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INTRODUCTION
1. KEEPING THEM SAFE AND SOUND
2. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY
3. BEING THERE FOR THEM
4. SUCCUMBING TO THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ARMS RACE
5. TO WHAT END?
6. OUR KIDS LACK BASIC LIFE SKILLS
7. THEY’VE BEEN PSYCHOLOGICALLY HARMED
8. THEY’RE BECOMING “STUDY DRUG” ADDICTS
9. WE’RE HURTING THEIR JOB PROSPECTS
10. OVERPARENTING STRESSES US OUT, TOO
11. THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS IS BROKEN
12. THE CASE FOR ANOTHER WAY
13. GIVE THEM UNSTRUCTURED TIME
14. TEACH LIFE SKILLS
15. TEACH THEM HOW TO THINK
16. PREPARE THEM FOR HARD WORK
17. LET THEM CHART THEIR OWN PATH
18. NORMALIZE STRUGGLE
19. HAVE A WIDER MIND-SET ABOUT COLLEGES
20. LISTEN TO THEM
21. RECLAIM YOUR SELF
22. BE THE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE
3. Carter, The Sweet Spot, quoting Brené Brown.
4. Author’s interview with parent, February 19 and October 27, 2014.
CONCLUSION