12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids [Paperback]

Best-selling parenting guru Michele Borba, the mother of three, has surveyed 5,000 mothers for their experience and wisdom in raising happier, more confident kids by returning to a more natural, authentic kind of mothering. She shares 12 top secrets of successful moms culled from her research and shows how to apply them to your family.

Youll learn how to&

• Apply the 12 essential principles that child experts and 5,000 parents say matter most in good mothering
• Raise children with confidence, resilience, and character
• Create a customized mothering plan and use it so it leads to success with your child
• Cut the guilt and reduce the stress by sticking to what really counts in parenting good kids today
• Discover simple ways to make big differences in your familys life

Acknowledgments xi

Note to the Reader xiv

Introduction: What is a Real Mom? 1

Part One How Can a Real Mom Give Her Children Love That Lasts for Always? 17

Chapter One From the Sacrificial Mom to the Child Who Can Thrive Without You 19

Chapter Two What is a Real Mom These Days? 23

Chapter Three Why Being a Sacrificial Mom is Bad for Your Kids 33

Chapter Four Can Our Kids Make It on Their Own? 45

Part Two The 12 Simple Secrets of Real Mothering 59

Real Moms Secret 1 A Mother Who Loves Teaches Worth 61

Real Moms Secret 2 A Mother Who is Firm and Fair Gives Her Children a Moral Code to Live By 77

Real Moms Secret 3 A Mother Who Listens Shows Her Children They Matter 93

Real Moms Secret 4 A Mother Who is a Good Role Model Gives Her Children an Example Worth Copying 107