The Overparenting Solution: Raising Resourceful Children to Meet Today's Challenges - Hardcover

Glass, George S.; Tabatsky, David

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9781538152096: The Overparenting Solution: Raising Resourceful Children to Meet Today's Challenges
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1538152096 ISBN 13: 9781538152096
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2021

Synopsis

Features pragmatic, reasonable advice for how parents can raise their children effectively and lovingly without overdoing it.

Today, in the world of Covid-19, parents may be more anxious than ever as they aim to make sense of the changing landscape of education. We see now that within the context of social distancing, which we may be facing for quite some time, families are experiencing a mix of positive and negative influences, including new stressors, which cause division and even danger, while at the same time, some families are discovering novel ways of remaining blended together. Regardless, families must find their way forward to overcome bad decisions and embrace these challenging circumstances.
The generational desire of parents to want their children to have more opportunity and success than they did has become outdated for many families, especially those of means, but this has not stopped parents from going too far with their children, from pushing them into needless high-pressure situations to protecting them from any possible failure or disappointment. While we know that it is getting harder and harder to get into a select college, and after graduation, it is often more difficult to find a “prestigious” job, parents are not doing their kids any favors by resorting to any means necessary to ensure what they define as their offspring’s success. This work shows readers how to parent better, not more, allowing children to make their own mistakes and learn from them, and grow into functioning, self-reliant adults.

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About the Author

DAVID TABATSKY is a writer, editor, teacher and performing artist. He is the also the founder of Write for Life, dedicated to presenting writing and communication workshops in cancer centers around the country for patients, caregivers and medical staff. He teaches writing at The Cooper Union and circus arts and theatre in New York City public schools. He is the editor of the book Beautiful Old Dogs.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1538152096
ISBN 13 
9781538152096
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
232
Rating
  • 2.50 out of 5 stars
    12 ratings by Goodreads