| ID | 014468 |
| Call Number | 649.1/LEV |
| Title Proper | Price of privilege |
| Other Title Information | How parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected and unhappy kids |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Levine, Madeline |
| Publication | New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. |
| Description | 236p. White spine |
| Note | In this look at privileged families, Levine offers thoughtful, practical advice as she explodes one child-rearing myth after another. With empathy and candor, she identifies parenting practices that are toxic to healthy self-development and that have contributed to epidemic levels of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in the most unlikely place - the affluent family. |
| Note | Ch. 1. The paradox of privilege
Ch. 2. The not-so-hidden mental health epidemic among privileged youth
Ch. 3. Why money doesn't buy mental health
Ch. 4. What is a healthy "self"?
Ch. 5. Different ages, different parenting strategies
Ch. 6. How we connect makes all the difference
Ch. 7. Discipline and control : the tough job of being the "bad cop"
Ch. 8. Challenges to effective parenting in the culture of affluence
Ch. 9. Having everything except what we need most : the isolation of affulent moms.
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| Standard Number | 9780060595852 |
| Price. Qualification | $15.99(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 649.1 |
| Key Words | Parenting ; Teenagers - Conduct of life ; Child Rearing ; Wealth - Psychological aspects ; Adolescent psychology |