Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sKbA3LbiCVg   Parents tightly managing their kids’ academic and social paths produce offspring with faulty academic and social skills, poor self-control, and emotional problems.  Family studies researchers at West Virginia University draw these conclusions from surveys of 302 young adults.   The investigators add that the parents who herd their children into the right preschools, elite grade schools, the most selective colleges, and 6 and 7 figure jobs do so for bragging rights.  The study terms these manipulated kids “hothouse children” comparing them to orchids bred under carefully controlled conditions.   Parents who truly love their kids give them guidance and the skills to focus on their life targets.  Then, they step back and applaud their self-directed accomplishments.   Kristin L. Moilanen, Mary Lynn Manuel. Helicopter Parenting and Adjustment Outcomes in Young Adulthood: A Consideration of the Mediating Roles of Mastery and Self-Regulation. Journal of Child and Family Stud