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Hold On to Your Kids

Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers

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Hold On to Your Kids

By: Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté MD
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
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This parenting classic on one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time--peers replacing parents in the lives of children--is now more relevant than ever. The latest edition includes new material on how social media and video game culture are affecting our children, and what parents can do.

In Hold On to Your Kids, Dr. Neufeld and Dr. Maté explore the phenomenon of peer orientation: the troubling tendency of children and youth to look to their peers for direction--for a sense of right and wrong, for values, identity and codes of behaviour. But peer orientation undermines family cohesion, poisons the school atmosphere, and fosters an aggressively hostile and sexualized youth culture. It provides a powerful explanation for schoolyard bullying and youth violence; it is an escalating trend that has never been adequately described or contested until Hold On to Your Kids. Once understood, it becomes self-evident--as do the solutions. Friendship Parenting & Families Developmental Psychology Teenagers Thought-Provoking Child Psychology Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Inspiring Kids Development
Valuable Parenting Insights • Practical Attachment Advice • Great Narration • Transformative Relationship Guidance

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I am a family therapist and this is the only book on parenting I recommend. Brilliantly written on the latest brain research

most recommended parenting book

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This is hard for me because I was raised a certain way, took in the lies of society, and peer grooming. This really forced me to take a step back and think before I engage with my kids, have a plan to work and work the plan.

So great as a young father!

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The arguments presented are compelling and as a parent I can attest to their validity.

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This is an incredible book that is insightful, inspiring, and a path to better relationships with a child. Being armed with knowledge to avoid peer-peer attachment makes me move forward in parenting in 2022 with more confidence. I highly recommend this book!

Must-have book for parents!!!

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This book outlines and explains with facts on how you can build that living relationship with your child! This is the parenting manual you all are looking for! 🙏🏼

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