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Book SynopsisPrivileged adolescents nation-wide are experiencing epidemic rates of emotional problems, more than children from any other socio-economic group, including those in dire poverty. Looking at privileged families, this book aims to dispose of the 'overparenting' paradigm in contemporary times, seeking to explode one child-rearing myth after another.
Trade Review"Useful...clear, sensitive..." -- Publisher's Weekly "In this insightful book, Levine eschews the temptation to dismiss problems of privileged teens as overindulgence." -- Book List "[Written] with clarity and understanding of the culture of affluence and its pitfalls for parents." -- Library Journal "Fresh and important ideas about parenting in the age of affluence..." -- Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia "Levine offers chapter after chapter of practical advice for dealing with family problems." -- Connecticut Post Online "[Madeline Levine's] ideas may be uncomfortable for parents to read, but they're a wonderful wake-up call." -- Bay Area Insider "Levine's book explores some troubling and intriguing issues that certainly are worth pondering and discussing." -- Marin Independent Journal "She treats her subjects as well as her subject with compassion and understanding." -- Chicago Tribune "...[an] impassioned wake-up call to parents..." -- The Gazette (Montreal) "This book has resonated in affluent communities all over the country. [Levine is] clearly on to something." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Her writing is warm and carefully thoughtful." -- Toronto Star
