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Julie Lythcott-Haims

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How to Raise an Adult

by Julie Lythcott-Haims

Julie Lythcott-Haims's How to Raise an Adult is a bracing argument against overparenting from a former Stanford dean who watched its costs up close. It makes the case that the goal of parenting is a capable adult, not a perfectly managed child.