Stanley

A king who turns out to be a rather poor judge of character… A gigantic foam finger in sacrament meeting.… An elevator that does not go to the top floors.... Dementors.... The Missionary Guide used by missionaries in the '80s and '90s.... A risqué encounter between two Greek gods. A mastodon hunter named Doug who might be the reason why you sometimes feel inadequate.

Dr. Neufeld and Dr. Maté explore the phenomenon of peer orientation: the troubling tendency of children and youth to look to their peers for direction—for a sense of right and wrong, for values, identity and codes of behavior. But peer orientation undermines family cohesion, poisons the school atmosphere, and fosters an aggressively hostile and sexualized youth culture. It provides a powerful explanation for schoolyard bullying and youth violence; it is an escalating trend that has never been adequately described or contested until Hold On to Your Kids.