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09 Apr 19
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Helicopter parenting, the practice of hovering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some affluent mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines chugging ahead, clearing any obstacles in their child’s path to success, so they don’t have to encounter failure, frustration or lost opportunities.
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If children have never faced an obstacle, what happens when they get into the real world?
They flounder, said Julie Lythcott-Haims, the former dean of freshmen at Stanford and the author of “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success.”
At Stanford, she said, she saw students rely on their parents to set up play dates with people in their dorm or complain to their child’s employers when an internship didn’t lead to a job. The root cause, she said, was parents who had never let their children make mistakes or face challenges.
Snowplow parents have it backward, Ms. Lythcott-Haims said: “The point is to prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid.”
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28 Mar 19
Michael WalkerLearning to solve problems, take risks and overcome frustration are crucial life skills, many child development experts say, and if parents don't let their children encounter #failure, the children don't acquire them @nytimes https://t.co/rFU6lWvm4Z #edch
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27 Mar 19
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26 Mar 19
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Marie SlimI think lawnmower parenting is a type of Munchausen by Proxy.
How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood https://t.co/xlQFhCQ2fY -
Shelly CullipherLearning to solve problems, take risks and overcome frustration are crucial life skills, many child development experts say, and if parents don't let their children encounter #failure, the children don't acquire them @nytimes https://t.co/rFU6lWvm4Z #edch
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25 Mar 19
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22 Mar 19
David CrowleySnowplow parents prepare the road for kids. Responsible parents prepare kids for the road.
Resilience is built not by eliminating struggle, but by normalizing it.
Teach kids to see obstacles as temporary hurdles.
@clairecm @DeanJulie #SundayMotivation -
19 Mar 19
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Jon KruithofBy contrast, when I started university in 2003, my wonderfully supportive parents helped me move into residence at U of T -- and then promptly left to live in England for 6 months. And I don't begrudge them that one bit. https://t.co/CJdXp0oGtu
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Mike taylorSnowplow parents prepare the road for kids. Responsible parents prepare kids for the road.
Resilience is built not by eliminating struggle, but by normalizing it.
Teach kids to see obstacles as temporary hurdles.
@clairecm @DeanJulie #SundayMotivation -
Bob CalderA girl was unable to cope with college because of her snowplow parents BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T LIKE SAUCE ON HER FOOD. Her parents had protected her from sauce. https://t.co/yATRf8AbwH https://t.co/TU2lgVNoeA
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Scott McClureA girl was unable to cope with college because of her snowplow parents BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T LIKE SAUCE ON HER FOOD. Her parents had protected her from sauce. https://t.co/yATRf8AbwH https://t.co/TU2lgVNoeA
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18 Mar 19
dennischapmanSnowplow parents prepare the road for kids. Responsible parents prepare kids for the road.
Resilience is built not by eliminating struggle, but by normalizing it.
Teach kids to see obstacles as temporary hurdles.
@clairecm @DeanJulie #SundayMotivation -
sean williamsHow Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood https://t.co/MzGkgfUz1n Interesting read. #edchat
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Matt EstermanReally interesting article out of @nytimes. "Some...mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows...clearing any obstacles in their child’s path to success, so they don’t have to encounter failure, frustration or lost opportunities.” https://t.co/WU8s6
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Damon Emtage“If children have never faced an obstacle, what happens when they get into the real world?”
How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood - The New York Times https://t.co/mXvzD47cZo
Snowplow parents prepare the road for kids. Responsible parents prepare kids for the road.
Resilience is built not by eliminating struggle, but by normalizing it.
Teach kids to see obstacles as temporary hurdles.
@clairecm @DeanJulie #SundayMotivation -
Aaron FichterMaking kids think they will always have success (and that external 'success' is the ultimate goal) removes a little short-term pain, leads to lots of long-term pain.
“The point is to prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid -
Jad JamousSnowplow parents prepare the road for kids. Responsible parents prepare kids for the road.
Resilience is built not by eliminating struggle, but by normalizing it.
Teach kids to see obstacles as temporary hurdles.
@clairecm @DeanJulie #SundayMotivation -
Mike RitziusSnowplow parents prepare the road for kids. Responsible parents prepare kids for the road.
Resilience is built not by eliminating struggle, but by normalizing it.
Teach kids to see obstacles as temporary hurdles.
@clairecm @DeanJulie #SundayMotivation -
17 Mar 19
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Francois GuiteToday’s ‘snowplow parents’ keep their children’s futures obstacle-free — even when it means crossing ethical and legal boundaries.
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16 Mar 19
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