Being “Special” Can Ruin Your Children’s Lives

School’s started and this is the year to teach your kids, no matter their age, one of the most important things they need to know for all their life—and it has to do with being “special.”
Here are excerpts from a Wall Street Journal article that illustrates the growing problem of “special.”
“…the culture of praise is reaching deeply into the adult world. Bosses, professors and mates are feeling the need to lavish praise on young adults, particularly twenty-somethings, or else see them wither under an unfamiliar compliment deficit.
Employers are dishing out kudos to workers for little more than showing up. Corporations …read more