tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142580636104627482.post2992628521500927469..comments2024-03-21T19:18:44.175-04:00Comments on Helping Kids Achieve with Cindy Terebush: Let Kids Be Kids – Put Down the Tablet, Appt Book and Pre-K WorkbooksCindy Terebush, MS Early Childhood Studieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13627576495860483935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142580636104627482.post-66405041555473088902012-05-20T15:43:11.084-04:002012-05-20T15:43:11.084-04:00In my experience, parents have gotten caught up in...In my experience, parents have gotten caught up in a belief that children need to not only participate in activities but also excel. Parents get very upset when their children are not selected for certain teams or are not placed in accelerated elementary & middle school classes. Articles are on many websites and in many journals about this shift in attitude. One example is on a Disney Family website (http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-back-to-school/article-747597-overscheduled-kids-t/). It says"<br /><br />"While most successful adults only excel in one or two areas, the message children are getting is that they must excel at everything. This crippling and impossible demand can cause anxiety and depression. Even parents who wish to take a stop-and-smell-the-roses approach with their children fear slowing down when everyone else seems to be on the fast track. "Parents are seeking what they've been told is 'the best,' but the best has to do with relationships." Nugent says."Cindy Terebush, MS Early Childhood Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627576495860483935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142580636104627482.post-77142932548253752642012-05-20T02:58:08.841-04:002012-05-20T02:58:08.841-04:00Do you honestly think that this "definition o...Do you honestly think that this "definition of successful parenting" is rooted in having their child be the best at everything? Isn't it possible that parents want their child to have the best of everything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com