Our term, "hyper-parenting," covers a wide variety of issues and behaviors which are gaining more attention all the time. We have gathered resources - some from our own archives, some from other sources - examining different aspects of this vitally important topic. And we invite your input as well:
please contact the authors if you have suggestions for other sites, sources, or materials relevant to hyper-parenting and over-scheduled children and
families.
Read the book's Foreword by Robert Coles
The Book's Introduction
2005 Parents League Review:
The Hyper-Parenting Trap
by Alvin Rosenfeld, M.D. (.pdf format)
National Alliance for Youth Sports
Bob Bigelow
one of the foremost lecturers in the country
regarding the needs of children in youth sports
familylife1st.org
12 Ways to Avoid the Hyper-Parenting Trap
The Overscheduled Child: Avoiding the Hyper-Parenting Trap
Kids & Sports: Editorials
Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld's KLHT School Talk, February 26 & 28, 2001
Harvard University Paper on Student Burn-out
The Dot.Com Kids and the Demise of Frustration Tolerance
What Children Really Need
Brown University Paper, April 2001
For Parents and Educators, 2002
Talk to New York City's Brick Church, 2003
Parker School Talk, 2003
IPA WORLD: International Association for the Child's Right to Play
IPA/USA: The American Association for the Child's Right to Play
Rodeph Shalom School Talk, 2004
Ethel Walker School Talk, May 26, 2004
Talk to Heads of Independent Schools,
November 5, 2004
Keynote speech, Adelphi University, June 2, 2006

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