Dr George Glass Live-The Overparenting Epidemic with Scott Cluthe

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Cluthe Live with Dr George Brown on his work and books, The
Overparenting Epidemic and Blending Families Successfully. Call in
at 347-308-8478 Whatever we label it, overparenting—anxious,
invasive, overly attentive, and competitive parenting—may have
finally backfired. As we witness the first generation of
overparented children becoming adults in their own right, many
studies show that when baby boomer parents intervene
inappropriately––with too much advice, excessive favors, and
erasing obstacles that kids should negotiate themselves––their
“millennial” children end up ill-behaved, anxious, narcissistic,
entitled youths unable to cope with everyday life. The obsession
with providing everything a child could possibly need, from
macrobiotic cupcakes to 24/7 tutors, has created epidemic levels of
depression and stress in our country’s youth, but this can be
avoided if parents would just take a giant step back, check their
ambitions at the door, and do what’s really best for their kids.
Written by a noted psychiatrist and a parenting specialist, The
Overparenting Epidemic is a science-based yet humorous and
practical book that features an easy-to-read menu of pragmatic,
reasonable advice for how to parent children effectively and
lovingly without overdoing it, especially in the context of today’s
demanding world