Home › Family & Relationships › Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
  • Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld book cover
  • Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld book cover
1 2

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

by Gordon Neufeld

Parenting amid peer influence

$17.72 USD
$29.54 USD $17.72 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.
Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Winner of the National Parenting Publications Gold Award

    Gold Award

AlbakiReads Editorial

Parenting amid peer influence

Hold On to Your Kids examines the book’s central concern: that children’s attachment to peers can displace parents as a source of guidance and belonging. It connects this shift to influences including social media and video-game culture, and considers its possible effects on family relationships, identity, values, and behavior. The book also addresses what parents can do to strengthen their connection with their children. Its focus is the changing balance between parental and peer influence, making the family relationship the anchor for its discussion of childhood development.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Parents interested in how peer groups shape children’s values and behavior
  • Readers seeking a parenting-focused discussion of social media and video-game culture
  • Those exploring family connection and children’s development

Themes

Parental and peer influenceFamily connectionIdentity and valuesSocial media and video-game culture

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

This parenting classic is as relevant today as it was when it was first published, shining a light on one of the most misunderstood trends of our time: how the influence of peers, magnified by social media and video game culture, is replacing parents in the lives of children, and what parents can do about it--now featuring a new chapter

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS GOLD AWARD - "A worthy book that brings us genuinely new ideas and fresh perspectives on parenting."--Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia

Children take their lead from their friends: Being "cool" matters more than anything else. Shaping values, identity, and codes of behavior, peer groups are often far more influential than parents. But this situation is far from natural, and it can be dangerous--it undermines family cohesion, interferes with healthy development, and fosters a hostile and sexualized youth culture. Children end up becoming conformist, anxious, and alienated.

In Hold On to Your Kids, acclaimed physician and bestselling author Gabor Mat
Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews

You may also like

View all