Psychologist Madeline Levine, author of the New York Times bestseller The Price of Privilege, brings together cutting-edge research and thirty years of clinical experience to explode once and for all the myth that good grades, high test scores, and college acceptances should define the parenting endgame.

Parents, educators, and the media wring their hands about the plight of America's children and teens—soaring rates of emotional problems, limited coping skills, disengagement from learning and yet there are ways to reverse these disheartening trends. Teach Your Children Well acknowledges that every parent wants successful children. However, until we are clearer about our core values and the parenting choices that are most likely to lead to authentic, and not superficial, success, we will continue to raise exhausted, externally driven, impaired children who believe they are only as good as their last performance. Real success is always an inside job, argues Levine, and is measured not by today's report card but by the people our children become fifteen or twenty years down the line.

Refusing to be diverted by manufactured controversies such as "tiger moms versus coddling moms," Levine confronts the real issues behind the way we push some of our kids to the breaking point while dismissing the talents and interests of many others. She shows us how to shift our focus from the excesses of hyperparenting and the unhealthy reliance on our children for status and meaning to a parenting style that concentrates on both enabling academic success as well as developing a sense of purpose, well-being, connection, and meaning in our children's lives.

Teach Your Children Well is a call to action. And while it takes courage to make the changes we believe in, the time has come, says Levine, to return our overwrought families to a healthier and saner version of themselves.

Based on cutting-edge research and clinical experience, this book redefines success and offers proven parenting advice to help you:

Redefine Success: Move beyond the myth of grades and test scores. Learn what authentic success—an inside job based on purpose and well-being—truly looks like for your child.
Understand Child Development: Discover the key developmental tasks for elementary, middle, and high schoolers, and how to support your child’s growth through each stage without focusing solely on academics.
Build Essential Coping Skills: Equip your child with seven critical coping skills, including resourcefulness, self-control, and self-esteem, to foster the resilience they need to thrive.
Navigate Academic Pressure: Shift your focus from the excesses of hyperparenting to a sane, healthy approach that enables both academic achievement and a genuine love of learning.