Letting go : parenting teens and young adults in a time of uncertainty /
"Based on numerous interviews with a diverse group of mothers of teenagers and young adults, Letting Go moves beyond popular views and offers a new understanding of parenting that demonstrates the challenging situations parents must navigate today as they guide their children through adolescenc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Based on numerous interviews with a diverse group of mothers of teenagers and young adults, Letting Go moves beyond popular views and offers a new understanding of parenting that demonstrates the challenging situations parents must navigate today as they guide their children through adolescence and young adulthood. Parents are expected to continually monitor the lives of their teens and young adults and see that they safely transition to adulthood and gain the credentials they need to succeed in an era when reaching adulthood has become more demanding. At the same time, parents must pull back and "let go" so their teens and young adults learn to take more responsibility for their lives. The negotiations with teens and young adults over control, trust, and letting go that mothers describe in this book offer an invaluable portrayal of the uncertainties and questions that underlie the day-to-day lives of contemporary parents"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 249 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0190222476 9780190222468 0190222468 9780190222482 0190222484 9780190222475 |