Comments on: Quick: Psychology Today http://www.nivi.com/blog/article/quick-psychology-today my personal blog Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:02:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Linda T. http://www.nivi.com/blog/article/quick-psychology-today/comment-page-1#comment-437567 Linda T. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:50:14 +0000 http://www.nivi.com/blog/article/quick-psychology-today#comment-437567 <p>I agree. We do consider our offspring children well into their 20's. Maybe we could simplify our lives by giving our children more responsibility and insisting on them 'taking responsibility for their actions'at a much younger age (when they start seriously pushing their boundaries). Also, relaxing our (parents)expectations in the academic arena and believing learning happens in the classroom and as a result of life experiences might eliminate alot of the incredible stress caused by the frantic race to get into a good college as soon as you graduate from high school.</p> I agree. We do consider our offspring children well into their 20’s. Maybe we could simplify our lives by giving our children more responsibility and insisting on them ‘taking responsibility for their actions’at a much younger age (when they start seriously pushing their boundaries). Also, relaxing our (parents)expectations in the academic arena and believing learning happens in the classroom and as a result of life experiences might eliminate alot of the incredible stress caused by the frantic race to get into a good college as soon as you graduate from high school.

]]> By: Allan W. http://www.nivi.com/blog/article/quick-psychology-today/comment-page-1#comment-195551 Allan W. Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:10:17 +0000 http://www.nivi.com/blog/article/quick-psychology-today#comment-195551 <p>Very interesting. I cannot wait until my kids (oldest: 6.5) are teens! =P</p> <p>My wife and I discussed this article last night (she's a child therapist). I wonder - even if we treat our kids as adults at a certain age - will the institutional forces that maintain the concept of adolescence overwhelm it?</p> Very interesting. I cannot wait until my kids (oldest: 6.5) are teens! =P

My wife and I discussed this article last night (she’s a child therapist). I wonder – even if we treat our kids as adults at a certain age – will the institutional forces that maintain the concept of adolescence overwhelm it?

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