Nation of Wimps

The high cost of invasive parenting.

by Hara Estroff Marano

Pills or Thrills?

Child holding ice cream America's pediatricians have chosen a puzzling approach to kiddie obesity. Read More

Happy Mothers Day! Now Get Out of Here!!

Happy Mothers Day! To all those folks who believe that good parenting is highly involved parenting, take the day off. Let your kids figure out how to manage themselves. You owe it to yourself. And especially to your kids. Read More

A Troubling Trend of Quitters in the Ivy League

I want to share with you a totally unsolicited letter I just received from a coach at an Ivy League university, one of many people now "on the front lines of dealing with overparented young people." It spotlights a terrible trend that affects all of us.
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A Sickness in the Schools

A new study shows that drinking among females seriously escalates in the transition from high school to college and frequently puts freshman females at risk for physical or sexual assault. Read More

Hara Estroff Marano is Editor at Large of Psychology Today and writes the magazine's advice column, Unconventional Wisdom. She is also the author of A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting.

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