Beyond Gender

Modern Parenting Is DESTROYING Childhood - Nancy McDermott (#20)


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What if the very way we parent today — hovering, curating, protecting — is destroying our children's ability to grow up?Nancy McDermott’s journey from Park Slope mom to parenting culture expert reveals how the family transformed from a sturdy institution into a fragile vehicle for self-fulfillment. As gentle parenting fails another generation and schools strip away parental authority, McDermott exposes how the 1970s divorce revolution created a traumatized generation now raising kids in perpetual fear.From birthday party invitations that require including everyone to teens who can't handle disappointment, this conversation reveals why modern parenting makes everyone miserable — and how we might find our way back.

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