there's no either or trade-off between supportive parenting and…
Page 211 there's no either or trade-off between supportive parenting and demanding parenting. It's a common misunderstanding to think of Toughlove, as a carefully struck balance between affection and respect on one hand and firmly and forced expectations on the other in actuality, there's no reason you can't do both.
— from Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting) · Grit Angela duckworth kat dictation
In the book
So you must let them fail, on occasion — not get hurt, but fail, and feel it, and learn that they can get back up. And do not imagine you must choose between warmth and high standards; there is no trade-off between supportive parenting and demanding parenting — the best parents simply do both. One principle threads through all three jobs. — Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)
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- The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
- Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)