Ready or not preparing our kids to thrive in an uncertain and rapidly changing world
Increasingly, the world we know has become disturbing, unfamiliar, and even threatening. In the wake of uncertainty and rapid change, adults are doubling-down on the pressure-filled parenting style that pushes children to excel. Yet these daunting expectations, combined with the stress parents feel...
| Main Author: | Levine, Madeline (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: Stuck
- Why the needle hasn't moved: Doubling down on the past when we fear the future
- Your brain on uncertainty: Why we make dubious decisions
- Accumulated disability: The real dangers of overprotection
- Learned helplessness and delayed adolescence: A stalled generation
- Part II: Course correction
- Unlearning helplessness and restoring capabilities
- Demystifying twenty-first-century skills
- Academic and foundational skills in an age of uncertainty
- Part III: Thriving in the new normal
- The squiggly line
- A revised script: Moms and dads in the twenty-first century
- The future-proof family: Building a better moral compass and stronger communities.