroix

French artist (1798-1863)

–Maya Angelou

U.S. author and poet (1928-)

–James Garfield

U.S. President (1831-81)

–Norman Vincent Peale

U.S. minister & author (1898-1993)

–Martin Mull

U.S. actor & comedian (1943-)

–Laura and Malcolm Gauld

Hyde Schools educators & parenting coaches

–Madeline Levine

Author and family therapist

–Bette Davis

U.S. film actress (1908-1989)

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