Must Read: Hold on to Your Kids

Posted by Barb Hacker Jul 13, 2008

I just read the book Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Ballantine Books, 2004) by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. This was one of those gripping books that I couldn't put down. Neufeld captures perfectly the reasons why parents should work at developing and keeping an attached relationship with their children.

Attachment parenting took on a whole new meaning for me. I now finally understand the importance of attachment past the infant and preschool years. This will be one of those books that I refer to again and again throughout the years.

I recommend that every parent read Hold on to Your Kids. It will change the way you think about parenting and about your children's peers for good.