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by: Dan Kindlon See Larger Image List Price: $13.00 Our Price: $10.40 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $1.66 Collectible Price: $13.00 Third Party New Price: $2.94 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1 EAN: 9780786886241 ISBN: 0786886242 Label: Miramax Manufacturer: Miramax Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: January 08, 2003 Publisher: Miramax Release Date: January 08, 2003 Sales Rank: 204764 Studio: Miramax Related Items: The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids How Much Is Enough?: Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, Responsible and Respectful Ch Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World see more Editorial Review: Product Description: While many adolescents today have all the useful accessories of a prosperous society-cell phones, credit cards, computers, cars-they have few of the responsibilities that build character. Under intense pressure to be perfect and achieve, they devote little time to an inner life, and a culture that worships instant success makes it hard for them to engage in the slow, careful building of the skills that enhance self-esteem and self-sufciency. In this powerful and provocative book, Dr. Kindlon delineates how indulged toddlers become indulged teenagers who are at risk for becoming prone to, among other things, excessive self-absorption, depression and anxiety, and lack of self-control. Too Much of a Good Thing maps out the ways in which parents can reach out to their children, teach them engagement in meaningful activity, and promote emotional maturity and a sense of self-worth. Dan Kindlon, Ph.D. is a professor of child psychology at Harvard University. He is a frequent contributor to Child magazine and is the co-author of Raising Cain, a New York Times best-seller. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Must Read for All Parents! "Too Much of a Good Thing" gives excellent insight into children amidst today's hectic and at times unstable culture. It provides practical tools which can be easily applied to the reader's own family. I would recommend this book to any parent! Rating: - Thought-provoking and comprehensive This well-written book covers the main concerns on the minds of parents nowadays. It's a thought-provoking and very useful volume, and the major research study it reports (conducted by the author and his team) is a kind of wake-up call about the troubling condition so many of our youth are in today. Kindlon's advice for parents is sensible and smart. Aaron Cooper, Ph.D., author of I Just Want My Kids To Be Happy! Why you shouldn't say it, why you shouldn't think it, what you should ... Read More Rating: - Great book for discussion/review with group of parents I liked the book and it makes you think about your behavior towards your kids. What kind of parential behavior will help the kids in the long run. I thought it was very well written and this book leans itself very good for review and discussion with a group of parents. Rating: - Kindlon didn't tell me a thing I didn't already know. I am frequently exposed to indulged children, and yes, they often have (or grow up to have) some serious problems as a result of being indulged. This book was right on the money. Aside from the parents who do the indulging, however, what person *doesn't* realize this fact? Unfortunately, those are the very people not likely to read this and benefit from it. I have no real issues with the book. It's full of truth. It's just that when I was finished, all I could think was, "No shock, ... Read More Rating: - Interesting focus Choosing character as the focal point of the book brings out an interesting perspective on raising kids. This book is not about developing smarts, physical or artistic ability, and not even about disciplining your children. Moreover, it goes as far as suggesting that getting your teenager into the right college may be a counterproductive goal (imagine that!) Refreshingly, it zooms in on what kids need to develop a personality, rather than on what, perhaps, parents want them to have, and that alone sets ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Babies & Toddlers - Parenting - Parenting & Families - Subjects - Books - Child Development Parenting - Parenting & Families - Subjects - Books - General Parenting - Parenting & Families - Subjects - Books - General AAS Parenting & Families - Subjects - Books - General Parenting & Families - Subjects - Books - General AAS