Straight Talk Parenting

Guest: Vicki Hoefle, professional parent educator and family coach. Her latest book is “The Straight Talk on Parenting: A No-Nonsense Approach on How to Grow a Grown-Up” In her last best-seller, she urged parents to stay on the sidelines and keep quiet, even if it meant using duct tape on their hands and mouths to allow their kids to step up and learn respect, responsibility and resilience.  In her new book, “The Straight Talk on Parenting: A No-Nonsense Approach on How to Grow a Grown-Up,” Hoefle pushes parents to ask themselves: “Do you want to produce a polite seven-year-old or raise a high-functioning, emotionally healthy adult?” In her interview, she explains the difference between raising a well-behaved child and “growing a grown-up.”