I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
I was invited to review How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims. I’m terrible at book reviews and always afraid I will give to much away or that I won’t tell you enough to peak your interest. **Sigh**
The overall theme of this book is helicopter parenting and why we should not do it. The author goes on to give examples of parents doing this at various stages and how it is never a good idea.
Early in the book she talked about cell phones & how they seems to encourage helicopter parenting. I very strongly disagree with this part of the book.
I find cell phones have offered my family more freedoms. My kids explore the green belt behind our home without worry because they take a phone with them. While our oldest son is only 10 he can pair up with a friend and enjoy seaworld or other theme parks more freely. He and I know he is only a phone call away if he gets lost or becomes uncomfortable in any situation.
I’ve always found helicopter parenting to be annoying but I never imagined parents would actually take it into adulthood. We are given examples of women ruining their grown children’s lives because they didn’t think their life was fair.
I’m doubt this book would change my parenting style because I already parent the way she encourages. Overall, I don’t baby my babies and I don’t give them so much rope they hang themselves. There is such a fine balance and we as parents have to figure out what that looks life for our children. The author of this book gives us fabulous ideas of what that could look like.
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