| Description |
x, 354 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What we're doing now. Keeping them safe and sound ; Providing opportunity ; Being there for them ; Succumbing to the college admissions arms race ; To what end? -- Why we must stop overparenting. Our kids lack basic life skills ; They've been psychologically harmed ; They're becoming "study drug" addicts ; We're hurting their job prospects ; Overparenting stresses us out, too ; The college admission process is broken -- Another way. The case for another way ; give them unstructured time ; Teach life skills ; Teach them how to think ; Prepare them for hard work ; Let them chart their own path ; Normalize struggle ; Have a wider mind-set about colleges ; Listen to them -- Daring to parent differently. Reclaim your self ; Be the parent you want to be. |
| Summary |
Drawing on her experience as Stanford University's dean of freshmen, the author, revealing the harms of over-parenting, offers practical strategies that stress the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness and determination necessary to succeed. |
| Subject |
Parenting.
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Parental overprotection.
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Parent and child.
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Family & relationships -- Parenting -- General.
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Family & relationships -- Life Stages -- Teenagers.
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| Added Title |
Break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kid for success. |
| ISBN |
9781627791779 (hc.) |
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1627791779 (hc.) |
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