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Hold on to Your Kids

Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
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Hold on to Your Kids by Gabor Maté and Gordon Neufeld explores the crucial role parents play in shaping their children's lives. It delves into the impact of peer pressure and offers insights on fostering strong parent-child connections to ensure healthy development.
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You might like this book if you are interested in understanding the importance of parental attachment and how it impacts child development. It offers insights into the challenges parents face in maintaining strong connections with their children in today's society, and provides practical advice on fostering secure and healthy relationships.

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This updated edition also addresses the unprecedented parenting challenges posed by the rise of digital devices and social media.

By helping to reawaken our instincts, Maté and Neufeld empower parents to be what nature intended: a true source of contact, security and warmth for their children.

Bestselling author and clinician Gabor Mate presents a radical new parenting model to instil strong values and self-esteem in your children.

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Hold on to Your Kids by Gabor Maté and Gordon Neufeld presents a transformative approach to parenting that aims to foster a deep and enduring bond between parents and their children. This groundbreaking book delves into the modern challenges faced by today's parents, particularly the influence of peer culture, which can often overshadow parental guidance and values. In a society where being 'cool' and fitting in with friends takes precedence, this compelling read examines how such dynamics can undermine family relationships, healthy development, and the nurturing of a supportive home environment.

With the erosion of adult influence and the rising impact of digital media, children frequently look to their peers for validation, leading to increased conformity, anxiety, and alienation. This phenomenon, while increasingly common, is not natural and poses significant risks, including a disconnect within families and the emergence of a hostile and sexualized youth culture.

In this collaboration, acclaimed physician Gabor Maté and renowned psychologist Gordon Neufeld explore the underlying causes of this troubling shift in family dynamics. Drawing from their extensive clinical experience, they provide invaluable insights and practical strategies for parents seeking to 'reattach' to their children. The book outlines how to re-establish the natural parental hierarchy, make children feel secure and understood, and ultimately, reclaim parental influence.

The updated edition of Hold on to Your Kids includes a crucial new chapter that addresses the profound mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth. Additionally, it considers the parental challenges posed by the surge of digital devices and social media, offering updated advice on managing these contemporary issues.

Renowned for his bold and insightful perspectives, Gabor Maté has been praised by the Guardian, which notes, "Maté's book will make you examine your behaviour in a new light." Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, lauds him as, "Bold, wise and deeply moral. Maté is a healer to be cherished."

By reigniting the natural parental instincts, Maté and Neufeld empower parents to reclaim their rightful place as the central figures of contact, security, and warmth in their children's lives. Hold on to Your Kids is an essential read for any parent seeking to navigate the complexities of modern parenting while fostering a strong, loving connection with their children.

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The book is praised for its bold and wise connections between various fields and is considered visionary and deeply moral. It addresses a significant crisis in child development and offers practical help for parents. Reviewers appreciate its new ideas and practical implications, suggesting it is a worthy and serious read for those interested in parenting.

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ISBN: 9781785042195

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vermilion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Gabor Mate (Author) A celebrated speaker, and bestselling author, Dr Gabor Mate is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development. Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr Mate weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them. Dr Mate has written several bestselling books including When the Body Says No, Scattered Minds and co-authored Hold on to Your Kids. His most recent book The Myth of Normal- Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture is a New York Times bestseller. Dr Mate's works have been published internationally in over twenty languages. Supporters of Dr Mate include Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Bessel van der Kolk, Johann Hari and Esther Perel. He was recently featured in the highly publicised livestream conversation with Prince Harry where they discussed loss, trauma and the importance of healing. Gordon Neufeld (Author) Gordon Neufeld PhD, is a Vancouver-based clinical psychologist, internationally renowned as a foremost authority on child development. His Neufeld Institute delivers many courses he has created for parents, educators, and helping professionals on several continents. He is recognized for his unique ability to unlock the clues to seemingly complex problems of child rearing and education.

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