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Grow the Tree You Got: & 99 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Adolescents and Teenagers Kindle Edition

by Tom Sturges (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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A wise and inspiring guide to parenting through the extraordinary- and at times tumultuous-journey that is the adolescent and teenage years.

When Tom Sturges became a father, he decided that he wanted to be one of the greatest father that ever walked the earth. But things became a bit more complicated when his older son turned ten, and the chatty kid he'd known suddenly started locking his bedroom door. Tom realized he needed to find a way to stay on track-he needed crib notes. So, if a parenting idea of technique worked well, he wrote it down. And if he stumbled across something another parent did that was particularly ingenious or exemplary, he wrote that down, too. In Grow the Tree You Got, Tom presents "golden rules" for raising happy, healthy, and compassionate adults. His mantra? It's impossible to show our children too much respect, but it's worth the effort to try.
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    TarcherPerigee
  5. Publication date
    May 5, 2011
  6. Reading age
    18 years and up
  7. File size
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"Tom is a great dad. This is a great book."
—Shaquille O'Neal

"Tom Sturges's book is a wonderful road map to evolved parenting that everyone will find invaluable."
—Clive Davis

"The most important job in the world to me is the one of Parent. Tom Sturges shares his view on raising kids in a way that makes me want to change my Parental Destiny—an amazing and life-changing read!"
—Kris Jenner

"This is a subject of interest to every parent of teenagers, and Tom Sturges tells it like it is, from personal experience."
—Hugh Hefner

"Tom has written a book that encourages parents to help their kids follow their dreams to a successful life. It is a thoughtful and timely aid for anyone trying to raise children. Give it a read!"
—Kareen Abdul-Jabbar

About the Author

Tom Sturges is a mentor, teacher, coach, and volunteer, and the father of two sons. He is the executive vice president and head of creative for Universal Music Publishing Group. Tom also created a learning program that develops creativity in children via the writing of lyrics, melodies, and recording the finished songs. Every Idea Is a Good Idea has been an integral element of the MBUSD Gate Program for five of the last six years, reaching more than 360 students. Tom also teaches The Music Business Now at UCLA Extension, a course central to the UCLA Music Business Certificate Program. Sturges, who lives in Manhattan Beach, California, is a golfer, and an inventor, and the son of legendary writer and director Preston Sturges. He is also the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004IYITRK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TarcherPerigee (May 5, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 5, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1041 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1585428604
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Meredith Gray
5.0 out of 5 stars But this book LOTS OF 'EM
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
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Everything Sturges writes is great stuff. I have purchased more than six copies of PARKING LOT RULES and the advice he gives is spot on. This is just another goody.
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Skych
5.0 out of 5 stars Huge fan
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2013
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This author breaks down parenting into real world scenarios. I've been a fan since reading his first parenting book "Parking Lot Rules". This is not your typical parenting book. This is not written or directed towards a "self help" genre. It's easy to read, gives realistic situations & explores outcomes to both child and parent, both actual and emotional. It helps the parent to realize that yes we have to be the bad guy sometimes, yes it sucks, but not only do kids need the structure and dependability of a consistent parent but also that by being a solid parent (by such things as keeping your word, fair discipline, allowing kids to make informed choices) you are raising your child to be a good human that you have lead by example.
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sdanberry
5.0 out of 5 stars A must with teens and pre-teens
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2011
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My 10 yr old's teacher recommended this book and her father and I got 2 copies to each read. It teaches the parent to accept the gifts your child has and how to let go when they're ready to enter the "My parents aren't cool anymore" days and also how to curb disrespectful behavior that also comes with being a teenager. It teaches you how to talk to them and understand what they are going through with dealing with their emotions and changing hormones.
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Patrick Toomey
5.0 out of 5 stars It is my favorite gift book to clients as it has so much ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2015
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This is a book I keep coming back to and refer to frequently with friends. It is my favorite gift book to clients as it has so much to offer. Great job, Tom
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Stephanie N. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2011
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Great book, great insight. You will need a highlighter because there are many good things you will want to refer back too.
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HK
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2015
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Great book!
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Elizabeth S. Case
1.0 out of 5 stars Overclass Bleatings To the Underlings
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2011
Happily, I did not spend a dime on this tripe. It was a gift from my FIL who thought the husband would get something out of it.

It's very difficult to read a book by somebody in the OverClass preaching about parenting, stuffed with ancedotes about his OverClass peers and their parenting situations (The Paul McCartney & Shaquille O'Neal drops - how is the average proletarian to relate to THEM?). I mean, COME ON, whose father can actually INTRODUCE THEM to Fifty Cent?

The "positive thinking" hooey which permeated the book was enough to put my eyes in permanent eyeroll mode. The Fantasy Show he envisions, with Tom Brokaw and Maria Shriver was LOL at its utmost. After what happened with Maria Shriver's personal life after the book was published was the icing on the cake.

The weirdest chapter in this book by far was "Let Them Be Beautiful". He sure seemed focused on blonde girls with long hair getting their hair chopped off. Sheryl, the woman who, as a child, was held down by her moms and granny and got her lucious blonde locks chopped, was a real hard luck case. I read that entire chapter thinking "This dude sure loves his ladies blonde - long haired blonde." Just - weird.

If you're looking for honest parenting advice, this book isn't it. Donate, toss, and/or delete. Or keep around for easy laughs when you remember YOUR dad wasn't high up in the music biz and didn't introduce you to YOUR favorite singer/band.
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Tina
5.0 out of 5 stars A book I refer to often
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019
I recommend this book to anyone who is looking to foster stronger ties with their "tween" children. It has many positive tips for simple ways to create bonds; simply yet effectively. I happened across it at a discount store, yet I loved it enough that I would have paid full price for it. It's one of those books that comes to my mind pretty much every time I'm in a conversation (about raising kids) with my peers. I suggest everyone with young children read it; and don't wait until your kids are 10+. Read it when they're little to get the ideas planted, and then refer to it often as you navigate the tween/teen years. (Additionally, I did not find it to be geared only at "overclass" parents, even though the author is apparently a part of the music industry. The core ideas behind his text were valuable, in my opinion, to any class.)
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