Never enough when achievement culture becomes toxic--and what we can do about it
"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
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[New York] :
Portfolio/Penguin,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Running with their eyes closed
- Why are our kids "at risk"? : life inside the pressure cooker
- Name it to tame it : unpacking the deep roots of parental anxiety
- The power of mattering : untangling self-worth from achievement
- You first : your child's mattering resets on your own
- Taking the kettle off the heat : confronting grind culture
- Envy : coping with hyper-competition
- Greater expectations : adding value to the world protects them
- The ripple effect : unlocking mattering all around you
- Acknowledgments
- Resources: Taking action: at home ; Taking action: for educators ; Taking action: community efforts ; Recommended resources ; Book discussion questions.
