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Family Unfriendly A Critical Examination of Overparenting and Its Consequences

Timothy P. Carney

The bestselling author of Our culture tells parents there's one best way to raise kids: enroll them in a dozen activities, protect them from trauma, and get them into the most expensive college you can. If you can't do that, don't bother.

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Honestly with Bari Weiss

This book was discussed as advocating a return to old-fashioned parenting and resisting the norms of intensive upper middle class suburban parenthood. The author made the case that intense parenting styles, whether ultra-safe or focused on achievement, undermine childhood independence.

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He's the father of six children and the author of Family Unfriendly, How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs To Be.

— Episode: Emily Oster Talks About Our New Parentin...

Episode: Emily Oster Talks About Our New Parenting Podcast

This book was discussed as advocating a return to old-fashioned parenting and resisting the norms of intensive upper middle class suburban parenthood. The author made the case that intense parenting styles, whether ultra-safe or focused on achievement, undermine childhood independence.

"

He's the father of six children and the author of Family Unfriendly, How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs To Be.

You say in the book that you want to return to old fashioned parenting.

And Tim Carney's new book is called Family Unfriendly, How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be.

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