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Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids
Wendy S. Grolnick
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Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
It begins harmlessly. Parents chatting on the playground compare their babies' first milestones: "Has Erin started talking? Addy's already using five-word sentences!" Inevitably, Erin's mom and dad feel anxious. Later, as report cards, standardized tests, tryouts, playoffs, auditions and social cliques fill their child's world, parents' anxiety intensifies. The older kids get, the more competition they face, whether in sports, academics or the arts. Hovering in the background is the race for admission to a top-tier college. To help panicky parents deal with the torrential emotions stirred up by our competitive society, and to give them scientific knowledge about ... Read more
It begins harmlessly. Parents chatting on the playground compare their babies' first milestones: "Has Erin started talking? Addy's already using five-word sentences!" Inevitably, Erin's mom and dad feel anxious. Later, as report cards, standardized tests, tryouts, playoffs, auditions and social cliques fill their child's world, parents' anxiety intensifies. The older kids get, the more competition they face, whether in sports, academics or the arts. Hovering in the background is the race for admission to a top-tier college. To help panicky parents deal with the torrential emotions stirred up by our competitive society, and to give them scientific knowledge about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781591025665
SKU
V9781591025665
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Reviews for Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids
"Well done, authors. I am going to recommend it to the parents in my practice."
Dr. Romance blog, February 2, 2009 "In this absorbing and well-written book, Grolnick draws on scientific research to prescribe a less controlling approach. And every time the reader feels tempted to dismiss this gentler approach as "just being ... Read more
Dr. Romance blog, February 2, 2009 "In this absorbing and well-written book, Grolnick draws on scientific research to prescribe a less controlling approach. And every time the reader feels tempted to dismiss this gentler approach as "just being ... Read more