In this informative and comforting study of parental overprotection, journalist Vanessa Ochs explores the roots of overprotectiveness and offers sound advice to help parents walk the sometimes thin line between sound protection and overprotection. Ochs is the author of Words on Fire.
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Drawing on research in child development and extensive interviews with families, journalist Vanessa Ochs helps parents make sensible, age-appropriate decisions about when to protect and when to let go and provides strategies for taming their irrational fears and transforming them into manageable ones. Here's sound guidance for parents who want to keep their kids safe and sound, while still nurturing their self-reliance and sense of security.
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