How to raise an adult break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kid for success
"Across a decade as Stanford University's Dean of Freshmen, Lythcott-Haims noticed a startling rise in parental involvement in students' lives. Every year, more parents were exerting control over students' academic work, extracurriculars, and career choices, often taking matters into their own hands...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Henry Holt and Co.,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1: 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?
- pt. 2: 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
- pt. 3: 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
- pt. 4: Daring to parent differently : Reclaim your self ; Be the parent you want to be.
