Brett J. Novick, MS, EdD, is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified School Social Worker with over twenty-five years experience. He has worked as an adjunct in the subject areas for Rutgers University, Rutgers Health System, Stockton Universities, and many mental health organizations throughout the country.

• PrefaceChapter 1: Responsibility - A History of Parenting and How We Got HereChapter 2: Why Is Responsibility Becoming an Endangered Species?Chapter 3: Responsibility Around the WorldChapter 4: What Happens When Children Do Not Have Responsibility?Chapter 5: What Can We Do as Parents to Grow Children’s Responsibility?Chapter 6: A Responsible School–Public Education in SchoolsChapter 7: Too Easily Deterred - Resiliency, Self- Discipline and ChildrenChapter 8: What Becomes of a Generation Without the Ability for Responsibility or Accountability?ConclusionAbout the Author

Dr. Novick has written a book urgently needed for our times. With clarity and compassion, he exposes how we are failing today’s children and offers a clear, hopeful path to raising confident, independent, and resilient young people. This is a powerful antidote to the rising tide of anxiety and depression facing the next generation.

Brett J. Novick, MS, EdD, is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified School Social Worker with over twenty-five years experience. He has worked as an adjunct in the subject areas for Rutgers University, Rutgers Health System, Stockton Universities, and many mental health organizations throughout the country.

• PrefaceChapter 1: Responsibility - A History of Parenting and How We Got HereChapter 2: Why Is Responsibility Becoming an Endangered Species?Chapter 3: Responsibility Around the WorldChapter 4: What Happens When Children Do Not Have Responsibility?Chapter 5: What Can We Do as Parents to Grow Children’s Responsibility?Chapter 6: A Responsible School–Public Education in SchoolsChapter 7: Too Easily Deterred - Resiliency, Self- Discipline and ChildrenChapter 8: What Becomes of a Generation Without the Ability for Responsibility or Accountability?ConclusionAbout the Author

Dr. Novick has written a book urgently needed for our times. With clarity and compassion, he exposes how we are failing today’s children and offers a clear, hopeful path to raising confident, independent, and resilient young people. This is a powerful antidote to the rising tide of anxiety and depression facing the next generation.

Brett J. Novick, MS, EdD, is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified School Social Worker with over twenty-five years experience. He has worked as an adjunct in the subject areas for Rutgers University, Rutgers Health System, Stockton Universities, and many mental health organizations throughout the country.

• PrefaceChapter 1: Responsibility - A History of Parenting and How We Got HereChapter 2: Why Is Responsibility Becoming an Endangered Species?Chapter 3: Responsibility Around the WorldChapter 4: What Happens When Children Do Not Have Responsibility?Chapter 5: What Can We Do as Parents to Grow Children’s Responsibility?Chapter 6: A Responsible School–Public Education in SchoolsChapter 7: Too Easily Deterred - Resiliency, Self- Discipline and ChildrenChapter 8: What Becomes of a Generation Without the Ability for Responsibility or Accountability?ConclusionAbout the Author

Dr. Novick has written a book urgently needed for our times. With clarity and compassion, he exposes how we are failing today’s children and offers a clear, hopeful path to raising confident, independent, and resilient young people. This is a powerful antidote to the rising tide of anxiety and depression facing the next generation.