The Overparenting Epidemic by George S. Glass -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents A “Quick-Start” Guide Disclaimer Glossary Introduction Chapter 1: Are You Overparenting?

How Do You Know whether You Are Overparenting? A Color Code for Parents Parenting Archetypes Hands On/Hands Off Less Protection, More Communication

Chapter 2: Why Twenty-First-Century Parenting Seems So Hard

What to Expect When Everyone Is Telling You What to Expect How Did Overparenting Begin? A Brief History of Parenting The Psychology of Children Spock Talk Children of the 1960s The Changing Paradigm of Parenting Who’s Minding the Store? Raising a Global Child in Today’s Society The Big Three Parenting Styles Mindful Parenting Your Child’s School as Co-Parent Ban Those Balls! Whose Education Is This, Anyway? Managing Expectations Overparenting or Just Plain Dumb? The Ethical Road Is Forked

Chapter 3: How Does Overparenting Happen?

Defining Success In the Beginning Caution: Fragile Contents Inside Testing! Testing! Testing! Parental Aptitude Test Aptitude versus Fortitude From Playdates to Preschool: Too Much Programming To Schedule or to Chill? But What If? Do I Have to Wear a Helmet to Bed? Techno Wars Which Parents Are Most Susceptible to Overparenting? A Warning to Divorcing Parents Communication Gaps May Lead to Overparenting Who Are You Really Helping? Fighting the Odds

Chapter 4: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Your Active Child

Like It or Not Performance Isn’t Everything The Curse of Electronics and the War of the Thumbs Louis C. K. Explains Why He Doesn’t Want His Kids to Have Smartphones The Free-Play Challenge Bullying: Defining Our Role as Parents “I Coulda Been a Contenduh” Whatever Happened to Pickup Ball? Friday Night Lights to the Rescue Not Everyone Can Play Quarterback

Chapter 5: How Overparenting Affects Your Child—and You

Intensive Parenting The Overparenting Equation: Cause and Effect for Your Child and You Overparenting = A Lack of Trust Overparenting = Inadequate Life Skills Overparenting = Fear of Failure Overparenting = Reduced Self-Esteem Overparenting = Feelings of Entitlement Overparenting = Lack of Creativity Overparenting = Irresponsible and Unaccountable Young Adults Overparenting = Bad Role Modeling Overparenting = Inept Children Overparenting = Increased Anxiety Overparenting = Compromised Resilience Does Overparenting Affect You, Too? Which Child Is Yours?

Chapter 6: The Long Arms of Overparenting

The Technology Trap East versus West Considering Independent College Counselors When Parents Can’t Let Go The Effects of Overparenting on College Graduates How Overparenting Affects You as a Parent Choosing a Different Path

Chapter 7: Looking Forward and Letting Go

Whose Success Are You Really Seeking? Through the Looking Glass: A Personal Note from George S. Glass, MD A Prescription for Healthy Parenting A Cautionary Tale from the Tabatsky Files The Trickle-Down Effects of Stay-at-Home Dads What Children Really Want Their Parents to Do with Them The Parenting Paradox

Acknowledgments About the Authors Notes