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The Overparenting Solution: Raising Resourceful Children to Meet Today's Challenges
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The generational desire of parents to want their children to have more opportunity and success than they did has become outdated for many families, especially those of means, but this has not stopped parents from going too far with their children, from pushing them into needless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.
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The generational desire of parents to want their children to have more opportunity and success than they did has become outdated for many families, especially those of means, but this has not stopped parents from going too far with their children, from pushing them into needless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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218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 29, 2021
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September 5, 2023
Skip this. Thought I’d have to call 911 for help retrieving my eyeballs from the back of my head. Unhelpful and contradictory “advice”. Really awful assumptions and characterizations of mothers (and stereotypes about dads), which is just insulting as a mom seeking support. The advice boils down to: chill out. Cool, thanks bro.
June 17, 2022
Millennial parents might want to avoid this one, though it has some good takeaway advice and historical overviews.
August 7, 2022
Not useful.
December 30, 2025
Directly addresses the modern anxiety of overparenting with a clear, solution-focused approach. The authors provide a crucial framework for stepping back, allowing children to develop essential resourcefulness and self-reliance. Highly recommended for any parent seeking to foster true independence.
July 16, 2022
Poorly written, poorly structured, really condescending. Who was this book even written for?! Tried skipping ahead to see if there was any practical advice, found nothing. Did not finish.
January 5, 2023
Some good ideas, but I didn’t care for the style of delivery.
May 30, 2023
Good book that most parents should pick up at some point. Definitely had some good points in the pages. Some may not apply to everyone.
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