Selina Carter, RCC

“Parents are not to blame because they’re reacting anxiously to a hyper-competitive world with ferocious academic pressures, runaway inequality and technological innovations like social media that propagate unrealistic ideals of how we should appear and perform.

Parents are placing excessive expectations on their children because they think, correctly, that society demands it or their children will fall down the social ladder. It’s ultimately not about parents recalibrating their expectations. It’s about society—our economy, education system and supposed meritocracy—recognizing that the pressures we’re putting on young people and their families are unnecessarily overwhelming."

"Parents can help their children navigate societal pressures in a healthy way by....."

Rising parental expectations linked to perfectionism in college students Rising parental expectations and criticism are linked to an increase in perfectionism among college students, which can have damaging mental health consequences.

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From Institute of Child Psychology

Children’s behaviour is always communication. So often we punish the behaviour, without taking the time to really question what is going on underneath. What is your child telling you? Do they need more connection? Less stimulation? More consistent limits? More sleep? Let’s stop punishing and instead start really identifying and working with the underlying need.

"Squid Game, the gruesomely violent South Korean series that’s become a Netflix megahit, is clearly not appropriate for children. But that isn’t stopping many kids from being exposed to it."

A reminder of how important it is to not only monitor, but really examine, the type of digital media content our young children & teens are consuming.

Incredibly Popular, Super Violent: What Parents Need to Know About Kids and Squid Game The Netflix murder-fest is clearly inappropriate for children, but they are being exposed to it anyway. And teenagers are drawn to dystopian fiction. What parents can do.

If you're noticing your child isn't that motivated to read, providing them choice in books that are relevant, relatable and on topics that are of interest to them, will help engage your reluctant reader.

Check out this fantastic list of chapter book titles separated by age level!

Parents of avid book readers will appreciate the 48 titles to peruse with your child. 📚

Via Nurture and Thrive - Parenting and Child Development

Want to raise a lifelong reader? Here are the best chapter books your child will devour. To raise a lifelong reader, your child needs to see that reading can be fun. Otherwise, they won't choose to read. Here are the best chapter books your child will devour. 100% kid approved!