Carl Honore

"The Waldorf School joins us in presenting journalist and author Carl Honoré, whose first book, In Praise of Slowness, was an international bestseller. Honoré will discuss and sign his new book Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting ($24.95 HarperOne). Blending the ... (more)finest reportage, intellectual inquiry, and extraordinary true stories, Under Pressure is the first book to challenge the status quo by mapping out an alternative to the culture of hyper-parenting that is presently pushing children and their parents to the brink."

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If the daily headlines and stats are to be believed, our children are over-fed, over-stimulated and overwrought. If true, then where is the fault line? Too much freedom? Too little discipline? Overbearing expectation? In a 24/7 world of TV, mobile phones, computer games and chat rooms, how ... (more)can we steer our children towards a healthy, happy and productive engagement with adulthood? Joining
Libby Brooks, Guardian journalist and author, to discuss and debate this pressing topic are Tanya Byron, psychologist, broadcaster and parenting guru; Sue Palmer, author of the best-selling child development bible Toxic Childhood; and Carl Honoré, author of Under Pressure Rescuing Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting.

Author Carl Honore discusses his book Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children From the Culture of Hyper-Parenting.