The Key To Raising A Happy Child
February 14, 2018 6:00 AM ET
by CORY TURNER
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/02 ... appy-child
So write William Stixrud and Ned Johnson in their new book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Feeling out of control can cause debilitating stress and destroy self-motivation.
When my daughter was in high school, she came to a lecture I gave on the adolescent brain, in which I mentioned this low correlation between grades and success and how research on valedictorians suggests that they don't do better than other college graduates once they're in their mid-20s. Driving home, she said, "You know, I liked the lecture, but I don't really believe that you believe that stuff about the grades."
I told her, "I absolutely believe it." In fact, I believed it enough that I offered her a hundred bucks to get a C on her next report card.




让我想起不知在哪儿看到的一句话,大意是:Most kids grow up fine not because of but in spite of their parents' efforts.