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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Who are all these parents expecting their snowflakes to never hear anything negative about themselves???

What a grave disservice they are doing to their kids. The only way to build resilience and self-confidence in children is to stop treating them like fragile hothouse plants. They need to hear criticism as well as praise. They need to grow a thick skin, especially for those with special needs who will likely struggle more to achieve less.

My HFA/ADHD teen has built resilience like this. As a result he knows exactly how he can push himself and what his limits are.[/quote]

I have no idea what you have against 'hothouse flowers' but that's exactly what many of our kids are.  They are kids (plants) being raised in environments that aren't natural to them, which are hostile enough for them to wither and die and one in which they are notably dissimilar to the others around them.  They absolutely need modified environments and more care/feeding than those well suited to the environment.

I will, however, argue that NO child, NT or SN, should have their self-portrait criticised - especially KINDERGARTENERS, which what this thread is about.  You don't 'harden off' plants by exposing them to the cold when they're small. Nuture them when they're small and gradually expose them to negative conditions or they'll wither.

I suggest you read Carol Dweck's work on mindset and resilience.  You know as much about hothouse flowers as you do resilience.  [/quote]

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