I recently read an article from the NY Times about a nonfiction psychological book on the values of good parenting. This book is similar to other psychology books on parenting which are warning parents not to force their children into working under extreme pressures to maintain the status quo when it comes to major life decisions, such as choosing a college.
It is all the norm nowadays for us to realize the great problems that exist with working too hard. Often, young students are being forced to do grueling work, tenuous activities, and keep a great composure on their way to achieving success in the college. Our culture’s materialistic obsessions with wealth and power have forced many to question the reliability of our cultures sensation with college aims.
The problem doesn’t stem from the ability to do the assignments. It seems the real problem comes from the lack of interest by parents. Parents themselves usually don’t have any way of helping in the process. They also usually don’t understand what college admissions, or even what the school work entails. Often, there is a great disconnect between parents and students about how things should be run, and parents can easily care too much, too little, or about the wrong subject at hand. It seems that often, children who are being forced into pressure can develop other problems along the way.
Often society doesn’t see the grueling work that students have to deal with on their progression to their inevitable goal. This book goes over why parents need to be attuned to the needs of their child and not attempt to force their child into a monomania.
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