A thought-provoking examination of competitive parenting, which can lead to teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, and drug use, delves into the factors that drive parents to pressure their children, diminishing their chances for success later in life, and provides comforting wisdom and insight that helps to define the fine line between good parenting and pressure parenting. Originally published as The Trouble with Perfect. Reprint.
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Elisabeth Guthrie, M.D., is Clinical Director of the Learning Diagnostic Center at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, New York. The mother of three children, she lives in Riverdale, New York. Kathy Matthews is the bestselling author of numerous books, including The Savvy Mom’s Guide to Medical Care, which she coauthored with Dr. Pam Gallin. The mother of two sons, she lives in Pelham, New York.
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RENTS AVOID THE OVERACHIEVEMENT TRAP AND STILL RAISE SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN?
In America's hypercompetitive culture, children are being suffocated by our quest to make them the best. As competitive parenting has been on the rise since the 1980s, so have rates of teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, and drug use. Yet the cycle of "push parenting" doesn t show signs of slowing down. Our children today are competing with classmates who began listening to Mozart in utero and were enrolled in educational classes at the ages of two and three. Under these circumstances, parents feel that they cannot afford to opt out.
No More Push Parenting offers solutions for parents caught up by the need to push their children to the top, those parents who don't want to push but worry that their children may not measure up. With her fifteen-plus years of clinical experience, Dr. Elisabeth Guthrie provides targeted, prescriptive alternatives to the problem o
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