The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups Contributor(s): Sax, Leonard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465094287 ISBN-13: 9780465094288 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
Dewey: 306.874 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.60 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
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Publisher Description: In this New York Times bestseller, one of America's premier child psychologists offers a must-read account of the dismal state of parenting today, and a vision for how we can better prepare our children for the challenges of the adult world In The Collapse of Parenting, internationally acclaimed author Leonard Sax argues that rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people can be traced to parents abdicating their authority. The result is children who have no standard of right and wrong, who lack discipline, and who look to their peers and the Internet for direction. Sax shows how parents must reassert their authority - by limiting time with screens, by encouraging better habits at the dinner table, and by teaching humility and perspective - to renew their relationships with their children. Drawing on nearly thirty years of experience as a family physician and psychologist, along with hundreds of interviews with children, parents, and teachers, Sax offers a blueprint parents can use to help their children thrive in an increasingly complicated world. |