No More Push Parenting: How to Find Success and Balance in a Hypercompetitive World

I am not a parent, but I related to many of the children's stories in this excellent book. I went to competitive schools, where many students struggled with eating disorders and substance abuse. We were expected to apply and to attend Ivy League colleges. This book very much helped me understand the origins of this culture of success by any means necessary. I also gained a deeper insight into why I hold certain values and this book, which is well written and so very witty, empowered me to re-examine those values and to see if they were really mine or in fact if they were someone else's.

There's been much publicity about parents who push their children to achieve beyond their abilities and years: so how can parents avoid suffocating children, yet encourage them to do their best? With No More Push Parenting, parents receive a guide filled with insights on how to encourage their kids to measure up, without pushing too hard. Dr. Guthrie provides alternatives supported by case studies of real kids; some of whom are achieving, others are not.