02200cam a2200301 i 4500 336835357 TxAuBib 20180118120000.0 170831s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017032099 9781250160171 26.00 1250160170 26.00 eng rda TxAuBib rda Zaske, Sara. Achtung baby [BOOK] : an American mom on the German art of raising self-reliant children / Sara Zaske. New York : Picador, 2018. 239 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index. When Sara Zaske moved from Oregon to Berlin with her husband and toddler, she knew the transition would be challenging, especially when she became pregnant with her second child. She was surprised to discover that German parents give their children a great deal of freedom-much more than Americans. In Berlin, kids walk to school by themselves, ride the subway alone, cut food with sharp knives, and even play with fire. German parents did not share her fears, and their children were thriving. Was she doing the opposite of what she intended, which was to raise capable children? Why was parenting culture so different in the States? Through her own family's often funny experiences as well as interviews with other parents, teachers, and experts, Zaske shares the many unexpected parenting lessons she learned from living in Germany. Achtung Baby reveals that today's Germans know something that American parents don't (or have perhaps forgotten) about raising kids with “selbstandigkeit” (self-reliance), and provides practical examples American parents can use to give their own children the freedom they need to grow into responsible, independent adults. Provided by publisher. 20180118. Self-reliance in children. Parenting Germany. Parenting United States. Parent and child.