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"How Much is Enough?"

by Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson & David J. Bredehoft

The only book on over indulgence with scientific support that tells parents

and professionals what to do instead

"Overindulgence is so much more than spoiled children!"

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This site is dedicated to research on the overindulgence of children and teaching parents what to do instead. Overindulgence is much more than spoiling children. Our site is meant to be informative and educational. We hope you come back often to find New Stories about Overindulgence; News about our Overindulgence Research; Author Appearances in your area; Ideas to Help You with Your Overindulgence Issues and more. One of the most helpful resources is "How Much is Enough?" a book about overindulgence written for parents, parent-educators, and other professionals who are concerned about overindulgence, what it does to children, and what to do instead.

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"I'm Bored" by Jean Illsley Clarke - True overindulgence story Click here to sign up here to train with Jean Illsley Clarke this summer - June 22-26 New - Study 10 - Transition To and Emerging Adulthood- please participate today! New - Study 9 - Father Personality and Parenting Styles - please participate today! NEW - Study 8 - Overindulgence, Behaviors, and Attitudes Toward Money and Possessions - Please Participate today! The Effects of an Effortless Childhood - Responding to Overindulged Children It's here - How Much is Enough Leader's Guide available from Parenting Press
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Dave distills our new research results in the article on "Effortless Childhood"

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Santa Monica Daily Press

Read Jean's articles in the Santa Monica Daily Press

Mold the Perfect Child

by Sara Wells, Best Life

Dads want to very best for their children, but often they go overboard in their ambition and get it very, very wrong, argues David J. Bredehoft, Ph.D., chairman of the department of social and behavioral sciences at Concordia University, in St. Paul, Minnesota. To read more..

For more on this story featured in Parent Wise Austin see page 8.

Jean tells you how to say "NO" in Family Matters

Connie Dawson was interviewed for this article in the Baton Rouge Parent Magazine

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How to Say 'No to Your Kids

Jean was interviewed for this article in Newsweek

All I want: EVERYTHING!
By MARTHA SHERIDAN Staff Writer / The Dallas Morning News

Giving presents to children is a joy, but some adults give until it hurts.
Kids make it clear when they've had too much. On the first night of Hanukkah, a 4-year-old flings her book across the room and declares that books make bad gifts. On Christmas Day, a 3-year-old has a meltdown in the middle of opening presents.
Such behavior springs from being overwhelmed with too much stuff, says parenting educator Jean Illsley Clarke, Ph.D., of Minneapolis. "Children are responding with their whole beings that this is not as it should be, that this is too much." To read more...

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Leadership Training Workshop with Jean Illsley Clarke, June 22-26, 2009. A special opportunity for ECFE and other parent educators who want to...Recharge their enthusiasm; update their skills; and explore the new How Much is Enough parenting model.
Jean Illsley Clarke was honored by the University of Minnesota by placing her name and the invention of the Nurture/Structure Highway on the Wall of Discovery.
Listen to an interview of David Bredehoft on WOMEN’S INSPIRATION W/ JOAN ROSENBERG AND ERIKA YOMTOBIAN KCSN California State Northridge

"I'm Bored" by Jean Illsley Clarke- true overindulgence story
The Umbilical Cell Phone Cord by Jean Illsley Clarke - true overindulgence story
Are Children Today More Overindulged than We were?
How Much Is Enough TV?
My Ex Overindulges our Son
Goody Bag Overindulgence
When Having Just a Little Starts to Mean a Lot to a Child by Marguerite Kelly - The Washington Post
How to Detect Overindulgence: The Test of Four
What Determines Family Values Today?

This site was last updated 05/29/09