The collapse of parenting : how we hurt our kids when we treat them like grown-ups : the three things you must do to help your child or teen become a fulfilled adult

Summary: Leonard Sax argues that rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people - as well as parents' dependence on psychiatric medications to fix such problems - can all be traced back to parents who let their kids call the shots. Drawing on twenty-five years of experience as a family psychologist, along with hundreds of interviews with children, parents, and teachers, Sax offers an urgent argument for why parents need to rethink their relationships with their children if they are to thrive in an increasingly complicated world.

Record details

ISBN: 9780465048977
Physical Description: print
regular print
vii, 287 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one: Problems. Introduction: parents adrift -- The culture of disrespect -- Why are so many kids overweight? -- Why are so many kids on medication? -- Why are American students falling behind? -- Why are so many kids so fragile? -- Part two: Solutions. What matters? -- Misconceptions -- The first thing: teach humility -- The second thing: enjoy -- The third thing: the meaning of life -- Conclusion.