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The Overparenting Solution

Raising Resourceful Children to Meet Today's Challenges
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Features pragmatic, reasonable advice for how parents can raise their children effectively and lovingly without overdoing it. Today, in the world of Covid-19, parents may be more anxious than ever as they aim to make sense of the changing landscape of education. We see now that within the context of social distancing, which we may be facing for quite some time, families are experiencing a mix of positive and negative influences, including new stressors, which cause division and even danger, while at the same time, some families are discovering novel ways of remaining blended together. Regardless, families must find their way forward to overcome bad decisions and embrace these challenging circumstances. The generational desire of parents to want their children to have more opportunity and success than they did has become outdated for many families, especially those of means, but this has not stopped parents from going too far with their children, from pushing them into needless high-pressure situations to protecting them from any possible failure or disappointment. While we know that it is getting harder and harder to get into a select college, and after graduation, it is often more difficult to find a "prestigious" job, parents are not doing their kids any favors by resorting to any means necessary to ensure what they define as their offspring's success. This work shows readers how to parent better, not more, allowing children to make their own mistakes and learn from them, and grow into functioning, self-reliant adults.
George S. Glass, MD, is a father and grandfather. He has served as a medical doctor and psychiatrist for more than thirty years. Since 1986, he has been helping families, attorneys, and courts deal with the psychological consequences of divorce. Dr. Glass has traveled throughout Texas as a forensic expert in family court cases, as well as conducting group presentations and divorce workshops, and treating patients involved in family disruptions. Dr. Glass has administered, owned, and directed inpatient hospital treatment programs, day hospital programs, a community mental health center, and a residential treatment center, beginning in 1972 when he set up the US Navy's first alcohol treatment program at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, and he has since served as chairman of departments of psychiatry at several Houston hospitals. Dr. Glass has developed, managed, and conducted independent medical evaluations for the FAA, the Airline Pilots Association, Harris County Medical Society, the Texas State Bar, multiple Fortune 500 companies and their unions, as well as federal, state, and local courts and attorneys who work with them. Please visit www.GeorgeSGlassMDPA.com for more information. David Tabatsky is a parent, writer, editor, and performing artist, based in New York City. Among his more than 50 book projects, he was consulting editor for Marlo Thomas and her New York Times bestseller, The Right Words at the Right Time, Volume 2: Your Turn, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul's, The Cancer Book: 101 Stories of Courage, Support and Love, coauthor, with Dr. Mark Banschick, of The Intelligent Divorce-Books One and Two, coauthor, with Dr. Randy Wright, of The Wright Choice: Your Family's Guide to Healthy Eating, Modern Fitness and Saving Money, and has written essays for The Forward, Parenting, and Sesame Street Parent, among others. He is the also the co-author of several books about cancer, including Rx for Hope, Reimagining Women's Cancers and Reimagining Men'sCancers, and the author of Write for Life: Communicating Your Way Through Cancer. His memoir, American Misfit, was released in 2017.Please visit www.tabatsky.com.
Features pragmatic, reasonable advice for how parents can raise their children effectively and lovingly without overdoing it.
Dr. George Glass is an experienced psychiatrist and accomplished writer with significant clinical and first-hand experience with parenting and related issues. His new book is an enjoyable read and should be of great help to all parents and parents-to-be--an excellent addition!--Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD, professor, chairman of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Dr. George Glass, psychiatrist, father and grandfather, shares his insights on overparenting, and in doing so, he presents a very thoughtful and knowledgeable explanation on how to successfully parent your children in today's challenging situations. This book is a must read for any parent striving to do their best.--Louis A. Faillace, MD, professor emeritus, retired chairman, University of Texas Medical School in Houston Dr. Glass is a caring, compassionate, and empathic psychiatrist. As a clinical psychologist and attorney, I've enjoyed working with him on significant and complex cases. The Overparenting Solution is outstanding, an excellent resource for mental health professionals and family law attorneys. It will also be a useful guide for grandparents raising children.--Bob Gordon, MD, clinical psychologist and attorney, former president, Texas Psychological Association Glass and Tabatsky have written a "how to" book to help parents navigate this difficult and wonderful thing called parenting. Since they have both "been there and done that," they speak with authority and offer professional and personal insight, which makes the book appealing and helpful. Here are two people who have learned how to parent!--Mark Banschick, family psychiatrist, Katonah, New York I have been a family law specialist for more than 50 years. I have seen a dramatic increase in the kinds of problems that "overparenting" creates. It makes for unhappy, unsuccessful, and often troubled children. This results in children failing to thrive, as they would in a normal family environment. Again, and again, I have witnessed the truism that a parent is only as happy as their unhappiest child, which is often the result of overparenting. Dr. Glass not only details how the process has developed; he also provides reasonable approaches to prevent negative outcomes for the entire family. I will recommend this book to many of my clients.--Earle S. Lilly, founding president, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, past president, Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists The Overparenting Solution is full of insight and understanding. Glass and Tabatsky offer great first-hand advice and the selected episodes Dr. Glass shares from his practice are especially poignant. Readers can draw comfort from reading about others who have lived through similar confusing life passages. There is no psychobabble here. Parents today need a sharp and thoughtful wake-up call about raising kids in a changing environment.--Anandhi Narasimhan, MD, family psychiatrist, Los Angeles, CA This is a timely, informative, and well-reasoned book by talented professionals speaking to parents seeking success for their children in today's competitive world. The book focuses on parents who tend to be controlling and manipulating of their child and their learning and social environments. This "helicopter parenting" is deemed to be less effective than parenting based on active listening, observation and assessment, and motivating children to pursue their own individual goals, skills, talents, and abilities, as opposed to those selected by the parent. The authors provide many examples of the effects of overparenting and clarify their objectives and the solutions. This book is essential, relevant, and enjoyable reading for every parent at every stage of their child's development, whether the parent is experienced or not, and operating with or without a coparent.--Jim York, senior district court judge, retired presiding judge of 246th Family District Court of Harris County, Texas, board-certified in family law and civil trial law We are required to demonstrate skills, even mastery, and earn a license before being allowed to do most things considered important--but not being a parent, perhaps the most important and complex job of all. In The Overparenting Solution, Glass and Tabatsky provide a road map to guide parents, with advice based on expert opinion, stories, and experience caring for patients and families. Describing different parenting styles and outlining the pitfalls of overparenting, the authors support parents to do what is in the best interest of their children, helping them grow up to be confident, independent, and resilient, able to weather inevitable challenges as well as the joys of life. The book presents a compelling argument for formal training in parenting. This role is too important to leave to chance.--Barbara J. Stoll, MD, dean emeritus, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston
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