November 29, 2008
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college application, anxiety, parental anxiety, Education Conservancy, U.S. News & World Report, college rankings, parenting, stressed-out parents, stressed-out kids
The glossy pamphlets still flood in: “Live, study, and work in both sleek high-rise towers and turn-of-the-century brownstones,” reads the gorgeously thick Boston University brochure. “Win a Hummer. All you have to do is attend an SJSU football game” trumpets San Jose State University’s.
As kids fill out their college applications amidst the
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November 20, 2008
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childhood depression, criticizing parents, free time, extracurricular, kids, overscheduling, overscheduling myth, parental involvement, parenting, Pressured Parents, parenting, pushing kids, self-esteem, shyness, stressed-out kids
Why do we love to criticize other parents for overscheduling their kids?
Maybe it’s a way to justify the choices that you’ve made. “You’ve decided this isn’t your lifestyle,” says sociologist Sandra Hofferth, “and rejected those of other people.”
There’s probably more criticism of overscheduling in America today than
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November 11, 2008
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parenting, quitting, kids who quit, persistence, soccer, ballet, activities
“My son quits every activity I take him to!” complained a mother the other night at a PTA meeting where I spoke about Pressured Parents. “What should I do?”
That’s a good question, because at one time or another all of us parents face this dilemma. What do you tell your child who
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November 10, 2008
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milestones, parent anxiety, pressured parents, parental stress, late talking
A nice article about why not to worry if your child isn't reaching a milestone: in
Avoiding New Mom Comparison Traps Evonne Lack writes that new moms especially are constantly wondering what's normal and what's not. But, just so your child reaches milestones
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November 6, 2008
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pressured parents, parental anxiety, bribing kids to learn, motivating kids to learn, parents, learning, autonomy, college, economic crisis
The economic crisis is adding to the pressures on parents today. Getting together college money is even harder than before. That can ratchet up our worry about how our kids are doing in school, because it seems even more important for them to get good grades and perhaps a scholarship. And it seems all the more
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