Learning, the Hardest Job You'll Ever Love is a collage of ideas designed for eighth through twelfth grade students and their parents to have better relationships with one another and with the entire school community, to help and support their communities in different ways, and to appreciate the value of the experiences offered within and outside their communities. Steven Sonntag encourages parents to daily practice genuine encouragement and praise, using practical, unique ideas so that their young adults will acquire more self-awareness, better self-respect, more self-accountability, better relationships with their peers and with adult figures, better learning skills, better grades, realistic humility without resorting to bragging about their accomplishments, and increased possibilities of a more successful future as adults in our competitive, global society.