Harvard, Schmarvard: Why Getting Your Kids Into College Should Be the Least of Your Concerns
College application season has arrived, and it gives parents the opportunity to reflect on whether or not they have their parenting priorities straight.
From the article in The Huffington Post:
We have strangled the creativity out of our children by forcing them to do things they may not want to do, but as good parents we have to check the box that reads competitive sports — check! We have robbed them of their childhood so that we can feel good about their chances at college entrance. Many of our kids don’t even know what it is they like to do because we have been telling them what to like for their whole lives. Our children are riddled with anxiety and we are medicating them more now than ever. Why are we doing this? So that they can get into college and be successful! Let me tell you something — college acceptance does not make a person succeed, nor does it say one thing about your parenting.
Read the entire article here.
