Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Are your children more influenced by their friends than by you? Bestselling author and physician Gabor Maté joins forces with child development expert Dr. Gordon Neufeld in this groundbreaking parenting book to address the challenges of modern parenting, including peer pressure and digital connection.

This book reveals why today’s children increasingly look to peers rather than parents for direction in values, identity, and behavior, and explains how this 'peer orientation' can lead to anxiety, disconnection, and behavioral challenges. Learn practical advice on rebuilding a strong, healthy relationship with your child.

• Explains the cause of the breakdown of parental influence in modern society.
• Offers practical advice on strengthening the parent-child bond and reconnecting.
• Provides strategies to help children resist peer pressure and social media influence.
• Guides parents on building trust, authority, and security at home.
• Supports a child’s emotional wellbeing and mental health for raising resilient children.
• This updated 2nd edition includes a new chapter on post-pandemic parenting and youth mental health.

• Authors: Gabor Maté and Gordon Neufeld
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Language: English
• Publication Date: January 3, 2019
• Print Length: 368 pages
• ISBN-10: 178504219X
• ISBN-13: 978-1785042195
• Dimensions: 127 x 23 x 198mm
• Weight: 253 g

Blending child psychology with real-world advice, Hold On To Your Kids empowers parents to help their children thrive in the digital era by becoming a true source of contact, security, and warmth.