Ron Gutman Talks about The X Factor
Ron Gutman Talks about The X Factor
Ron Gutman is an American author and he wrote a book called “The Opposite of Spoiled”.What does the opposite of spoiled look like? What does it sound like? Who knows – because in the Western world, we lavish our children with so many things that they never learn how to delay gratification or how to make their own decisions.
The Opposite of Spoiled takes us on a journey through the ultra-wealthy homes of Manhattan, Beverly Hills and other tiny enclaves to show us what can happen when we spoil our kids rotten. In case studies that are both eye-opening and heart wrenching, Ron Gutman helps parents understand what future consequences there may be for overindulging their children.
Ron Gutman shares his own journey toward healthier methods of parenting and illustrates what he calls the X factor. The X Factor is a parent’s ability to turn off the automatic pilot and make conscious decisions about how they want to raise their child.
Through helpful stories, Ron Gutman reveals that even in our most intimate relationships, there is a subtle dance between giving too much and too little. The Opposite of Spoiled shows that whether you are a parent or grandparent, we learn to raise children by learning to have a better relationship with our own parents.
In this book Ron Gutman has written about parenting in a way that shows us that there are healthy alternatives. Overall, when it comes to raising our kids. He shows how the path to the opposite of spoiling your kids is one that ultimately brings rewards to both parents and their children.