Letting Go of Perfect: Overcoming Perfectionism in Kids and Teens

By Hope E. Wilson and Jill L. Adelson

Book Overview

Proven strategies for helping kids and teens break free of the bonds of perfectionism. Letting Go of Perfect: Overcoming Perfectionism in Kids and Teens pinpoints a crippling state of mentality among... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593633629
• ISBN13: 9781593633622
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Very Practical Help

This book contains lots of practical advice for helping children deal with problems that can follow from perfectionism. Some of the advice is quite general, but parents and teachers should be able to adjust it to each child's situation. The author's different types of perfectionists are really illustrations of the ways problems from perfectionism can be manifested, and somewhat different advice is given for each. The descriptions and the advice are not limited to gifted children, but often apply to them. It is a good resource for parents and educators, including homeschooling parents, of children with perfectionist tendencies.

not just for kids!

This book finds a good balance between being smart and rigorously researched on the one hand and readable and practical on the other. The book profiles five basic prototypes of perfectionists, with engaging examples of each. There are suggestions for teachers and for parents in helping kids overcome perfectionism. There is also some good "mythbusting" here as well as a good discussion on the difference between healthy and unhealthy perfectionism. I found the tips to be helpful when thinking about children, but many of them can be applied to adults as well. I know a lot of recovering perfectionists who are struggling with this well into adulthood!

Excellent info

My own 7 year old is beginning to struggle with perfectionism. This book was easy to read and had lots of good information for me.