Lighthouse Parenting

Raising Your Child With Loving Guidance for a Lifelong Bond

By: MD, MS Ed, Kenneth R Ginsburg

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Paperback | 25 June 2025

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240 Pages

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In a world of helicopter parents and tiger moms, discover a more balanced alternative-Lighthouse Parenting. The originator of this popular, practical, science-based parenting style, Dr. Ken Ginsburg, shows you how to put it into action at home! Dr. Ken Ginsburg, a leading adolescent health expert, offers an evidence-based parenting action plan that lays the foundation for the kind of relationship in which you will be welcomed as a guide in childhood, throughout adolescence, and beyond. The near-term benefits for your child of building your relationship through Lighthouse Parenting include Greater academic success Higher levels of emotional well-being Increased resilience Fewer behavioral risks Reduced emotional distress But, in the long term, following Lighthouse Parenting helps to build emotionally healthy children and adolescents who are more likely to develop deep, enduring relationships with their parents for their entire lifetime.
But, in the long term, followingLighthouse Parentinghelps to build emotionally healthy children and adolescents who are more likely to develop deep, enduring relationships with their parents for their entire lifetime.

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"Lighthouse Parenting is an antidote to toxic achievement culture. [It] will help parents and children navigate the pressures of modern-day childhood and adolescence and emerge with a strong, lifelong bond based on who they are, not what they accomplish." -Jennifer Wallace, author of the New York Times bestseller Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It "Dr Ken Ginsburg has created a lasting concept . . . that builds on very solid child development research. [H]e is with us every step of the way . . . offering practical guidance, insight, and caring support." -Ellen Galinsky, author, The Breakthrough Years and Mind in the Making; president, Families and Work Institute; and senior research advisor, AASA, the School Superintendents Association "[S]eamlessly integrates the best of medical knowledge and the science of human development with wisdom and compassion. Lighthouse Parenting constitutes a unique and invaluable resource that both nurtures and inspires parents and teens." -Richard M. Lerner, PhD, professor, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science, and director, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University "Smartly written and highly accessible, I strongly recommend this book to any parent seeking to nurture resilience and joy in their relationship with their children." -Wendy Grolnick, PhD, professor of psychology at Clark University and coauthor of Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out ? vi Kids: Dealing with Competition While Raising a Successful Child and Motivation Myth Busters: Science-Based Strategies to Boost Motivation in Yourself and Others "[A] practical, evidence-based guide . . . Equal parts reassuring, inspiring, and empowering, this indispensable book provides caregivers with all the tools they need to build and sustain a strong relationship with their child-both now and well into adulthood." -Phyllis L. Fagell, licensed therapist, school counselor, and author of Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond-and How Parents Can Help and Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times "[M]eaningful and constructive advice. . . . [Dr. Ginsburg] offers clear and concrete strategies to build those key relationships and to help us support our children as they navigate development and challenges in life." -Amy Alamar, EdD, author and educator

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