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The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids

The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids - Paperback

by Madeline Levine
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Availability:In StockContributor:Madeline LevinePublish date:2008-08-01Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060595852ISBN-10:006059585XUPC:9780060595852Book Category:Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Life Stages, ParentingBook Topic:Adolescence, TeenagersSize:8.00 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SCJRC8BEVP
In this ground-breaking book on the children of affluence, a well-known clinical psychologist exposes the epidemic of emotional problems that are disabling America's privileged youth, thanks, in large part, to normalized, intrusive parenting that stunts the crucial development of the self.

In recent years, numerous studies have shown that bright, charming, seemingly confident and socially skilled teenagers from affluent, loving families are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders--rates higher than in any other socioeconomic group of American adolescents. Materialism, pressure to achieve, perfectionism, and disconnection are combining to create a perfect storm that is devastating children of privilege and their parents alike.

In this eye-opening, provocative, and essential book, clinical psychologist Madeline Levine explodes one child-rearing myth after another. With empathy and candor, she identifies toxic cultural influences and well-intentioned, but misguided, parenting practices that are detrimental to a child's healthy self-development. Her thoughtful, practical advice provides solutions that will enable parents to help their emotionally troubled "star" child cultivate an authentic sense of self.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060595852ISBN-10:006059585XUPC:9780060595852Book Category:Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Life Stages, ParentingBook Topic:Adolescence, TeenagersSize:8.00 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SCJRC8BEVP
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Madeline Levine, PhD, is a psychologist, consultant, and educator; the author of the New York Times bestsellers Teach Your Children Well and The Price of Privilege; and a cofounder of Challenge Success, a project of the Stanford School of Education that addresses education reform, student well-being, and parent education. She is also a consultant to BDT & Company, a merchant bank that advises and invests in founder- and family-led companies. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and is the proud mother of three adult sons and a newly minted granddaughter.

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