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.,