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In this excerpt, Connor Stirling Peterson discusses a common mistake parents make when trying to address their children's mental or behavioral struggles. He describes how parents often resort to reading self‑help books to their kids, assuming the information will help, but points out that even correct advice may not be effective because children do not view their parents as experts on the subject. Peterson emphasizes the perception gap: kids recognize that their parents lack expertise—sometimes even less knowledge than the child has about unrelated topics like golf—making parental guidance less likely to be accepted.
