{"product_id":"garden-haiku-raising-your-child-with-ancient-wisdom-9781936236367","title":"Garden Haiku: Raising Your Child with Ancient Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGarden Haiku: Raising Your Child with Ancient Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, author Lily Wang gives parents spiritual guidelines for raising happy, respectful, and resourceful children. The simplicity and wisdom in these character-building principles have been extolled since ancient times but tend to get lost in today's world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile \u003ci\u003eGarden Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e addresses parents and writes about young children, it is meant for everyone to enjoy. The themes and values are universal: we all grow from childhood to adulthood, and we are all our own best parents. We need to be nurturing and assuring people who believe in ourselves and support our dreams. Wang revives golden virtues with original poetic lucidity to bring Zen to parenting: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatience is to\u003cbr\u003e Have no expectations\u003cbr\u003e But greater acceptance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren can devil or angel be-\u003cbr\u003e Put your hands on their backs\u003cbr\u003e The touch of their wings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWang equates parents with gardeners whose sole purpose is to nurture tender buds into full bloom. While we have our children's futures in our hands, they also have ours in theirs. A modern Zen classic, \u003ci\u003eGarden Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e is every caregiver's poetic manual on the art of parenting. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Highly recommended \" \u003cbr\u003e -Midwest Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Just right for parents.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Kirkus Book Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Distills magic into three-line poems celebrating life.\" \u003cbr\u003e -ForeWord Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936236367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Lily Wang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44902095454389,"sku":"9781936236367","price":9.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_60529b07-58cf-4fb1-a300-71871aade797.jpg?v=1733813139","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/garden-haiku-raising-your-child-with-ancient-wisdom-9781936236367","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}