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Ron Fournier is the Senior Political Columnist of National Journal. Prior to joining NJ, he worked at the Associated Press for 20 years, most recently as Washington Bureau Chief.

A Detroit native, Fournier began his career in Arkansas, first with the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record and then with the Arkansas Democrat and the AP, where he covered the state legislature and Gov. Bill Clinton. In January 1993, Fournier moved to Washington, where he covered the White House and presidential campaigns for the AP.

In 2005, Fournier served as a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics, where he co-wrote " Applebee's America," a New York Times best seller that examined the shared attributes of successful politic ...more

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	Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations 3.93 avg rating — 2,606 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Applebee's America: How Successful Political, Business, and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community by Douglas B. Sosnik, Matthew J. Dowd, Ron Fournier (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In "Love That Boy" (Harmony/April 12), I write about a lunch I had with a well-regarded business consultant, a mother and wife with two young kids—one boy, one girl. This woman, one of five sisters in a large southern family, long dreamed of raising a daughter in her image. As she put it: “A girly girl—you know, a sweet and loving little thing who might have a career and all, but she’d always be a Read more of this blog post »

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“The next parent who Googles Is my 2-year-old gifted? should get a curt response: Your 2-year-old is a gift.”
― Ron Fournier, Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations

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“I circle back to the happiness paradox—how I wanted him to be happy, but my actions might have had the opposite effect. “Were you happy as a little kid?” I wince, afraid of the answer. “I’d say so.” Now? “Am I happy now? I’d say so. My kind of happy.” “But you don’t have many friends.” “That’s the problem,” Tyler objects. His tone is matter-of-fact, not accusatory or defensive. “You have a picture in your head of what makes a kid happy. But then you have a kid and it doesn’t turn out that way. That just means your picture didn’t come true. It doesn’t mean I’m not happy. I have a different picture.” “Are you happy in your picture?” “Most of the time, yes,” he says. “Are you always happy in yours?” “No, buddy. Not always.” “Same with me.”
― Ron Fournier, Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations

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“In our lust for academic excellence, we forget the pride and promise of our children’s first day of school. It is not their destiny on that September day to be the smartest or most accomplished children. It is their time to learn. To learn to be their best, not their best impression of what we want them to be. The next parent who Googles “Is my 2-year-old gifted?” should get a curt response: “Your 2-year-old is a gift.”
― Ron Fournier, Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations

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