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"Overindulgence is so much more than spoiled children!"

 
 

October 2007

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Spoiled Children Concern Parents By SHERYL BERK
Whatever Leah wants, Leah gets. An iPod, a cell phone, fifth-row seats to the "High School Musical: The Ice Tour" show in September. But her mom worries she's giving the 10-year-old too much, too soon. "I know I overindulge her. She's an only child. We live in Manhattan, where kids are so savvy and trendy. But she says she needs it, or all her friends have one, and I have a hard time saying no." To read more...
 
 Study VI: Childhood Overindulgence and Life Goals 

By participating in this 30 minute study, you will help us understand how childhood overindulgence relates to adult personality traits such as personal aspirations and attitudes about life. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through this newsletter and on the our research webpage. Click on this link to enter the study.

 

Too Much of A Good Thing?
We encourage them, we celebrate them, and we give them stickers and stars. But are we doing more harm than good?

Ask Korean eighth graders, “Are you good at math?” and chances are they’ll say they aren’t. Ask an American, and you’ll likely get an enthusiastic response. In a recent study, only six percent of Korean eighth graders considered themselves excellent math students, compared with 39 percent of American eighth graders. Yet the Korean students scored far better in math than their American peers.

We’ve taught our children since birth to believe they can do anything they choose, from starring in the school play to mastering long division. All that self-confidence, however, hasn’t produced more capable students. To read more...
 

New Study Suggests Kids Taking Longer To Grow Up CTV.ca News Staff

Canadian young adults are taking longer to transition to the roles of adulthood than in the past, a new study from Statistics Canada finds.

The new study, published Tuesday in Canadian Social Trends, looks at data from 1971 to 2001. It analyzes how transition patterns have changed for individuals between 18 and 34 over those years. To read more...

 

Overindulgence ‘cripples' kids By Salee Reese

“The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could and should do for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln

Tommy’s project was a huge success. He won first place! But he didn’t feel successful. Instead, he saw his dad as being successful. That’s because his dad did most of the work. Tommy felt nothing but shame for attaining undeserved recognition and praise. To Read more...
 

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

 

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