Tim Elmore 
Artificial Maturity [PDF ebook] 
Helping Kids Meet the Challenge of Becoming Authentic Adults

How to raise kids who can handle the real world

Today’s Generation i Y (teens brought up with the Internet) and
Homelanders (children born after 9/11) are overexposed to
information at an earlier age than ever and paradoxically are
underexposed to meaningful relationships and real-life experiences.
Artificial Maturity addresses the problem of what to do when
parents and teachers mistake children’s superficial knowledge for
real maturity. The book is filled with practical steps that adults
can take to furnish the experiences kids need to balance their
abilities with authentic maturity.

* Shows how to identify the problem of artificial maturity in
Generation i Y and Homelanders

* Reveals what to do to help children balance autonomy,
responsibility, and information

* Includes a down-to-earth model for coaching and guiding youth
to true maturity

Artificial Maturity gives parents, teachers, and others
who work with youth a manual for understanding and practicing the
leadership kids so desperately need to mature in a healthy
fashion.

Table des matières

Before You Read Anything Else . . . v

1 What is Artificial Maturity? 1

2 We Didn’t See it Coming 15

3 Who is Generation i Y? 33

4 A Balancing Act 49

5 The Problem of Atrophy 65

6 The Problem with Talent 83

7 The Pull to Be a Karaoke Parent or Teacher 97

8 Turning Artificial Maturity into Authentic Maturity 116

9 The Future of Parenting and Education 132

10 What Will Kids Look Like in the Future? 152

11 Correcting and Connecting 166

12 Becoming a Soul Provider 186

13 The Big Picture 205

14 Passing the Baton 219

Notes 233

Acknowledgments 243

About the Author 245

About Growing Leaders 247

Index 249

A propos de l’auteur

THE AUTHOR

DR. TIM ELMORE is the founder and president of Growing Leaders. Through Growing Leaders, Elmore and his team teach middle school, high school, and college students the skills they need to become authentic leaders. He has shared his insights in more than thirty countries and has written more than twenty-five books, including Habitudes: Images That Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes and Generation i Y: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future.