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[quote=Anonymous]Has anyone read this book? It was recommended to me and some many of the descriptions of the kids remind me of kids in the DMV area.  Just reading DCUM is exhausting as a parent. The expectations on kids to be perfect at every turn.  Being good enough is no longer enough.  The kid must be in GT/AAP, excel in EC, start sports at a young age, take tons of APs. In a highly rated public or private school, not some mediocre school! And even with all of that, college admissions are crazy hard.   There was a much bigger margin of error when I was growing up.  Perfection was not an expectation.  According to the book’s author, something has to give because kids are experiencing record levels of depression and anxiety.  They have perfect applications and resumes but are miserable and can’t function in the real world. And it’s a fine line in this area between encouraging your kids to do well and being an overbearing parent who pushes a kid too hard.  Thoughts? Have you seen this? How do you handle it as a parent?[/quote]

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