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"Overindulgence is so much more than spoiled children!"

 
 

May 2009

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"I'm Bored" by Jean Illsley Clarke

It’s catching.  Boredom is catching.  Jeremy complained so regularly about being bored that his parents became bored with hearing about it.  Ellie’s fifth grade class insisted that their lessons were boring so frequently that their teacher got bored with kids who want to be entertained full time.  Jerry repeated why his job was boring so often that his wife got bored hearing about it.  She described how boring her daily commute was so regularly that Jerry got bored hearing about that.  Yes, boredom can be catching.  And it can become a debilitating habit. To read more...

 

Study 8: Behaviors and Attitudes Towards Money and Possessions

  • Open to all who wish to participate.

  • By participating in this 30 minute study, you will help us understand how childhood overindulgence relates to adult behaviors and attitudes toward money and possessions. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through our newsletter and on the "Our Research Webpage". Click on the link above to enter the study.

  • Current number of participants as of 5.28.09.....333

  • Number of participants needed for this study.....400

Study 9: Father Personality and Parenting Styles

  • Open to all fathers who wish to participate.

  • By participating in this 20-25 minute study, you will help us understand the connections between personality traits of fathers and their parenting styles. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through our newsletter and on the "Our Research Webpage". Click on the link above to enter the study.

  • Current number of participants as of 5.28.09....99

  • Number of participants needed for this study....200

Study 10: Transition To and Emerging Adulthood

  • Open to those who are 16-33 years of age

  • By participating in this 30-35 minute study, you will help us understand how childhood overindulgence influences the transition to adulthood. Questions of identity, relationship with parents, and spirituality are explored. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through our newsletter and on the "Our Research Webpage". Click on the link above to enter the study.

  • Current number of participants as of 5.28.09.....188

  • Number of participants needed for this study.....400
Raising Grandchildren in a Recession
Every family struggles in a tough economy, but the recession poses unique problems for people raising their grandchildren. Some six million kids, representing about 8 percent of American children, live with their grandparents, according to the U.S. Census bureau. The recession is hitting these “grandfamilies” especially hard… To read more...
 

Modern mums 'spoiling' their kids too much

A new study has shown that modern mothers are spoiling their kids too much. British researchers have found that competitive modern mothers, coping with the demands of motherhood and career, are producing a generation of demanding, spoiled and pampered children… To read more...

 

As I See It: Generation Gap

File this one under "just when you thought you'd seen everything." As the millennial generation comes of age, the 76 million children spawned by industrious baby boomers are entering the workforce. But unlike past generations, they are not coming to the workplace alone. They are bringing their mommies and daddies…To read more...

 

Thanks to Research Assistant Mary Slinger who contributed by finding stories to include in this edition of the newsletter.
 

 

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