Reply to Why American teens are so sad

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "Why American teens are so sad - four main takeaways "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A big part of the problem is the lack of confidence and anxiety that is exacerbated by parents who are afraid to let their kids make mistakes. Kids need to do things on their own in order to realize that they care capable and competent.[/quote]

I agree, but it's also a difficult situation: not taking X amount of APs means not getting into certain colleges, if you don't do the right sport, if you don't get As...It used to be so much easier to get into a good college. It's very hard as a parent to find the right balance of expectations v. pressure.[/quote]

Boy we are dealing with this right now. And it is so, so hard.

Kid had multiple offers to play sport in college. D1 (prestigious school that is $$$$$$$$$$$ and lots of intense kids) vs. D3 (place that most on here would not send their kids but would play and probably do well academically, and the vibe is very down to earth). I think leaning toward the second and it's hard for us, as parents, to give up the rigorous D1 that they've worked hard to achieve. But, in the end we've vowed it to be DC's decision. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics