The paranoid parents guide
Subtitle: worry less, parent better, and raise a resilient child
By: Christie Barnes
Publisher: Health Communications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Deerfield Beach, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780757315053
Subjects: Parent and child; Parents; Psychology; Parenting; Child rearing; Resilience (Personality trait) in children
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.
Table of contents: title: Worrying : the nation's hobby of choice; title: Worry crazy makers; title: Why worry is dangerous : the science of the fear epidemic; title: Myths exposed : parents' top worries versus children's real dangers; title: Age-group essentials : overview; title: Infants; title: Toddlers; title: Elementary school; title: Middle school; title: High school; title: College; title: The recovering worry addict.