Psychology Today Editor Pinpoints Hothouse Parents Raising Teacup Children Who Can

USA (SANEPR.com) May 20, 2008 -- Hara Marano (http://www.anationofwimps.com/) informs us of a crisis that threatens to destroy the fabric of our society, undermining our democracy and our economy. Our invasive methods of parenting and failing school systems are developing children and teens who lack leadership skills, creativity, and an inability to face the challenges of everyday life. As parents work diligently to help their children survive an increasingly competitive and classless society, they become hothouse parents—raising teacup children, who are brittle and breakable, rather than strong and resilient. She also relates this phenomenon to the current Campus Mental Health issues at the college level.

Citing studies regarding the effects of academic and achievement emphasis (starting in toddlerhood) and the performance of today’s schools (with parents as homework monitors), Marano has a wealth of studies to back her claims, showing:

• Barely a third of American students now make it through the system and go onto college, despite the need for a degree as a minimum requirement for employment. A majority of graduates are female; the educational system fails high school boys

• Through play, children learn to use their thoughts to control and guide their impulses. Increasingly, schools are eliminating recess, which accompanies an increase in diagnosis (and medication) of ADHD, “especially” among boys

• By the end of first grade, children who enter it as readers are doing no better than those whose focus was on socialization, singing and play

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