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Dealing with the pressures parents face today

Shielding our Kids from Pain -- Should You Ever Ignore that Impulse?

November 28, 2009

Tags: parents, parenting, pressure, stress, learning, brain, homework, children

Have you ever had to fight the urge to do your child’s homework or complete a project for him? At the recent Learning & the Brain Conference in Cambridge, Mass., my coauthor Wendy Grolnick talked about the natural human urge to shield our young from emotional, social, and psychological pain. When parents face certain pressures, however, that (more…)

Sports Gene: a New Way to Pressure Kids

December 2, 2008

Tags: sports gene, competition, pressure, parental anxiety, stressed-out kids

What will they think of next? When it comes to extracting money from worried parents, there's no shortage of business models. Now the so-called "sports gene" test for only $149 is finding a market for one reason only: because we parents are under so much pressure these days to make sure our kids succeed. That's (more…)

Books and Articles

Books and Articles
Saying No to Kids in a Yes Culture
Why Limits are Good for Kids
Marketing of Colleges Increases Family Stress
A Better Way to Choose a College
Pay to Learn Shortchanges Kids
What the research tells us