PARENTING IN THE AGE OF ANXIETY

Parenting in the Age of
Anxiety acknowledges that today’s generation is tormented by a number of
issues exam stress, bullying, peer pressure, sexual uncertainty that can
snowball into full-blown psychological conditions, from borderline
personality disorders to anxiety and learning impairments. Added to this are
specific early, emotionally fraught life experiences that demand coping
skills, such as bereavement and adoption. How should one help a child deal
with a bullying in school? What should you do when your son is burdened with
exam stress? How is a parent to deal with a depressed teen? Equally, is
anxiety a two-way street, passed on from caregiver to child and vice versa?
Drawing from case studies, diary entries, letters and conversations, Parenting
in the Age of Anxiety sensitively approaches each of the issues that distress
growing children and offers valuable lifelines. This book reminds all
guardians and nurturers to grant themselves the right to make mistakes and
give their children the freedom to err and recover.