书目

How to Raise an Adult:Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success

内容简介

"JulieLythcott-Haimsisanationaltreasure....Amust-readforeveryparentwhosensesthatthereisahealthierandsanerwaytoraiseourchildren."-MadelineLevine,authoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellersThePriceofPrivilegeandTeachYourChildrenWell"Forparentswhowanttofosterheartyself-relianceinsteadofhollowself-esteem,HowtoRaiseanAdultistherightbookattherighttime."-DanielH.Pink,authoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellersDriveandAWholeNewMindAprovocativemanifestothatexposestheharmsofhelicopterparentingandsetsforthanalternatephilosophyforraisingpreteensandteenstoself-sufficientyoungadulthoodInHowtoRaiseanAdult,JulieLythcott-Haimsdrawsonresearch,onconversationswithadmissionsofficers,educators,andemployers,andonherowninsightsasamotherandasastudentdeantohighlightthewaysinwhichoverparentingharmschildren,theirstressed-outparents,andsocietyatlarge.Whileempathizingwiththeparentalhopesand,especially,fearsthatleadtooverhelping,Lythcott-Haimsofferspracticalalternativestrategiesthatunderlinetheimportanceofallowingchildrentomaketheirownmistakesanddeveloptheresilience,resourcefulness,andinnerdeterminationnecessaryforsuccess.Relevanttoparentsoftoddlersaswellasoftwentysomethings-andofspecialvaluetoparentsofteens-thisbookisarallyingcryforthosewhowishtoensurethatthenextgenerationcantakechargeoftheirownliveswithcompetenceandconfidence.

作者简介

JulieLythcott-HaimsservedasDeanofFreshmenandUndergraduateAdvisingatStanfordUniversity,whereshereceivedtheDinkelspielAwardforhercontributionstotheundergraduateexperience.Amotheroftwoteenagers,shehasspokenandwrittenwidelyonthephenomenonofhelicopterparenting,andherworkhasappearedonTEDxtalksandinForbesandtheChicagoTribune.SheispursuinganMFAinCreativeWritingatCaliforniaCollegeoftheArtsinSanFrancisco.,JulieLythcott-HaimsservedasdeanoffreshmenandundergraduateadvisingatStanfordUniversity,whereshereceivedtheDinkelspielAwardforhercontributionstotheundergraduateexperience.Shehasspokenandwrittenwidelyonthephenomenonofhelicopterparenting,andherworkhasappearedonTEDxtalksandinTheNewYorkTimesandtheChicagoTribune.JulieholdsaBAfromStanfordUniversityandaJDfromHarvardLawSchool,andispursuinganMFAinwritingfromCaliforniaCollegeoftheArts.Inadditiontononfiction,shewritescreativenonfiction,poetry,andplays.SheresidesinPaloAlto,California,withherhusband,theirtwoteenagers,andhermother.,

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