The Overparenting Epidemic: Why Helicopter Parenting Is Bad for Your Kids... and Dangerous for You, Too!

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Synopsis
Helicopter parents, tiger moms, cosseters, hothouse parents . . .Whatever we label it, overparenting--anxious, invasive, overly attentive, and competitive parenting--may have finally backfired.

As we witness the first generation of overparented children becoming adults in their own right, many studies show that when baby boomer parents intervene inappropriately--with too much advice, excessive favors, and erasing obstacles that kids should negotiate themselves--their "millennial" children end up ill-behaved, anxious, narcissistic, entitled youths unable to cope with everyday life. The obsession with providing everything a child could possibly need, from macrobiotic cupcakes to 24/7 tutors, has created epidemic levels of depression and stress in our country's youth, but this can be avoided if parents would just take a giant step back, check their ambitions at the door, and do what's really best for their kids.Written by a noted psychiatrist and a parenting specialist, The Overparenting Epidemic is a science-based yet humorous and practical book that features an easy-to-read menu of pragmatic, reasonable advice for how to parent children effectively and lovingly without overdoing it, especially in the context of today's demanding world.

Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
240 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781629140827
Related ISBNs:
9781628737301, 9781628737301
Publisher:
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
David Tabatsky, M.D. George Glass
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Parenting and Family, Psychology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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