The push for students to excel at school and get into the best
colleges has never been more intense. In this invaluable new book,
the bestselling co-author of Raising Cain addresses
America’s performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of
its kids–and provides a deeply humane response.
“How was school?” These three words contain a world of desire on
the part of parents to know what their children are learning and
experiencing in school each day. Children may not divulge much, but
psychologist Michael Thompson suggests that the answers are there
if we know how to read the clues and–equally important–if we
remember our own school days.
School, Thompson reminds us, occupies more waking hours than kids
spend at home; and school is full not just of studies but of human
emotion–excitement, fear, envy, love, anger, sexuality, boredom,
competitiveness. Through richly detailed interviews, case
histories, and student e-mail journals, including those of his own
children, Thompson illuminates the deeper psychological journey
that school demands, a journey that all children must take in order
to grow and develop, whether they are academic aces or borderline
dropouts. Most of us remember this journey, if we are honest with
ourselves, but our children must experience it in their own way,
for better or worse.
In stories that are by turns poignant, shocking, uplifting, and
inspiring, we see students grapple with the textured reality of
their lives, devising their own unique strategies to survive and
thrive in school. For parents, this book reveals the hidden
emotional landscape of the school day and points toward the answers
we both desire and dread as we seek to help our children find
success in school and beyond.
Bridging the worlds of the growing and the grown-up, and told in
Thompson’s compassionate voice as both psychologist and father,
The Pressured Child shows us how to listen for the truth of
our children’s experience–and how to trust, love, and ultimately
let go of a child. It is a crucial book for our stressful age–and
an ideal resource for families struggling to survive it.
From the Hardcover edition.
關於作者：
Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a clinical
psychologist, lecturer, consultant, and former seventh-grade
teacher. He conducts workshops across the United States on social
cruelty, children’s friendships, and boys’ development. With
Catherine O’Neill Grace and Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., he
co-authored Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the
Social Lives of Children and Mom, They’re Teasing Me:
Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. With Dan Kindlon,
Ph.D., he co-authored the New York Times bestseller
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys. He is
also the author of Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked
Questions About Raising Sons. He lives in Arlington,
Massachusetts.
Teresa Barker, who collaborated with Thompson on Raising
Cain and Speaking of Boys, is a journalist and mother of
three school-age children. She lives in Wilmette, Illinois.
From the Hardcover edition.
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