A great piece from the Washington Post –
“Former Stanford
dean explains why helicopter parenting is ruining a generation of children”
The article notes –
“Julie Lythcott-Haims noticed a disturbing trend during
her decade as a dean of freshmen at Stanford University. Incoming students were
brilliant and accomplished and virtually flawless, on paper. But with each
year, more of them seemed incapable of taking care of themselves.
At the same time, parents were becoming more and more
involved in their children’s lives. They talked to their children multiple
times a day and swooped in to personally intervene anytime something difficult
happened. From her position at one of the world’s most prestigious schools,
Lythcott-Haims came to believe that mothers and fathers in affluent communities
have been hobbling their children by trying so hard to make sure they succeed,
and by working so diligently to protect them from disappointment and failure
and hardship.”
Challenging Environment for Young Graduates in America’s
Deep South
WSJ Saturday Essay – The Politics of Distrust
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-politics-of-distrust-1445015969
“This dim view of the present situation doesn’t improve when compared with previous generations. In 1964, the American National Election Study found an impressive 77% of Americans trusting government to do the right thing most of the time or even all of the time. That number fell as a result of Vietnam, Watergate and the economic stagflation of the 1970s. The economic boom of the 1980s and 1990s restored public faith to some degree, and as of 2002, 55% of Americans generally trusted government. But lately, that number has been in free fall, with just 22% trusting government in 2012.”
“This dim view of the present situation doesn’t improve when compared with previous generations. In 1964, the American National Election Study found an impressive 77% of Americans trusting government to do the right thing most of the time or even all of the time. That number fell as a result of Vietnam, Watergate and the economic stagflation of the 1970s. The economic boom of the 1980s and 1990s restored public faith to some degree, and as of 2002, 55% of Americans generally trusted government. But lately, that number has been in free fall, with just 22% trusting government in 2012.”