A review by jlange64
The Idle Parent: Why Laid-Back Parents Raise Happier and Healthier Kids by Tom Hodgkinson

3.0

I am a very Type-A person, so the idea of being an "Idle Parent" is basically my polar opposite. I only read the book for a book club discussion. After about 50 pages I nearly gave up; I just couldn't take it. But I stuck with it and it ended up being ok. I did actually agree with the author on several points, I just didn't see why it was necessary to try to get parenting wisdom from 1800s authors that he continually referenced. PLus, he had no studies or statistics to back up his ideas that being an idle parent makes your kids turn out any better (again, my type-A personality wants those stats). Having said that, I can probably take a few pointers from him.