“Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. However, parental hyperconcern has the net effect of making kids more fragile; that may be why they’re breaking down in record numbers.”
This is the thesis of Hara Estroff Marano’s recent book A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting.
The author’s website can be found HERE.
The click HERE for listen to an excellent interview of the author
This is one book I wish every parent living in the suburbs would read. At the very least I would hope you would take 40 minutes and listen to the interview (HERE). Marano tries to illustrate the many ways that child-focused families and anxious parenting have helped create a generation of young adults who are manifesting significantly increased rates of anxiety, depression, and binge-drinking.
