Never Enough

So I picked this up not realizing it was essentially a book on not just 1) high achieving teens and how detrimental the stressful culture of achievement is to their mental health and future success but also 2) about how to thoughtfully parent those high achieving teens. The premise is real food for thought +it was a little odd to be reading about a parenting style that would have personally really been relevant to my teenage years that I definitely wasn't familiar with. The book also has to walk a fine line along acknowledging that these students don't struggle in ways that kids in poverty and dangerous communities do and that this whole idea starts with privileged teens, but that these are still real issues for them that impact their mental and physical health. Overall, I think a lot of this book would resonate with my fellow former high achieving teens - even ones who don't have kids & it might help you in your own re-parenting journey.