Spoiling Childhood: How Well-Meaning Parents Are Giving Children Too Much - But Not What They Need

Capturing the absurdities, heartbreaks, and possibilities of bringing up a child, this book shows how parents today are too often caught up in a guilt-driven pendulum swing between too little and too much parenting. The author suggests new ways of balancing the demands of family and work, in order to give children a healthier environment in which to grow. 263 pages.