Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers by Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Maté MD Peg dolls Maria Montessori observed that all

Maria Montessori observed that all children have what she called "an absorbent mind

This wooden Tray of Eggs was designed to reflect that familiarity

and that boy loved stars very much

like on stamps or coins—and encourages them to make art of their own based on what they see

Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers by Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Maté MD Peg dolls Maria Montessori observed that allChildren today looking to their peers for directiontheir values, identity, and codes of behavior. This "peer orientation" undermines family cohesion, interferes with healthy development, and fosters a hostile and sexualized youth culture. Children end up becoming overly conformist, desensitized, and alienated, and being "cool" matters more to them than anything else. Hold On to Your Kids explains the causes of this crucial breakdown of parental