So I have a good, strong nibble from a very well respected small publisher for a book proposal I've written. The proposal is about how we "over parent" kids today; pushing babies toward independence far too early and treating older kids and teens like babies for far too long.
I first wrote the proposal more than two years ago and it's gone through several iterations. My original literary agent shopped it around with no luck and then a second agent shopped it some, too. No success.
I was pretty discouraged, so I put it away until recently, when I decided I still really believe in it and want to send it out to some smaller presses, sans agent.
So I did, and now I have some interest, which is good. I really wanna write this book.
So keep your fingers crossed for me.
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9 comments:
congrats! wishing you all the luck.
and who died and left you as god to tell people how to raise their kids??? personally I would consider "attachment parenting" overparenting as do many others who have written on overparenting. its the pot calling the kettle black.
Fingers crossed. Legs crossed too.
You get a lot of angry anonymous posters here, huh?
Anon- Full-on, 100% by the book AP is not my thing either. My son is/was too demanding for it to work, but I'm always interested reading well-written, original thoughts or accounts on parenting. Take what works, leave the rest.
I know of another blog that got very popular and started getting lots of nasty anonymous comments. She solved it by turning off anonymous comments. Funny how just having to give their identification will make cowards of them.
I think it's a great idea for a book. And no one has to like it--even if you like it doesn't mean you have to agree with it. It's another opionion on the table to mull on. Sometimes it can be more true than others--we parents go through stages as much as our kids do.
We spent yesterday in a pubic high school building; we were there for a homeschool conference. When we got home, my husband and I were exhausted. We were trying to identify why, and we think one reason is sitting in those awful uncomfortable desks. And there was no comfortable place to be--the only semi-comfy place was in the middle of a very busy room, where they had tables and chairs set up. How do high schoolers spend every day, 6 hours a day doing this? I don't know. We also keep them from doing really meaningful work and make them spend time on stuff that's not interesting to adults....but we still think that teens ought to learn it.
I say in parenting advice, (as well as in all advice) take what works for you and leave the rest. You don't have to agree with everything and what works for one family is different than what works for another. That being said, I loved Katie's attachment parenting book. I read it when my daughter was a couple months old and it validated for me what I was already doing from my heart. And what I was hearing constantly from many around me was wrong. Now my baby is 2 years old and I hear constantly how happy she is and how well behaved she is. Guess I'm doing something okay so far. So, Katie, write this book and let me know when it is published, because you have one sale for sure!
Sounds wonderful, Katie! Best of luck.
This sounds great. Have you also heard of the concept of "overpraising?" Though I have no kids, I work with undergraduates every day and some of them think that just for showing up, and/or paying money, they should get something that they haven't worked for.
On the other hand, many college-age people I work with are much more considerate of others' feelings and more likely to want to relate to older people than I ever was. Surely there's a middle ground here somewhere--sensitive, thoughtful young people who value intergenerational communication, and are still willing to work hard.
From what I've read on her blog, that's what Katie's trying to do.
I don't understand the anon who said attachment parenting was overparenting. When kids are really small, they need constant feedback and security to become attached. Then they grow up more secure and able to take on life's challenges. The problem is when the feedback and security become a hindrance to the child's growth.
It's up to each parent to figure out the 'security/independence timetable' for his/her child. But it does help to have benchmarks and other experienced parents to help you see where you have blind spots.
There's plenty of bad advice out here, and plenty of good advice. No one is the 'god of how to raise kids.' The proof is in the pudding.
Katie
I think the book idea was ahead of its time.
Seems as if the right time has come. I certainly have noticed the parenting phenomenon you're talking about, and It was your blog that first gave a voice to what is going on and coined the phrase "over parenting" maybe you can copyright it.
PS. It is time to stop Anonymous comments!
I remember you talking about this book idea at our LLL Area Conference in Atlanta last year. I thought it was a great idea then, and I still think it's a great idea today. Good luck to you on this one!
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