Pushing Children to Find Their Passion
Karen Brewer's article in today's New York Times Complaint Box, "When Early Ambition Squelches Childhood," is an interesting and humorous read. I've worked with many stressed-out kids in my therapy practice, many of whom complain that they have no time to play, just hang out, or spend time with family because all week long it's Go! Go! Go! in activities that seem more like professional pursuits than fun time for school children. Some children know early on what they want to be and pursue that dream from childhood, but most don't and it's those children, including her own, that are Brewer's target audience.
Karen Brewer has had it with pushing children and she begins with these words, "I'd like to get my hands on the guy who coined the phrase "Find your passion." And ends with, "Has anyone stopped to consider what a pity it is for children to have identified and selected a passion by the time they are 16? Just what are they supposed to do with the next 70 years of life?"
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Complaint Box: Passion Pushers - NYTimes.com
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Warm regards,
Diane
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Warm regards,
Diane
Posted by Diane Peters Mayer at 11-14-2010 
Categories: Child Development
Tags: childhood childhood stress finding your passion
Categories: Child Development
Tags: childhood childhood stress finding your passion
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