# The Pressured Child

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- Book: [The Pressured Child](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-thompson-phd/the-pressured-child) ([The Pressured Child.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-thompson-phd/the-pressured-child.md))
- Authors: [Michael Thompson, PhD](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-thompson-phd)
- Publisher: ballantine_books
- ISBN: 978-03-4545-013-5
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2005-08-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The push for students to excel at school and get into the best colleges has never been more intense. In this invaluable new book, the bestselling co-author of Raising Cain addresses America’s performance-driven...