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Author:

Barnes, Christie.

Title:

The paranoid parents guide : worry less, parent better, and raise a resilient child / Christie Barnes.

Publisher:

Health Communications,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

ix, 254 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Parenting.
Parents--Psychology.
Child rearing.
Parent and child.
Resilience (Personality trait) in children.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.

Contents:

Worrying : the nation's hobby of choice -- Worry crazy makers -- Why worry is dangerous : the science of the fear epidemic -- Myths exposed : parents' top worries versus children's real dangers -- Age-group essentials : overview -- Infants -- Toddlers -- Elementary school -- Middle school -- High school -- College -- The recovering worry addict.

Summary:

The debate between helicopter parents versus free-range parents causes confusion for parents who want to find the middle ground while raising independent kids, without being wracked with worry and guilt. Somewhere between Free Range Kids and Perfect Madness is the need for a book that addresses how to parent with common sense in our culture of paranoia.

ISBN:

0757315054 (pbk.)
9780757315053 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2010021560

Locations:

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)