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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Lythcott-Haims, Julie.     Subjects     Education, Higher -- Parental involvement.     Academic achievement -- Parent participation.     Universities and colleges -- Admission -- Parental involvement.     Vocational guidance -- Parent participation.     Homework -- Parent participation.     Parental overprotection.     Autonomy in adolescence.     Risk-taking (Psychology)     Responsibility.     Young adults -- Life skills guides.     Life skills.     Maturation (Psychology)     Emotional maturity.     Parent and child.     Parenting.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lythcott-Haims, Julie.       by title:      How to raise an adul...       by call number:      306.874 L996h     Search the Web     Lythcott-Haims, Julie.     Education, Higher -- Parental involvement.     Academic achievement -- Parent participation.     Universities and colleges -- Admission -- Parental involvement.     Vocational guidance -- Parent participation.     Homework -- Parent participation.     Parental overprotection.     Autonomy in adolescence.     Risk-taking (Psychology)     Responsibility.     Young adults -- Life skills guides.     Life skills.     Maturation (Psychology)     Emotional maturity.     Parent and child.     Parenting.       MARC Display

How to raise an adult : break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kid for success / Julie Lythcott-Haims. by Lythcott-Haims, Julie. Henry Holt and Company, 2015. Call #: 306.874 L996h Subjects Education, Higher -- Parental involvement.   Academic achievement -- Parent participation.   Universities and colleges -- Admission -- Parental involvement.   Vocational guidance -- Parent participation.   Homework -- Parent participation.   Parental overprotection.   Autonomy in adolescence.   Risk-taking (Psychology)   Responsibility.   Young adults -- Life skills guides.   Life skills.   Maturation (Psychology)   Emotional maturity.   Parent and child.   Parenting. ISBN:  9781250093639 (pbk.) 9781627791779 (hc.) Alternate title:  Raise an adult : break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kid for success Edition:  First edition. Description:  x, 354 pages : illustration Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-339) and index. Summary:  "Exposes the detrimental effects of helicopter parenting and puts forth an alternative philosophy for raising self-sufficient young adults. Across a decade as Stanford University's Dean of Freshmen, Lythcott-Haims noticed a startling rise in parental involvement in college students' lives. Every year, more parents were exerting control over students' academic work, extracurriculars, and career choices, often taking matters into their own hands rather than risk their child's failure or disappointment. Increasing numbers of college students, as a result of this hyper-attentive parenting, lack a strong sense of self and are poorly equipped to handle the demands of adult life. The author describes the types of helicopter parents and, while empathizing with parents' universal worries, she underlines the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success. Relevant to parents of toddlers as well as of twentysomethings, this book is a rallying cry for those who wish to ensure that the next generation can take charge of their own lives with competence and confidence. Julie Lythcott-Haims served as dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising at Stanford University. She is the author of the memoir Real American"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 306.874 L996h Adult books Checked out Jul 20, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 306.874 L996h Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 306.874 L996h Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 13, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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