The 13 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make And How To Avoid Them

by Steven J. Anderson

No matter the age of your children, you never stop being a parent. No matter how great your children are, there is always something you can do to have a more positive impact on their lives. The 13 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make and How to Avoid Them is based on decades of work with high school and college age students through “Eagle U” (www.EagleUniversity.org) career success skills seminars and workshops. Having worked with thousands of young people, Steve Anderson reveals the most common mistakes parents, coaches, advisors, and any adult in a position of influencing youth unknowingly make that prevent young people from being more successful in school, their relationships, their personal lives and their future careers. Packed with practical action items you can implement today, The 13 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make and How to Avoid Them will help you be an even more positive influence in the life of any young person. So whether the young people in your life have yet to start kindergarten or are getting ready to graduate from college, it’s never too early and it’s never too late to make an even bigger difference in their lives.

194 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2022

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Reviews

[Shae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book at a used bookstore and bought it on a whim. I don't have a lot of experience with parenting books, so I do not know how it compares, but in the end it was worth reading. There were some very good suggestions and just a few sections that were boring. Best of all it was very easy to read so I have no problem passing it to my husband and think it will spark some really good conversation.

Curious what some of the "mistakes" are? Here were a few of my favorite chapters -- 1) Creating and Fostering the Entitlement Attitude, 2.) Faling to Recognize that your Children Will Not Likely Rise Above What You Expect of Them, 3.)Being a Victim of Approval Addiction and Passing It on to Your Children, 4.)Providing Dependable "911 Emergency Rescue"

I think this book is focusing more on parenting older children and teenagers, though of course it probably all starts in the womb and I just don't know it yet:)

[Shawn Lynch · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst books on correcting behavior, much less parenting that I have ever read.

I read it for work, to apply basic behavioral modification techniques toward employees, and feel as if my time was utterly wasted. The scenarios presented, while at times plausible, the completed work was contradictory and ultimately insulting to children and parents. The final chapter goes so far as to explain that the techniques used in the book are proven true by the young adults at "Eagle U", people which are vetted to be likely candidates for success. Which defeats the purpose of behavior modification in general. If the lessons in this book are only applicable toward the people most likely to succeed, it only proves useful to a small fraction of people that need to know the things taught in this book.

Utter failure in every way this book was intended to be meaningful.