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Hold On to Your Kids Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Gordon Neufeld

Hold On to Your Kids A psychologist with a reputation for penetrating to the heart of complex parenting issues joins forces with a physician and bestselling author to tackle one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time -- peers replacing parents in the lives of our children.

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What Now? with Trevor Noah

The book was mentioned as an analysis of the growing economic and educational gap between the upper third and the lower twothirds of American families.

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The book was called Our Kids. The book was focused on a whole series of charts and graphs that showed the gap between rich kids and poor kids growing.

— Episode: Join or Die with Robert Putnam [VIDEO]

Episode: Join or Die with Robert Putnam [VIDEO]

The book was mentioned as an analysis of the growing economic and educational gap between the upper third and the lower twothirds of American families.

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The book was called Our Kids. The book was focused on a whole series of charts and graphs that showed the gap between rich kids and poor kids growing.

The Matt Walsh Show

Matt Walsh said the book had been recommended to all parents, that it was the only parenting book he had ever read, and that he had read it himself after it was suggested to him.

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Hold On To Your Kids by Gaber Motte, I think is how you pronounce it, M-A-T-E. Recommended it to all parents and aspiring parents, even the coddling of the American mind by Jonathan Hyde.

— Episode: Ep. 1181 - Internal Documents Reveal How...

Episode: Ep. 1181 - Internal Documents Reveal How Fox News’...

Matt Walsh said the book had been recommended to all parents, that it was the only parenting book he had ever read, and that he had read it himself after it was suggested to him.

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Hold On To Your Kids by Gaber Motte, I think is how you pronounce it, M-A-T-E. Recommended it to all parents and aspiring parents, even the coddling of the American mind by Jonathan Hyde.

I've mentioned Hold On To Your Kids before, and I think I've mentioned it and said that it's the only parenting book I've ever read in my life.

It was recommended to me and I read it. And at the time I read it, from the perspective of like looking back on my own childhood.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

He argues that children in modern society are becoming too connected to peers, which leads to a loss of parental influence and a toxic effect on their development.

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hold on to kids why parents need to matter more than peers which I really beg you to read then because it's a very important printing book and I say that without arrogance in this case because I'm not...

— Episode: Modern Life Is Making You Sick, But It D...

Episode: Modern Life Is Making You Sick, But It Doesn’t Hav...

He argues that children in modern society are becoming too connected to peers, which leads to a loss of parental influence and a toxic effect on their development.

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hold on to kids why parents need to matter more than peers which I really beg you to read then because it's a very important printing book and I say that without arrogance in this case because I'm not the main writer of it the rain writers a friend and colleague and mentor called Gordon Newfeld and Gordon's work showing that the kids get too connected to peers in this culture as a result parents lose their influence and that is toxic for their healthy development

The Dr. John Delony Show

This book, co-authored with another child psychiatrist, challenges the common belief that teenagers need more unstructured time with peers, arguing that their parents remain the most important people in their lives. The podcast host recommended this book in the context of a discussion about teenage mental health.

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There's a, what I would call a masterpiece book by Dr. Gabor Mate and his, another child psychiatrist. And it's something along the lines of hold onto your kids. I think it's called, see if we can fin...

— Episode: How Long Should I Fight for My Marriage?

Episode: How Long Should I Fight for My Marriage?

This book, co-authored with another child psychiatrist, challenges the common belief that teenagers need more unstructured time with peers, arguing that their parents remain the most important people in their lives. The podcast host recommended this book in the context of a discussion about teenage mental health.

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There's a, what I would call a masterpiece book by Dr. Gabor Mate and his, another child psychiatrist. And it's something along the lines of hold onto your kids. I think it's called, see if we can find that title, that book.

Episode: Ask Me Anything #6: John Answers Your Questions

It was described as an absolute masterpiece; the speaker also mentioned that everything Gabor Mat writes is a masterpiece.

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I think my number one parenting book of all time is Hold on to Your Kids by Gabor Mat and Gordon Newfield. Hold on to Your Kids. An absolute, absolute, absolute masterpiece. Everything Gabor Mat writes is a masterpiece.

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