Parent Up: Inspire Your Child to Be Their Best Self

by Kelly Rippon, Adam Rippon (Foreword by)

Overview

The ultimate guide to unlocking your child's potential and nurturing their growth in today's fast-paced world

Kelly Rippon, mother of Olympic medalist Adam Rippon, empowers parents with the essential tools and strategies to raise resilient, confident, and successful children. Drawing on her personal experiences as a parent, Rippon provides actionable insights that will transform your approach to parenting.

With Parent Up, you will discover how to cultivate a supportive environment that fosters your child's development, unleashes their unique talents, and encourages them to reach new heights, including:

• Empowering Communication: Learn effective communication techniques to build strong parent-child bonds, promote healthy dialogue, and encourage open expression of thoughts and feelings.
• Growth Mindset: Discover how to foster a growth mindset in your child, helping them embrace challenges, persevere in the face of obstacles, and develop a lifelong love of learning.
• Resilience and Emotional Intelligence: Equip your child with the emotional tools they need to navigate life's ups and downs, build resilience, and develop empathy and self-awareness.
• Goal Setting and Motivation: Uncover strategies to help your child set meaningful goals, stay motivated, and develop a strong work ethic, preparing them for future success.
• Nurturing Individuality: Learn how to celebrate and cultivate your child's unique strengths and passions, empowering them to pursue their dreams and become their best selves.
• Building Strong Family Connections: Explore techniques to create a harmonious and loving family environment, strengthening bonds and promoting positive relationships between siblings and parents.

Kelly Rippon's expertise, combined with the power of her insights and actionable advice, will guide you on your journey to becoming the best parent you can be.

Foreword by Olympic medalist Adam Rippon.

Praise for Parent Up:

"Parent Up is exactly the book parents need in our rapidly changing world. It reminds today's teachers, parents, and caregivers that leadership requires empathy, and the better we understand others, the better we understand ourselves." —Michele Borba, EdD, author of Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

"Parent Up gives parents the confidence to raise our children in a way that works for our families, and inspires resilience and self-sufficiency in our kids." —Lindsay Powers, author of You Can't F*ck Up Your Kids: A Judgment-Free Guide to Stress-Free Parenting

"Kelly shares relatable personal experiences in Parent Up that show us sometimes the difficult path leads to the best parenting. Not always protecting our kids, but allowing them to own the consequences of their actions, helps them learn to be confident, empathetic, accountable, and ultimately empowered to live their best lives. It's no wonder her oldest son, Adam, achieved his Olympic dream and is a beloved sports figure." —Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic champion and New York Times bestselling author

"This book is a total joy! Kelly Rippon is a remarkable mother of six remarkable children whose achievements are only surpassed by their integrity and goodness of heart. Her book offers a wealth of advice for raising successful and compassionate children. Warm, witty, and wise, Kelly Rippon is a gift to all parents!" —Priscilla Gilman, author of The Anti- Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665035866
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	03/16/2021
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Kelly Rippon, author of Parent Up, is the single mother of six children, including her oldest son, Olympic medalist Adam Rippon. She transformed her skills as an experienced college philosophy educator into a career as a motivational and professional development speaker, investigating how the influences people experience shape their lives. Rippon has been featured on Hello Sunshine, the Players Tribune, CNN, and in Good Housekeeping magazine.

Adam Rippon came out as gay in October 2015 and, at the 2018 Winter Olympics, won a bronze medal as part of the figure skating team event, thus becoming the first openly gay US male athlete to win a medal in a Winter Olympics.

Editorial Reviews

"Kelly Rippon’s engaging book is about helping your children become the very best version of themselves — without forcing them to be somebody they’re not. Through sharing her inspiring personal story of raising six children as a single mother, she gives you the tools to encourage your children to thrive without being overbearing, spending a lot of money, or following complex expert advice that doesn’t work for your family. Parent Up gives parents the confidence to raise our children in a way that works for our families, and inspires resilience and self-sufficiency in our kids." — Lindsay Powers, author of You Can’t F*ck Up Your Kids: A Judgment-Free Guide to Stress-Free Parenting

"Kelly shares relatable personal experiences in Parent Up that show us sometimes the difficult path leads to the best parenting. Not always protecting our kids, but allowing them to own the consequences of their actions, helps them learn to be confident, empathetic, accountable, and ultimately empowered to live their best lives. It’s no wonder her oldest son, Adam, achieved his Olympic dream and is a beloved sports figure." — Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic champion and New York Times bestselling author

"This book is a total joy! Kelly Rippon is a remarkable mother of six remarkable children whose achievements are only surpassed by their integrity and goodness of heart. Her book offers a wealth of advice for raising successful and compassionate children. Warm, witty, and wise, Kelly Rippon is a gift to all parents!" — Priscilla Gilman, author of The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy

"Parent Up is the perfect antidote to the never-enough mentality that weighs so many parents down. Combining an extraordinary gift of perspective with parenting stories from the front lines, Rippon delivers a step-by-step guide for how to ignite the best in yourself and your children at the same time." — Katherine Wintsch, author of Slay Like a Mother

"Parent Up is a must-read for parents and anyone with children in their life! Kelly Rippon offers practical strategies to create an environment that grows confidence, empathy and kindness in kids, explaining the influences that allow them to become their authentic selves in an environment of unconditional love." — Judy Shepard, author of The Meaning of Matthew and co-founder and president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation

"Parent Up is filled with insights on how to raise children who believe in themselves and view the world with optimism, but it’s also about a mother bursting with pride for her children, discovering the impact of her own actions, and eagerly sharing these insights with moms currently in the trenches so that we can one day feel the same." — Ilana Wiles, author of The Mommy Shorts Guide to Remarkable Average Parenting

"Parents really are their kid's first influencers, and this book really built up my confidence to be the best kind of influencer (not a controller) of my kids." — Sarah Nicole Landry, Instagram influencer @thebirdspapaya

"In this inspiring book, Rippon shares stories of struggles, successes, and lessons learned. What sets this apart from other parenting books are Rippon’s core ideals in action. She’s not above using mom tricks (claiming she had each of their fingerprints so she could always tell who was guilty), but always treats her kids with genuine respect and love. Now a motivational speaker, Rippon shares thoughtful insights, extensive experiences, and sound tips for everyone who interacts with children." — Booklist

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