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The Trouble with Perfect: How Parents Can Avoid the Overachievement Trap and Still Raise Successful Children
Written by Elisabeth Guthrie and Kathy Matthews
Narrated by Kathy Matthews
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Drawing on more than 15 years experience as a clinical psychiatrist, Dr. Guthrie discusses the fine line between good parenting and "pressure parenting." She concludes that if parents focus on their sons' and daughters' healthy development, families can avoid the backlash that results from the current trend of demanding perfection from children.
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