A review by robina_khalid
Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gabor Maté, Gordon Neufeld

3.0

I found myself really ambivalent about this book. While I found myself nodding in agreement about some of the ways in which American parenting has gone wrong and lost perspective, I also found the complete disavowal of peer relationships to be a bit absurd. I did like some of the suggestions for "positive discipline" at the end and the way in which such suggestions are rooted in the repair of connection first and foremost, but overall I found myself feeling a little antagonistic to the book. But maybe that's just my inner peer-oriented teenager coming out. Disappointing.