As a teacher, I am privy to numerous occurrences in academia. One that I've noted with interest is the following phenomenon:
1- Parents want the best for their kids (so far, so good).
2- Kids have access to more technology and so instead of building independence and working through their own issues, help is only a call or text to mom and dad away.
3- Parents and kids are convinced the slightest deviation from perfection or excellence can damage the child.
4- A few other things in the mix...
And you get the following reality, courtesy of the New York Post.
Memo to parents: Allow your kids to struggle, to make authentic choices (you can still offer advice, you know!), and to fail, to fall, and pick themselves up.
Otherwise, we'll be raising a nation of people expecting stuff to be handed to them.
And you can forget about durable, emotionally sturdy human beings. Let alone the hope of us being able to stand up to terrorists.
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