This book is about parents who interfere too much in their children's lives. It talks about the parental love and fear that lies behind such involvement in the affairs of the child. The author, an experienced first-year dean at Stanford University and the mother of two teenagers, talks about the harm we cause to our children, ourselves and society as a whole through our overprotectiveness, and suggests alternative parenting methods that allow children to make mistakes and develop in them independence, resilience, confidence and determination necessary for success. The book will be useful for parents raising children, and for those whose children have already crossed the threshold of adulthood, and especially for those who have teenage children.