| Description |
xvi, 332 pages ; 21 cm |
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"Updated edition with new chapters on raising children in a digital world!"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The phenomenon of peer orientation -- 1. Why parents matter more than ever -- 2. Skewed attachments, subverted instincts -- 3. Why we've come undone -- pt. 2. Sabotaged : how peer orientation undermines parenting -- 4. The power to parent is slipping away -- 5. From help to hindrance : when attachment works against us -- 6. Counterwill : why children become disobedient -- 7. The flatlining of culture -- pt. 3. Stuck in immaturity : how peer orientation stunts healthy development -- 8. The dangerous flight from feeling -- 9. Stuck in immaturity -- 10. A legacy of aggression -- 11. The making of bullies and victims -- 12. A sexual turn -- 13. Unteachable students -- pt. 4. How to hold on to our kids (or how to reclaim them) -- 14. Collecting our children -- 15. Preserve the ties that empower -- 16. Discipline that does not divide -- pt. 5. Preventing peer orientation -- 17. Don't court the competition -- 18. Re-create the attachment village -- pt. 6. A postscript for the digital age (how to hold on to kids in the era of the internet, cell phones, and videogames) --19. The digital revolution bent out of shape -- 20. A matter of timing -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
Argues that the growing phenomenon of peer orientation is undermining family cohesion and explains how parents and teachers can reverse the trend to serve as a source of guidance, love, and security for children. This updated edition also specifically addresses the unprecedented parenting challenges posed by the rise of digital devices and social media. |
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Parent and child.
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Parental influences.
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Parenting.
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Peer pressure in children.
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Child development.
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Children -- Social networks.
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Internet and children.
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Child development. |
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Children -- Social networks. |
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Internet and children. |
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Parent and child. |
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Parental influences. |
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Parenting. |
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Peer pressure in children. |
| Added Author |
Maté, Gabor, author.
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| ISBN |
9780375760280 (trade paperback) |
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0375760288 (trade paperback) |
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