The Collapse of Parenting : : how we Hurt our Kids When we Treat Them Like Grown-Ups : the Three Things you Must do to Help Your Child or Teen Become a Fulfilled Adult
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Call Number: Parent Shelf 306.874 Sa, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Family & Relationships / Parenting / Sax, Leonard
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Part one: Problems. Introduction: parents adrift -- The culture of disrespect -- Why are so many kids overweight? -- Why are so many kids on medication? -- Why are American students falling behind? -- Why are so many kids so fragile? -- Part two: Solutions. What matters? -- Misconceptions -- The first thing: teach humility -- The second thing: enjoy -- The third thing: the meaning of life -- Conclusion.
Physician, psychologist, and author Leonard Sax presents data documenting a dramatic decline in the achievement and psychological health of American children. But there is hope. Sax shows how parents can help their kids by reasserting their authority--by limiting time with screens, by encouraging better habits at the dinner table and at bedtime, and by teaching humility and perspective.
Rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people can all be traced to parents who let their kids call the shots. Sax argues that kids today are suffering because their parents are no longer in charge--and explains what parents and educators can do to reverse this trend. He offers a blueprint parents can use to refresh and renew their relationships with their children, to help their children thrive in an increasingly complicated world.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: vii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780465048977
0465048978
SUBJECTS
Parenting.
Parent and child.
Children and adults.