Are you a parent or grandparent seeking for a new book to take pleasure in? Look no further. Check out these three books for grandparents that are positive to entertain, inform and invite conversation at your upcoming weekly book club.

HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED by Paul Tough

Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character 

The story we typically tell about childhood and success is one about intelligence. Success comes to individuals who score highest on exams, from preschool admissions to SATs. However, New York Times contributor, Paul Tough, argues that the qualities that make a difference most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control. 

ALL JOY AND NO FUN by Jennifer Senior

The Paradox of Modern Parenthood 

Award-winning New York Magazine journalist Jennifer Senior tries to tackle this question, isolating and analyzing the numerous methods in which youngsters reshape their parents’ lives, whether it’s|it is} their marriages, jobs behavior, hobbies, friendships, or internal senses of self. She argues that changes in the last half-century have radically altered the roles of today’s mothers and fathers, making their mandates more complex and and far less clear.

GOOD KIDS, TOUGH CHOICES by Rushworth M. Kidder

How Parents Can Help Their Children Do the Right Thing

Mothers and fathers are beginning to understand that deficiencies in ethics and character are becoming a big problem among our nation’s children. Kidder, founder of the Institute for Global Ethics, encourages parents not to give up, given that what they do can usually make a difference, no matter how long or deep the bad habits of dishonesty might be.