I really liked the gist of this article, especially the point that “the problem with hyper-parenting isn’t that it’s bad for children; it’s that it’s bad for parents.”
And that’s the part that’s bad for the children. Kids shouldn’t be able to actually succeed at turning their parents inside out.
A truly heartwarming scene: as friends and family dab their eyes, a 19-year-old young man, in Special Ed since middle school for both “behavioral” and
“Attention” is getting a lot of attention these days, and rightfully so. We routinely joke about everybody’s shorter attention spans and chronic anxiety – “I
There are certainly a lot of credible reasons to hesitate to talk to a professional about problems and situations that have a personal, emotional piece.
It was never totally clear to me what the characteristics were of someone choosing to seek consultation. It wasn’t always an outright crisis, but sometimes
