Love That Boy by Ron Fournier

Love That Boy by Ron Fournier

Tyler and I inch toward the Green Room, in line with blow-dried TV anchors and stuffy columnists. He's practicing his handshake and hello: It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. When the couple in front of us steps forward for their picture, my teenager with sky-blue eyes and a soft heart looks up at me and says, I hope I don't let you down, Dad. What kind of father raises a son to worry about embarrassing his dad? I want to tell Tyler not to worry, that he'd never let me down. That there's nothing wrong with being different. That I actually am proud of what makes him special. But we are next in line to meet the president of the United States in a room filled with fellow strivers, and all I can think about is the real possibility that Tyler might embarrass himself. Or, God forbid, me. What we want for our children-popularity, normalcy, genius-and what they truly need-grit, empathy, character-are explored by National Journal's Ron Fournier, who weaves his extraordinary journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling parents.

Ron Fournier is the National Journal's Senior Political Columnist. He covered the presidency during the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations. Ron has won the Merriman Smith Memorial Award from the White House Correspondents' Association four times.

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ISBN 13	9780804140508
ISBN 10	0804140502
Title	Love That Boy
Author	Ron Fournier
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2017-04-04
Number of pages	240
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