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Hyper-Parenting: “What About Us?”

June 21st, 2006

Chapter Eight of Hyper-Parenting: Are You Hurting Your Child by Trying Too Hard? by Alvin Rosenfeld, MD, and Nicole Wise is called “What About Us?”

Have I lost myself in trying to be the best parent I can be? What does it mean to be the “best parent I can be”? Can I parent well enough and be satisfied by that?

Would my kids be better off if I engaged in more outside interests? Is it fair to the kids to make them a parent’s reason for being?

Are we so busy doing that we forget to be? “A parent needs to be there and relaxed to really listen.”

Entry Filed under: Parenting