"Hyper-Parenting sends an urgently needed message to today's parents who are constantly feeling pressured to achieve and who, in turn, are constantly pressuring their children to reach for more.  It is a plea that parents everywhere should heed.  Rosenfeld and Wise persuasively call for a return to authenticity, thoughtfulness, and wisdom in the day-to-day domain of child rearing during these difficult times.  It is meaningful reading for contemporary parents."

"Thanks to Hyper-Parenting, parents can find relief from parent pressure -- the kind of pressure that is leading reasonable adults down irrational paths marked "more is better."  As children become stress-dependant, so do their parents, leaving families with the expectation that misery equals success.  To create a culture of positive, relaxed, caring relationships in families, thoughtful reflection about the ideas in Hyper-Parenting should be a daily habit for all parents."

 "This is an important book that should be read by every parent.  If people heed the wise approach contained here, they will regain the joy and satisfaction that should be at the heart of the parent/child relationship."

 "A soothing voice for the over-extended parents.  Rosenfeld and Wise are right on target as they encourage parents to stop fretting, trust themselves, and enjoy their children."

 "Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld, a highly respected, experienced, knowledgeable empathetic psychiatrist, and Nicole Wise, an insightful journalist, have an important message in their new book -- helping parents to restore confidence and re-learn to trust themselves.  They remind us eloquently that knowledge and science can undermine parents' innate good will when they rely too much on child-rearing "experts" to solve their problems.  This book will convince today's overly stressed, harried parents -- working too diligently but without joy or spontaneity -- to stop striving for perfection and renew their faith in their own loving instincts."

"Bruno Bettelheim, Dr. Rosenfeld's mentor, once said that the worst scars we inflict on our children are the ones on their backs from pushing them too hard.  In this wise and clearly written book, Dr. Rosenfeld, a distinguished child psychiatrist, and Nicole Wise, an accomplished writer, examine the current parenting push.  They expertly dissect our contemporary preoccupation with power parenting.  They show us what is wrong with the 'isms': consumerism, perfectionism, protectionism.  Our success as a technological and commercial culture has led us astray - we no longer trust our instincts, emotions, and relationships.  We feel we have to plan, organize and purchase the successful development of our children rather than enjoy its unfolding.  In our desire to provide the best for our children, we manage rather than love them.  This book provides both critique and guidance.  Don't stay home without it."