Our kids have everything going for them…right?
“American teens from upper-middle class families are more likely to have higher rates of depression, anxiety and substance abuse than any other socioeconomic group of young people,” according to psychologist Suniya Luthar, PhD.
Join this book study of Never Enough; When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic - and What We Can Do About It (Jennifer Breheny Wallace). Her work describes the relationship between highly college-educated, affluent communities, the cut-throat competitive school climates they tend to spawn, and the grinding toll it all is taking on our kids’ mental health & well-being, including corroding powerfully protective parent/child relationships. “Packed with memorable stories and offering a powerful toolkit for positive change, Never Enough offers an urgent, humane view of the crisis plaguing today’s teens and a practical framework for how to help.”
This class might be perfect for you if you have high hopes, ambitions, and expectations for your child but ALSO misgivings about the pressure they are under (accelerated math? 5 APs? Varsity Captain AND Community Service Letter?) to the detriment of their sleep, free time, and your family’s equilibrium. Are there moments when you find yourself swept up in the achievement and accolade frenzy, feeling resentful of other kids’ accomplishments and worried that your child’s path to “success'' is threatened by their peers, only to come to your senses and wonder WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
In this class, parents and caregivers will join an intimate, supportive community, explore the content of this book one chapter per week, and reflect together on the path it offers for parenting whole humans within a very competitive ecosystem. We’ll talk about the psychology behind competition, scarcity, social comparison, what we know our children actually need in order to flourish, and how we can work to provide them just that. (And if you don’t read, 100% no worries I always summarize the content so everyone’s on the same page). Find your copy and join us!
For any parent or caregiver of a child ages 12+ and/or in Grade 7+ (all genders).
When: Class meets on Wednesdays, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm and is bi-modal, with the first and final meetings in person and otherwise on zoom.
April 3 – in person, kick-off at Haute House Studio (5500 Lincoln Drive, Suite 150 Edina, MN 55436)
April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, and May 22– via zoom
May 29 – in person, final class at Haute House Studio, 5500 Lincoln Drive, Suite 150 Edina, MN 55436
Cost: $325 per person; minimum 6 parents maximum 14.
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Included with Tuition: In-person Single Night Workshop, “Don’t Write Their Essay: Supportive Parenting Through Your Child’s College Application Process” on Thursday eve April 18, 7-8:30 at the Edina Senior Center, 5280 Grandview Square Edina, MN 55436