ROOTS and WINGS: A parent's guide to learning and communicating with children to forge a family with mettle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781922714855)

Bringing up a family in the 21st century is nothing short of heroic! Life is unpredictable, complicated, and at times, hard. But that doesn't mean we can't have a red-hot go at creating the kind of family we want and supporting our children to be their best.

Author and educator Lili-Ann Kriegler views the family as a mettle foundry - a dynamic creative workshop, where parents can use all the tools at their disposal to forge a resilient, cohesive and high-functioning family.

Create a family culture that empowers children to grow up with mettle and master skills to succeed in the game of life

Roots and Wings contains powerful messages and practical advice on how to rear a family with mettle. The author uses common sense, humour, anecdotes, quotes, learned educators' studies, psychology and philosophy to illustrate the themes that the family is the foundry which helps to shape the child from birth to adulthood.

Jill Elias, Parent

Novelist, Booker Prize winner, and Sydney Peace Prize awardee, Arundhati Roy, suggests we take our place in the world and are not given it. Through the pages of this compelling book, Lili -Ann draws on her experiences in the broad education field, to firmly take her own place and inspire others to do so.

Dr Avis Ridgway, Adjunct Professor, Melbourne University

Lili-Ann Kriegler, in her career as an educator of both children and adults, has made an original and wide-reaching contribution to education in this country. Lili-Ann's personal gifts include a wonderful imagination and extraordinary creativity, combined with a strong curiosity.

Jan Millikan, OAM, Leading Australian Educator