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'Engagingly written and filled with interesting detail' SUNDAY TIMES

A revealing portrait of how families are struggling to cope with the changing world of parenting and childhood, plus new solutions

The parent screaming from the touchline at an eight-year-old to make an overlapping run; the pregnant mother playing Mozart to her unborn baby; the rigid schedule for babies, which develops into an agenda of activities for a young child - all these are familiar instances of hyper-parenting. With the pressure growing all the time for children to get into the best schools and universities, or to develop their nascent talents and become the next Tiger Woods or Williams sister, it has never been more difficult to be a child.

In Carl Honore's brilliant follow-up to IN PRAISE OF SLOW he makes an impassioned call for parents and teachers to allow children to grow up at a slower rate. He takes us on a journey round the world in search of a new formula for parenting and childhood. He talks to a range of experts and sifts through the latest research to find what problems parents, teachers and children face, and to seek out the best solutions. Honore shows how 'slow parenting' will benefit both the child and the parents, and ensure that we create happier children and calmer parents.

Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children From The Culture Of Hyper-Parenting

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'Engagingly written and filled with interesting detail' SUNDAY TIMESA revealing portrait of how families are struggling to cope with the... Read more

    Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
    Publication Date: 19/02/2009
    ISBN13: 9780752879765, 978-0752879765
    ISBN10: 752879766

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , Health & Wellbeing

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    'Engagingly written and filled with interesting detail' SUNDAY TIMES

    A revealing portrait of how families are struggling to cope with the changing world of parenting and childhood, plus new solutions

    The parent screaming from the touchline at an eight-year-old to make an overlapping run; the pregnant mother playing Mozart to her unborn baby; the rigid schedule for babies, which develops into an agenda of activities for a young child - all these are familiar instances of hyper-parenting. With the pressure growing all the time for children to get into the best schools and universities, or to develop their nascent talents and become the next Tiger Woods or Williams sister, it has never been more difficult to be a child.

    In Carl Honore's brilliant follow-up to IN PRAISE OF SLOW he makes an impassioned call for parents and teachers to allow children to grow up at a slower rate. He takes us on a journey round the world in search of a new formula for parenting and childhood. He talks to a range of experts and sifts through the latest research to find what problems parents, teachers and children face, and to seek out the best solutions. Honore shows how 'slow parenting' will benefit both the child and the parents, and ensure that we create happier children and calmer parents.

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