Hold On to Your Kids

Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

By Gabor Maté, Gordon Neufeld | Publisher: Knopf Canada

About the book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

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.

Editions of Hold On to Your Kids

Hardcover
ISBN 9780676974713
Hardcover
ISBN 9780375508219
Paperback
ISBN 9780375760280
Paperback
ISBN 9780307361967
Paperback
ISBN 9780676974720
EBook
ISBN 9780307375490
EBook
ISBN 9780307485960
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780735277410
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780735277427

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

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.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

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.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Hold On to Your Kids?

Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues

Where can I read a sample of Hold On to Your Kids?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780676974713

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Hold On to Your Kids?

Gabor Maté, Gordon Neufeld

Who is the Publisher of the book Hold On to Your Kids?

Knopf Canada

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Hold On to Your Kids is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780676974713) and hardcover(ISBN 9780375508219) and paperback(ISBN 9780375760280) and paperback(ISBN 9780307361967) and paperback(ISBN 9780676974720) and ebook(ISBN 9780307375490) and ebook(ISBN 9780307485960) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780735277410) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780735277427)

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