Plowing the Sea - Daniel Sampaio

Plowing the Sea Author: Daniel Sampaio Publisher: Caminho Literary Genre: Essays Book Condition: Very Good Synopsis Twelve years after the publication of his well-known book Invent New Parents, Daniel Sampaio updates the issues surrounding relationships between parents and adolescent children. Plowing the Sea proposes a fresh perspective on family daily life: it is time to hold young people accountable for their behavior; it is time to stop regarding them as immature beings for whom we cannot demand accountability. This work emphasizes the crucial importance of a childhood structured around love and discipline as a guarantee of healthy adolescence; it encourages new forms of dialogue between parents and children, without forgetting that decisive authority must rest with the elders; and it provides numerous examples of common everyday conflicts—such as schedules, money, rewards and punishments, the Internet, sex, alcohol, and drugs. In correspondence with Eulália Barros, the theme of schooling is revisited, and new lines of reflection on teaching and learning are proposed. Written in clear and accessible language, yet grounded in the author’s extensive experience working with adolescents, Plowing the Sea is an indispensable work for parents and educators—and a timely opportunity for reflection among younger readers. Publication Date: September 2006 Price includes postal delivery via editorial mail after payment by MB Way or bank transfer.