Brief Summary Of The Book 'The Nest' By Robert Zacks

The tension between a child's desire for independence and parents' need to protect themselves can be challenging. Parents fear for their safety as children seek independence, resulting in constant conflict. This dynamic shows the complexities of moving from dependence to independence. The book's name is “The Nest” and the author is Robert Zacks. The three arguments can prove to you that parents should be protecting their children, but over time, most parents use the wrong method or even overprotect their children which causes fights in this case, in the story, Jimmy and his mom fight over his friend Paul because of the disagreement. Over time, parents should release their children and give them independence so they can grow and learn from experiences

I know what’s best for you. I know what’s best for you.’ That’s all I ever hear!” (Zacks 5). The parent in this case, Jimmy’s mom, said they know what is best for Jimmy and that will always be true, so she doesn’t let Jimmy say what he wants. When a parent's child finds out that not everything their parents do is for his good, some might be just for their own sake “Everything is for my good. Everything. But you aren’t telling me the truth. You know why you don’t want me to go on the hike? Because of Paul. You just don’t like him” (Zacks 4). When Jimmy finds out that the only reason his parents do not let him be independent is because they don’t like Paul — Jimmy’s friend. Overall, without proper communication between kids and parents, that could lead to conflict between them and could build a bad relationship in the

Swanson said quietly. “And Paul came out of reform school, didn’t he? He stole from a candy store –“ (Zacks 4). This shows Jimmy’s mom doesn’t know anything about Jimmy’s friend, and she is just judging him. The reasoning for why his mom doesn’t like Paul is also mentioned as “No,” she admitted. “I don’t think Paul is good for you. I don’t like your friendship with him.” (Zacks 4). The parents just judge Paul and think he is not good for Jimmy when they don’t even know what Jimmy wants. In this case, Jimmy’s parents did not give Jimmy the freedom and independence for Jimmy to grow and learn, which caused a lot of conflict between them. The child proved to his parents that she had looked his friend in the wrong direction the whole time and let her understand his friend after dinner. Jimmy is just trying to bring his friend over to prove to his mom that she is wrong. “I’m bringing him home for supper afterwards, Mom. I said, “You asked him.” He hung up before she could answer. Zacks 7. The turning point of the story is that without Jimmy doing this, his mom would never know she was wrong. Parents finally realize their mistake and take responsibility for it by admitting it. “I was wrong,” she said. “This time I was