- Paperback: 233 pages
- Publisher: A Cappella Books (1 Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1556524641
- ISBN-13: 978-1556524646
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.9 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 526,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Searing indictment ... full of examples of parents' disproportionate worries." -- Current Books. "I recommend 'Paranoid Parenting' to every parent who has trouble getting beyond chapter four of a how-to-parent book." -- Ann Arbor Family Press.
D.L. Stewart
"In 201 pages he supports what I have suspected all along. There is no such thing as a child-raising expert."
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for health professionals who advise parents.,
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This review is from: Paranoid Parenting: Abandon Your Anxieties And be a Good Parent (Paperback)
As a practising health visitor and former midwife I approached this book, subtitled 'Abandon Your Anxieties and be a Good Parent' with some trepidation, fearing it might be another 'how to do it' tomb for anxious parents by yet another 'expert'. This however is refreshingly different because it genuinely attempts to reassure parents that they, not professionals, gurus or politicians are the experts with respect to their children. They are instead encouraged to trusts their own judgement and instincts. Though the publicity surrounding its publication has concentrated primarily on its importance for parents and (indirectly) children, I think this is also an absolute must for any health professional who gives advice to parents about parenting and childcare issues. This book addresses issues and dilemmas that also arise for us, and puts them into context e.g. cot death, smacking, child safety. It also provides more factual and unbiased information about these issues than do many advocates and campaigners. So long as we don't get defensive, we too can learn a lot from it. One of the best bits for me is Chapter Three where the author explains that though parenting and family make an important contribution to a child's development, they do not determine its outcome. Other influences - social, cultural and environmental, also play an enormously important part. Ironically, despite the plethora of advice on parenting, little is actually known of its actual impact on children. The psychologising of child rearing is also discussed. Advice is frequently based on unscientific and conflicting evidence. That this puts parents under so much emotional pressure to get it right, is described in detail. It helpfully situates how this has happened and how health professionals have contributed to it, consciously or otherwise. This book should become essential reading, not just for parents but also for politicians, experts, gurus and professionals. Bríd Hehir
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A must read for all new parents,
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This review is from: Paranoid Parenting: Abandon Your Anxieties And be a Good Parent (Paperback)
When my husband and I had our first child 7 months ago, we found ourselves under a barrage of advice from friends, family and "experts". Many well meaning friends constantly told us the latest "expert" study and why we should know about it. There is always the underlying idea behind all this advice that if you don't do what the "experts" say your child will be damaged for life.I found this book so refreshing! In a rare exception to most parenting books, Furedi actually elevates the role of parents over professionals in shaping children! Other books may claim that parents know best, but they then follow it up with endless advice on how parents need to change. Other advice books always point back to the experts as really knowing what is best for a child, and that parents should defer to the latest research and expert advice. Furedi turns this around and shows why the best people to deal with children are parents. Parents are the ones who know children best, and can best meet their needs.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good in places, comes across as a bit clueless in others,
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This review is from: Paranoid Parenting: Why Ignoring the Experts May Be Best for Your Child (Paperback)
Furedi is good when he is pulling apart some of the bad science that surrounds parenting and worryingly makes its way into government policy, particularly when he is looking at sociological trends.
However, in some chapters he seems to wander out of his depth. He is interesting when he talks about hysteria about spanking, but looses the argument when he talks about spanking in the context of a 'warm and responsive' relationship, as though this is honestly when most parents hit their children, rather than when they are at their wit's end. I would agree that there is a tendency to pathologize normal but inconvenient behaviour, however when Furedi starts to suggest that ADHD is the result of parents being reluctant to punish their children he starts to sound like an old lady in a supermarket. "To a surprising degree, parents have also internalized the stricture to negotiate and to use reason instead of punishment". Really? When Furedi crosses the line into psychological advice, he appears to start making up his own bad science.
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