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THERAPY."
AND WE HAVE THE PSYCHOLOGIST AND
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "BLESSING OF
A B-MINUS."
HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
>> A LOT OF PARENTS, I THINK
IT'S A NATURAL THING.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR CHILD
HURT.
SO YOUR NATURAL INSTINCT IS TO
SWOOP IN AND MAKE SURE YOU CATCH
THEM BEFORE
OF
T
THEM TO BE PERFECT IN EVERY
AREA.
SO THEY'RE KIND OF CONFUSED.
>> IF THEY'RE TROPHIES INSTEAD
OF LITTLE HUMAN BEINGS.
>> MY DAD USED TO SAY TO ME, I
LOVE YOU TOO MUCH TO DENY YOU
THE PRIVILEGE OF MAKING
MISTAKES, WAS THAT THE RIGHT WAY
PRESCHOOL ON THE WALL.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR KID'S
LIFE TOO HARD, MAKE IT TOO EASY.
>> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S
UNIQUE TO A CERTAIN GENERATION?
AND WHEN AND WHY DID THIS THING
EVEN START?
>> I THINK PART OF IT IS T
THEY
SCHOOL PLAY, LET'S CALL THE
SCHOOL AND SEE IF WE CAN FIX IT.
>> IT'S AN INJUSTICE.
> IT IS.
>> WHAT ABOUT WHEN KIDS PLAY
SPORTS AND THEY DON'T KEEP SCORE
ANY MORE, THEY DON'T WANT
ANYBODY'S FEELINGS TO BE HURT?
>>
AFRAID OF THE SIGHT OF THEIR OWN
BLOOD.
>> THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
>> THIS IS GOING ON AND PARENTS
ARE CALLING COLLEGES TO FIGURE
OUT WHY THEIR KIDS DON'T GET IN.
SOME PARENTS ARE EVEN CALLING
JOBS AND SAYING, WHY DIDN'T MY
CHILD GET THAT JOB.
WHAT'S THE ADVICE FOR PARENTS
WHO ARE, ARE GUILTY OF THIS?
>> WHAT I SAY TO PARENTS VERY
OFTEN IS,
NEST.
IF WE HAVEN'T TAUGHT THEM TO
FLY, THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE GOING
TO FALL AND KILL THEMSELVES.
O WORRIED ABOUT
THEM TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES.
AND YET, WE DIDN'T PREPARE THEM.
>> I REALLY NOTICE IT AS A
GENERATIONAL THING.
I GET VERY FRUSTRATED.
I DO ALL OF THESE BOOK SIGNINGS
AND CHILDREN ARE SO ILL-MANNERED
TODAY.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
AND YET, THEY SAY DON'T TRY TO
TEACH OTHER CHILDREN, YOU KNOW,
MANNERS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE
PARENTS' JOB.
WHAT DO WE DO WHEN SAY WE HAVE A
FRIEND AND YOU SEE THIS TREND?
HOW CAN WE BE HELPFUL TO THAT
FRIEND AND ULTIMATELY THAT
CHILD, IF WE SEE SOMETHING LIKE
THIS HAPPENING.
>> I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO
IS GOING TO GET REALLY DEFENSIVE
TOWARDS YOU.
AND IF YOU WANT TO PRESERVE THE
FRIENDSHIP, THEN YOU SET AN
EXAMPLE IN YOUR OWN BEHAVIOR AND
THE WAY YOU TREAT YOUR KIDS.
>> IS IT POSSIBLE TO UNRING THE
BELL?
IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PARENTS
AND YOU'RE WATCHING, AND SAY,
OH, MY GOSH, THAT'S ME.
IS IT TOO LATE TO SAY, YOU KNOW
WHAT, IT STOPS RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT ANY MORE.
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO LATE.
I'M
TUALLY MADE MY SON HAPPIER.
THE WAY TO MAKE YOUR CHILD HAPPY
IS TO ACTUALLY BE A PARENT.
>> AND NOT THEIR BEST FRIEND.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE A SALMON
SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE.
IT'S REALLY COUNTER-CULTURAL TO
BE A STRONG PARENT AND KIDS
DON'T NEED TWO MORE TALL
FRIENDS.
BY THE TIME THEY'RE IN SIXTH
GRADE ALL THEIR FRIENDWILL BE
TALLER THAN YOU ARE.
>> AND IT MAKES THEM FEEL LO
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>>> HEY, EVERYBODY.
SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH US
TODAY.
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