First time in paperbackÂthe celebrated new approach to effective parenting, as seen on 20/20. Mac Bledsoe knows a thing or two about parenting. Aside from being father to football great Drew Bledsoe, the elder Bledsoe spent 29 years teaching high school and coaching sports. This trade paperback edition urges parents to rethink their approach to discipline and let kids make some of their own decisions and experience the consequences early on, so that they can act responsibly later. Â Features a foreword by Drew Bledsoe and an endorsement from 20/20 Â's John Stossel Mac Bledsoe is the author of the nine-tape parenting curriculum, newsletter, and website all titled Parenting with Dignity . His approach to raising responsible children has been featured twice on ABCÂ's 20/20 , and is based on his 29 years of teaching high school and coaching sports.