The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0195D3U8Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jane Austen said A Wake Up Call for Parents. "The Collapse of Parenting" presents an opportunity for parents to reflect on their parenting style and (hopefully) recognize how we all need to step up and either reinforce or begin creating stronger bonds with our children in an effort to counteract the alarming trend of children looking to culture/peers for validation and support rather than parents/families. I was pleased to see Gordon Neu. A must read to ALL parents and teachers I've read Dr. Sax's previous books (Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on Edge) and I've loved them all. When I heard he had a new book coming out, I was super excited. I am a mother to three young boys. I used to be a civil engineer (before kids) but am now a high school physics teacher. I found his books to be extremely beneficial to me as a parent and as a teacher. I found his style of . boyzmommy said A must read to ALL parents and teachers. I've read Dr. Sax's previous books (Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on Edge) and I've loved them all. When I heard he had a new book coming out, I was super excited. I am a mother to three young boys. I used to be a civil engineer (before kids) but am now a high school physics teacher. I found his books to be extremely beneficial to me as a parent and as a teacher. I found his style of . G. Jennings said An excellent overview of many of the troublesome issues facing U. An excellent overview of many of the troublesome issues facing U.S. parents in today's world. All American parents need to become aware of the need to exert and maintain their benign (not overtly harmful) authority in their households.
To start with, parents need to regain central places in the lives of their young children, displacing same-age peers who can't provide the same kind of guidance and stability. But, Sax insists, there is hope. They'll make their children's lives easier if they focus not on pleasing their kids but instead on giving them the tools they need to lead happy, healthy lives. In The Collapse of Parenting, Leonard Sax, an acclaimed expert on parenting and childhood development, identifies a key problem plaguing American children, especially relative to other countries: the dramatic decline in young people's achievement and psychological health. Sax pinpoints the effects of this shift, arguing that the rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people - as well as their parents' widespread dependence on psychiatric medications to fix such problems - can all be trace