{"id":1708,"date":"2014-03-29T12:56:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T01:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2014-03-29T12:56:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T01:56:35","slug":"raising-successful-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1708","title":{"rendered":"Raising successful children&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting insights into what helps children succeed&#8230; it&#8217;s about developing grit and character, not just smarts.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1708-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rnd_20140328_1831_creating_character.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rnd_20140328_1831_creating_character.mp3\">http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rnd_20140328_1831_creating_character.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h1>Author calls for focus on character over homework for kids<\/h1>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radio\/player\/rnmodplayer.html?pgm=RN%20Drive&amp;pgmurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fradionational%2Fprograms%2Fdrive%2F&amp;w=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fradionational%2Fmedia%2F5352964.asx&amp;r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fradionational%2Fmedia%2F5352964.ram&amp;t=Author%20calls%20for%20focus%20on%20character%20over%20homework%20for%20kids&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fradionational%2Fprograms%2Fdrive%2Fauthor-calls-for-focus-on-character-over-homework-for-kids%2F5352964&amp;p=1\">Listen now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Download this item as MP3 (6.83MB)\" href=\"http:\/\/mpegmedia.abc.net.au\/rn\/podcast\/2014\/03\/rnd_20140328_1831.mp3\">Download audio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dd>Friday 28 March 2014 6:31PM<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/programs\/drive\/child-reads\/5353050\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/image\/5353050-3x2-340x227.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many self-help parenting books seem to do little to reduce either the anxiety or fear that many feel about the important job of raising children to become successful members of society.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, American author Paul Tough argues that the way to happiness and success in children is not to be found through an increased focus on homework or after-school tutoring.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Tough&#8217;s new book\u00a0<em>How Children Succeed\u00a0<\/em>talks up the need for a greater focus on building character traits like like grit, social intelligence and gratitude.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"450\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-lang=\"en\" data-count=\"vertical\">Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-action=\"share\" data-annotation=\"vertical-bubble\" data-height=\"60\"><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Email to a friend\" href=\"http:\/\/www2b.abc.net.au\/EAF\/View\/MailToQuery.aspx?http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/programs\/drive\/author-calls-for-focus-on-character-over-homework-for-kids\/5352964\">Email<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Guests<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Paul Tough<\/dt>\n<dd>Author of\u00a0<em>How Children Succeed<\/em><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Credits<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Producer<\/dt>\n<dd>Ali Benton<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting insights into what helps children succeed&#8230; it&#8217;s about developing grit and character, not just smarts. 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