OverParenting

Quoted from Good Sports, John McPhee’s coaching philosophy boils down to a simple dictum: let them play.
“First, no shouting, no embarrassment, no humiliation. Be the same to every kid. Respect them. No berating, no browbeating. Don’t treat the star any different than the kid just learning the game. Be a model, be an example. [...]

I came across Stanford Professor Carol Dweck’s work on motivation, personality, and developmental psychology. There was an interview of her by Education World in year 2000. Some of her responses are still surprising today.
“Education World: Some students are mastery-oriented; they readily seek challenges and pour effort into them. Others are not. Have you [...]

In an earlier post, I highly recommended Dr. Robert Brooks’ book “Raising Resilient Children”, a must-read for parents.
I also subscribed to his montly newsletter. In the most recent letter, he discussed discipline and it is absolutely enlightening – “Interestingly, when I initiate a discussion about discipline, almost all children respond as if discipline were [...]