Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: He’s Not Just Lazy
- Chapter 1: Let me Reintroduce You to Your Son
- Chapter 2: Shifting Bodies, Shifting Minds
- Chapter 3: If I only had a brain
- Chapter 4: Leap Before You Look
- Chapter 5: Big Boys Don’t Cry
- Chapter 6: Too Cool For School
Part II: From Conflict to Change: The Seeds of Motivation
- Chapter 7: The Paradoxical Response and the Plot for False Independence
- Chapter 8: Putting the Self Back in Self-Control
- Chapter 9: Autonomy---A New Way Forward
- Chapter 10: How to Stop Rescuing Your Son and Start Supporting His Autonomy
- Chapter 11: Helicopters, Lawnmowers, and Drones: Why parents control their kids
- Chapter 12: I think I can
- Chapter 13: Connection
Appendix:
- Homework Predictor
- Backwards Planner
- The Decision Grid
- Exploring Values
- The Goal Setter
- Worry Log
- Thought Journal
- Suggested Reading:
- Notes