061: How to be a Happier Parent w/ KJ Dell'Antonia

061: How to be a Happier Parent w/ KJ Dell'Antonia

Author: Communications by Design November 26, 2018 Duration: 30:23
KJ Dell'Antonia is an author, blogger, and New York Times column editor. For this episode, Pete interviews KJ about her book How to Be a Happier Parent. Their discussion focuses on a few of KJ's 10 mantras for parents to consider and offers listeners plenty of opportunity to connect sound parenting advice to profound classroom practice. To learn more about KJ and her work: kjdellantonia.com twitter.com/KJDellAntonia facebook.com/kjdellantonia Instagram: @kjda For more about her book: kjdellantonia.com/how-to-be-a-happier-parent/ For the Time Magazine article Pete mentioned: http://time.com/5370788/raising-optimistic-kids-pessimistic-times/?utm_source=time.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=social-button-sharing And as always, connect with our team or subscribe to our digest at cbdconsulting.com/elevateEDU

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