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Too Much of a Good Thing

Too Much of a Good Thing

By Dan Kindlon

Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age. Hyperion, 2001.

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A brief summary of Too Much of a Good Thing

Anecdotes and advice for parents who spoil their children, illustrating the pitfalls that come with indulging bad behavior, and offering alternatives that foster emotional maturity.

Key insights in Too Much of a Good Thing

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What do you get from this book? Parental advice for raising children into well-adjusted adults
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Boomer parents are great at bonding with their kids, but in exchange, overindulge them
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The less strict parents are, the more problems their children end up having
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A lot of Baby Boomers grew up in luxury, and their children wanted for nothing
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When children learn self-efficacy, most grow up to be happy, confident, and able to handle stress
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Self-centeredness is the result of protective parents trying to keep their kids from being hurt
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Often when kids bottle up their anger, it ends up manifesting as depression
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When kids are too driven, they hold themselves to impossible standards that even adults could not possibly sustain
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Students who lack motivation almost always have strident parents who criticize their work
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Indulging children’s poor eating habits makes it more likely they’ll develop anorexia, bulimia, or obesity as an adult
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Self-control is vital to staving off addiction and accomplishing your goals
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Being spoiled makes it harder to find happiness, yet parents still have a difficult time saying “no”
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We all have “good” and “bad” inner parents that drive our behavior toward our own children
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By creating rules and sticking with them, we can help our kids grow into responsible adults
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Too Much of a Good Thing

Parents • guardians • grandparents • psychologists • teachers • the Baby Boomer generation

About the author of Too Much of a Good Thing

Dan Kindlon is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and lecturer specializing in children and adolescents. He is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. His studies have appeared in numerous medical journals, and his self-help book, Raising Cain, was a New York Times bestseller.

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