Paranoid Parenting

In 'Paranoid Parenting', Frank Furedi argues that contemporary parenting is characterized by a 'culture of fear' where parents perceive their children as perpetually at risk from various threats.

This fear, fueled by exaggerated media reports and the advice of numerous child-development experts, leads parents to restrict their children's freedoms and inadvertently harm their development into independent adults.

Furedi contends that by insulating children from risk, parents retard their full development and create anxious, risk-averse children.

The book is based on sociological research and interviews with parents and experts, aiming to bolster parents' confidence in their own judgments and promote the raising of confident, imaginative, and capable children.