the spoiling of american children in the new yorker  “Most parents today were brought up in a culture that put a strong emphasis on being special…being special takes hard work and can’t be trusted to children. Hence the exhausting cycle of constantly monitoring their work and performance, which in turn makes children feel less competent and confident, so that they need even more oversight.” photo: alex brown

Jun 25 -

the spoiling of american children in the new yorker 

“Most parents today were brought up in a culture that put a strong emphasis on being special…being special takes hard work and can’t be trusted to children. Hence the exhausting cycle of constantly monitoring their work and performance, which in turn makes children feel less competent and confident, so that they need even more oversight.”

photo: alex brown

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