Pushed to the Edge: How to Stop the Child Competition Race So Everyone W Paperback - 2003
by Donna G. Corwin
Parents want their kids to succeed. But in today's hypercompetitive, high-speed world, too much competition can be dangerous to children's health...causing mental, emotional, and physical problems.Based on up-to-date research, this guide helps parents distinguish between helpful pushing and harmful pressuring. Whether the issue is kids' sports, body image, extracurricular activities, or academic achievement, parents can find ways to be supportive and encourage healthy competition and achievement...as well as teach their child to resist damaging societal and peer pressure. Pushed to the Edge helps parents:È Nurture their child's uniquenessÈ Teach the value of measured riskÈ Resist the urge to compare their child to othersÈ Allow their children to do their own homeworkÈ Prevent eating disorders and other emotional problemsÈ Set standards that make senseÈ and moreFilled with wisdom and practical advice, this is a timely guide for parenting today's stressed-out kids, building their confidence and giving them back the childhood joys that society has taken away.
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- Title Pushed to the Edge: How to Stop the Child Competition Race So Everyone W
- Author Donna G. Corwin
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 184
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Publishing Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Publication date November 4, 2003
- ISBN 9780425191866 / 0425191869
- Weight 0.39 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.94 x 5.1 x 0.55 in (20.17 x 12.95 x 1.40 cm)
- Category Family / Parenting / Childbirth
- Library of Congress subjects Parenting, Child rearing
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003051815
- Dewey Decimal Code 649.1
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