OK, my parents’ approach to parenting has caused a certain amount of havoc and even difficulty. But since that’s not the best way to persuade you to buy the book, call it flourishing instead. Tech-wise parenting welcomes the mud, the crayon drawings on the wall, and the arguments, because it takes some messiness to flourish. After all, the creativity that makes a kid think the wall is her canvas also encourages her to sing cow songs—and to learn the violin.
