Spring break approaches for us. We will continue studies but in a different environment.

I’ve just ordered these 2 books from the library for personal reading: The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well by Dr. Madeline Levine. It’s a real challenge for me as a parent trying to balance the craziness of raising our kids in this competitive environment and wanting to just enjoy them and our life experiences together.  Looking forward to hearing what Dr. Levine’s approach to it all is.  I’ll be interested to see if she comments on family values and faith, as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Children-Well-Parenting/dp/0061824747

http://www.amazon.com/The-Price-Privilege-Generation-Disconnected/dp/0060595841/ref=pd_sim_b_4

Here’s a statement from The Price of Privilege:

“The various elements of a perfect storm—materialism, pressure to achieve, perfectionism, disconnection—are combining to create a crisis in America’s culture of affluence. This culture is as unmanageable for parents—mothers in particular—as it is for their children. While many privileged kids project confidence and know how to make a good impression, alarming numbers lack the basic foundation of psychological development: an authentic sense of self. Even parents often miss the signs of significant emotional problems in their “star” children.”