Contents |
Introduction: Running with their eyes closed -- Why are our kids "at risk"? : life inside the pressure cooker -- Name it to tame it : unpacking the deep roots of parental anxiety -- The power of mattering : untangling self-worth from achievement -- You first : your child's mattering rests on your own -- Taking the kettle off the heat : confronting grind culture -- Envy : coping with hyper-competition -- Greater expectations : adding value to the world protects them -- The ripple effect : unlocking mattering all around you -- Acknowledgments -- Resources: Taking action: at home ; Taking action: for educators ; Taking action: community efforts ; Recommended resources ; Book discussion questions. |
Abstract |
"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"-- Provided by publisher. |
General note | Place of publication from publisher's website. |
General note | Includes discussion questions. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Wallace, Jennifer Breheny. Never enough New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2023] 9780593191873 |
Genre/form | Self-help publications. |
LCCN | 2022059938 |
ISBN | 9780593191866 hardcover |
ISBN | 0593191862 hardcover |
ISBN | electronic book |