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Hold on to your kids why parents need to matter more than peers

" . . . Children today increasingly look to their peers for direction -- their values, identity, and codes of behavior. This 'peer orientation' undermines family cohesion, interferes with healthy development, and fosters a hostile na sexualized youth culture . . . . Hold On to Your Ki...

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Main Author: Neufeld, Gordon.
Other Authors: Maté, Gabor.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2006.
Edition: Ballantine Books trade paperback ed.
Subjects:
Parent and child.
Parental influences.
Parenting.
Peer pressure in children.
Child development.
Summary: " . . . Children today increasingly look to their peers for direction -- their values, identity, and codes of behavior. This 'peer orientation' undermines family cohesion, interferes with healthy development, and fosters a hostile na sexualized youth culture . . . . Hold On to Your Kids explains the causes of this crucial breakdown of parental influence -- and demonstrates ways to "reattach" to sons and daughters, establish the proper hierarchy in the ome, make kids feel safe and understood, and earn back your childre
Physical Description: xvi, 296 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-280) and index.
ISBN: 0375760288
9780375760280
Author Notes: Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D , is a Vancouver-based clinical psychologist, internationally renowned as a foremost authority on child development. His Neufeld Institute delivers many courses he has created for parents, educators, and helping professionals on several continents. He is recognized for his unique ability to unlock the clues to seemingly complex problems of child rearing and education.

Gabor Maté, M.D. , is a physician and the New York Times bestselling author of The Myth of Normal, When the Body Says No, Scattered Minds, and In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts . A sought-after authority on stress, mind-body health, ADHD, parenting, and addictions, he travels extensively, addressing health personnel, teachers, and lay audiences across North America and internationally.

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