{"product_id":"never-enough-when-achievement-culture-becomes-toxic-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-hardcover","title":"Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-And What We Can Do about It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Breheny Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe definitive book on the rise of \"toxic achievement culture\" overtaking our kids' and parents' lives, and a new framework for fighting back \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the ever more competitive race to secure the best possible future, today's students face unprecedented pressure to succeed. They jam-pack their schedules with AP classes, fill every waking hour with resume-padding activities, and even sabotage relationships with friends to \"get ahead.\" Family incomes and schedules are stretched to the breaking point by tutoring fees and athletic schedules. Yet this drive to optimize performance has only resulted in skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression, and even self-harm in America's highest achieving schools. Parents, educators, and community leaders are facing the same quandary: how can we teach our kids to strive towards excellence without crushing them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNever Enough, \u003c\/i\u003e award-winning reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture, and finds out what we must do to fight back. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and an original survey of nearly 6,000 parents, she exposes how the pressure to perform is not a matter of parental choice but baked in to our larger society and spurred by increasing income inequality and dwindling opportunities. As a result, children are increasingly absorbing the message that they have no value outside of their accomplishments, a message that is reinforced by the media and greater culture at large. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough deep research and interviews with today's leading child psychologists, Wallace shows what kids need from the adults in the room is not more pressure, but to feel like they \u003ci\u003ematter\u003c\/i\u003e, and have intrinsic self-worth not contingent upon external achievements. Parents and educators who adopt the language and values of mattering help children see themselves as a valuable contributor to a larger community. And in an ironic twist, kids who receive consistent feedback that they matter no matter what are more likely to have the resilience, self-confidence, and psychological security to thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with memorable stories and offering a powerful toolkit for positive change, \u003ci\u003eNever Enough \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an urgent, humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling book \u003ci\u003eNever Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic -- And What We Can Do About It\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year. She is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. After graduating from Harvard College, Jennifer began her journalism career in television at \"60 Minutes\". She lives in New York City with her husband and their three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964776841517,"sku":"9780593191866","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/never-enough-when-achievement-culture-becomes-toxic-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-hardcover-6743960.webp?v=1775471228","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/never-enough-when-achievement-culture-becomes-toxic-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}