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Parents–A Little Perspective

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For quite a few years now, parents have gone above and beyond to help little Johnny and little Suzie get a leg up on all the other kids out there. It has led to non-stop schedule juggling, weariness, and more than a few extra dollars spent along the way - all in the name of helping the kids get ahead.

BREAKING NEWS….. IT MAY NOT BE WORKING!

That’s right, according to an article in the USA Today, it actually may prove to be counter-productive. Check out this excerpt:

The result: Little Susie has made it through four years at her respected university. Phew.

She’s ready to launch, right? Not so fast. Many of these helicopter young’uns have absolutely no blooming idea what they should do next. They’ve been so busy with their internships and tests and labs that they’ve missed the essential purpose of all that frantic activity — figuring out their passion, following a stream as it flows into a larger river and then jumping on a boat and seeing where it takes them.

And they’ve also been so focused on achievement that they miss the larger point, says Madeline Levine, a San Francisco psychologist and author of The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids. “Authentic success involves character, engagement, well-being, emotional intelligence and achievement,” she says. “We’ve got all our eggs in the achievement basket.”

“Authentic success involves character…” is a phrase you would typically expect to hear from someone in a pulpit on Sunday morning, not a San Fran psychologist. But that’s the interesting thing about God’s truth…even people who may not actually agree with it, will ultimately confirm it’s truth. All this running around usually serves to delay the growing-up process and leads to confusion about what’s really important.

Take a few minutes to go read the rest of the article at USA Today. Click here!

Here’s my question… do we as parents do this more for our children or more for ourselves? And if we are doing it for our children, does this article give any of you reason to reconsider?

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Good question. We parents should all pause to think about that from time to time.

June 17th, 2008 at 11:12 pm

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For quite a few years now, parents have gone above and beyond to help little Johnny and little Suzie get a leg up on all the other kids out there. It has led to non-stop schedule juggling, weariness, and more than a few extra dollars spent along the way - all in the name of helping the kids get ahead.

BREAKING NEWS….. IT MAY NOT BE WORKING!

That’s right, according to an article in the USA Today, it actually may prove to be counter-productive. Check out this excerpt:

The result: Little Susie has made it through four years at her respected university. Phew.

She’s ready to launch, right? Not so fast. Many of these helicopter young’uns have absolutely no blooming idea what they should do next. They’ve been so busy with their internships and tests and labs that they’ve missed the essential purpose of all that frantic activity — figuring out their passion, following a stream as it flows into a larger river and then jumping on a boat and seeing where it takes them.

And they’ve also been so focused on achievement that they miss the larger point, says Madeline Levine, a San Francisco psychologist and author of The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids. “Authentic success involves character, engagement, well-being, emotional intelligence and achievement,” she says. “We’ve got all our eggs in the achievement basket.”

“Authentic success involves character…” is a phrase you would typically expect to hear from someone in a pulpit on Sunday morning, not a San Fran psychologist. But that’s the interesting thing about God’s truth…even people who may not actually agree with it, will ultimately confirm it’s truth. All this running around usually serves to delay the growing-up process and leads to confusion about what’s really important.

Take a few minutes to go read the rest of the article at USA Today. Click here!

Here’s my question… do we as parents do this more for our children or more for ourselves? And if we are doing it for our children, does this article give any of you reason to reconsider?

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true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: track_ext_links (1) Tracking external links enabled Start uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links (/outgoing/) Ending uga_track_external_url: del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_track_full_url: /outgoing/del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Adding onclick attribute for /outgoing/del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_preg_callback: Start uga_preg_callback: Array Get tracker for full url Start uga_track_full_url: www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&t=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_is_url_internal: www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&t=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_get_option: internal_domains uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: internal_domains (markdoebler.com) Checking hostname markdoebler.com Ending uga_is_url_internal: Get tracker for external URL Start uga_track_external_url: www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&t=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_get_option: track_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: track_ext_links (1) Tracking external links enabled Start uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links (/outgoing/) Ending uga_track_external_url: www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&t=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_track_full_url: /outgoing/www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&t=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Adding onclick attribute for /outgoing/www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&t=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_preg_callback: Start uga_preg_callback: Array Get tracker for full url Start uga_track_full_url: www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_is_url_internal: www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_get_option: internal_domains uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: internal_domains (markdoebler.com) Checking hostname markdoebler.com Ending uga_is_url_internal: Get tracker for external URL Start uga_track_external_url: www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_get_option: track_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: track_ext_links (1) Tracking external links enabled Start uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links (/outgoing/) Ending uga_track_external_url: www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_track_full_url: /outgoing/www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Adding onclick attribute for /outgoing/www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_preg_callback: Start uga_preg_callback: Array Get tracker for full url Start uga_track_full_url: www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_is_url_internal: www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_get_option: internal_domains uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: internal_domains (markdoebler.com) Checking hostname markdoebler.com Ending uga_is_url_internal: Get tracker for external URL Start uga_track_external_url: www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Start uga_get_option: track_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: track_ext_links (1) Tracking external links enabled Start uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links (/outgoing/) Ending uga_track_external_url: www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_track_full_url: /outgoing/www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Adding onclick attribute for /outgoing/www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F&title=Parents--A%20Little%20Perspective Ending uga_preg_callback: Start uga_preg_callback: Array Get tracker for full url Start uga_track_full_url: technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Start uga_is_url_internal: technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Start uga_get_option: internal_domains uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: internal_domains (markdoebler.com) Checking hostname markdoebler.com Ending uga_is_url_internal: Get tracker for external URL Start uga_track_external_url: technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Start uga_get_option: track_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: track_ext_links (1) Tracking external links enabled Start uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links (/outgoing/) Ending uga_track_external_url: technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Ending uga_track_full_url: /outgoing/technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Adding onclick attribute for /outgoing/technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Ending uga_preg_callback: Start uga_preg_callback: Array Get tracker for full url Start uga_track_full_url: twitthis.com/twit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Start uga_is_url_internal: twitthis.com/twit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkdoebler.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fparents-a-little-perspective%2F Start uga_get_option: internal_domains uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'markdoebler.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-4827893-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => false, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 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For quite a few years now, parents have gone above and beyond to help little Johnny and little Suzie get a leg up on all the other kids out there. It has led to non-stop schedule juggling, weariness, and more than a few extra dollars spent along the way - all in the name of helping the kids get ahead.

BREAKING NEWS….. IT MAY NOT BE WORKING!

That’s right, according to an article in the USA Today, it actually may prove to be counter-productive. Check out this excerpt:

The result: Little Susie has made it through four years at her respected university. Phew.

She’s ready to launch, right? Not so fast. Many of these helicopter young’uns have absolutely no blooming idea what they should do next. They’ve been so busy with their internships and tests and labs that they’ve missed the essential purpose of all that frantic activity — figuring out their passion, following a stream as it flows into a larger river and then jumping on a boat and seeing where it takes them.

And they’ve also been so focused on achievement that they miss the larger point, says Madeline Levine, a San Francisco psychologist and author of The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids. “Authentic success involves character, engagement, well-being, emotional intelligence and achievement,” she says. “We’ve got all our eggs in the achievement basket.”

“Authentic success involves character…” is a phrase you would typically expect to hear from someone in a pulpit on Sunday morning, not a San Fran psychologist. But that’s the interesting thing about God’s truth…even people who may not actually agree with it, will ultimately confirm it’s truth. All this running around usually serves to delay the growing-up process and leads to confusion about what’s really important.

Take a few minutes to go read the rest of the article at USA Today. Click here!

Here’s my question… do we as parents do this more for our children or more for ourselves? And if we are doing it for our children, does this article give any of you reason to reconsider?

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Good question. We parents should all pause to think about that from time to time.

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Good question. We parents should all pause to think about that from time to time.

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