Leonard Sax is an American psychologist and family physician whose work delves into the psychological development of children and adolescents. His writings explore the factors influencing the motivation and achievement of young men and women, as well as examining the evolving landscape of parenting in the 21st century. Sax's approach combines insights from psychology and medicine to offer a deeper understanding of the challenges facing modern families. His books prompt reflection on how to better support the healthy growth and development of the younger generation.
The Collapse of Parenting is academic but practical, simple but deep. If you have time to read only one book this year, read this one. -Meg Meeker, M.D., nationally best-selling author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters and Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
A parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats to girls' psychological growth and explains how parents can help their daughters develop a healthy sense of self
A must-read for any parent of boys.-Dr. Mehmet Oz
A revised and updated edition (with more than 70% new material) of the evergreen classic about the innate differences between boys and girls and how best to parent and teach girls and boys successfully, with completely new chapters on sexual orientation and on transgender and intersex kids. Eleven years ago, Why Gender Matters broke ground in illuminating the differences between boys and girls--how they perceive the world differently, how they learn differently, how they process emotions and take risks differently. Dr. Sax argued that in failing to recognize these hardwired differences between boys and girls, we ended up reinforcing damaging stereotypes, medicalizing normal behavior (see: the rising rates of ADHD diagnosis), and failing to support kids to reach their full potential. In the intervening decade, the world has changed drastically, with an avalanche of new research which supports, deepens, and expands Dr. Sax's work. This revised and updated edition includes new findings about how boys and girls interact differently with social media and video games; a completely new discussion of research on gender non-conforming, LGB, and transgender kids, new findings about how girls and boys see differently, hear differently, and even smell differently; and new material about the medicalization of bad behavior.
RODZICE W KRYZYSIE to książka, której autor poszukuje przyczyn słabnącej kondycji fizycznej i psychicznej dzisiejszych dzieci i nastolatków. Otyłość, depresja, stany lękowe i nieprzystosowanie społeczne młodych osób to alarmujące zjawiska nasilające się nie tylko w ojczyźnie autora, czyli w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Dr Sax stawia tezę, że kluczowym powodem tych problemów jest erozja autorytetu rodziców. W obawie przed posądzeniem o dyktatorskie zapędy matki i ojcowie rezygnują z roli liderów, ustępując wobec kaprysów i żądań swoich dzieci. Rolę życiowych przewodników przejmują rówieśnicy, co ostatecznie prowadzi do sytuacji, w której dzieci wychowują dzieci. Autor nie poprzestaje jednak na tej pesymistycznej diagnozie, udzielając rodzicom szeregu praktycznych wskazówek, w jaki sposób mogą odzyskać istotne, należne im miejsce w życiu młodych ludzi.