Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids: Dealing With Competition While Raising a Successful Child Grolnick Wendy S.
Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids: Dealing With Competition While Raising a Successful Child Grolnick Wendy S. It begins harmlessly. Addy's already using five-word sentences " Inevitably, Erin's…
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Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids: Dealing With Competition While Raising a Successful Child Grolnick Wendy S.
It begins harmlessly. Addy's already using five-word sentences " Inevitably, Erin's mom and dad feel anxious. Parents chatting on the playground compare their babies' first milestones: "Has Erin started talking?
The older kids get, the more competition they face, whether in sports, academics or the arts. Later, as report cards, standardized tests, tryouts, playoffs, auditions and social cliques fill their child's world, parents' anxiety intensifies. 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 their children's growing years, leading child researcher Wendy Grolnick and educational and parenting journalist Kathy Seal offer this illuminating and accessible guide to channeling competitive anxiety into positive parenting.