and it only took raising two generations brimming with false esteem, no talent, brains, ambition or accomplishments to figure it out... go figure
Does this apply to presidents too?
I could have told you that. I grew up with those kids.
Endlessly praised for no reason, fed with false encouragement to the point of delusions of grandeur. So many people who are so arrogant about little achievement.
These smug kids were set up for failure, all probably intentionally so they come crying to the state for serfdom.
The problem in our world is not “too much self esteem.” That is never a problem. People especially little ones, need as much love and encouragement as they can get.
The MSM never says anything bad about any of them.
I remember in the 1980’s there was much concern about the self esteem of children. Now I meet a lot of adults in their thirties and early forties who have too much self esteem. They are full of themselves.
Another “No sh1t, Sherlock” moment from America’s “best and brightest”.
From my observation every little tyke(most) will be a narcissist jerks.
Moms in stores asking “please” to a little undeveloped jerk......
please be quite please settle down please this please that..Give me a break
and it only took raising two generations brimming with false esteem, no talent, brains, ambition or accomplishments to figure it out... go figure
That’s one of the reasons I kept my kids out of the Gifted & Talented program when they were still in middle school.
At age 12-13 every kid is gifted & talented at something and IMHO telling them they’re special at that age gives them an unrealistic sense of their abilities.
It’s like a little league pitcher who physically matures a little faster than his peers.
He may be hot stuff at 12-13 but if he starts thinking that he’s gifted then he can be in for a real shock at 18-19 when the rest of his age group have caught up with him physically.
I don’t think you do a kid any favors by telling them that they’re any more gifted or any more special than anybody else.
Uh, duh.
Another more common, and greater tragedy is convincing elite children they’re mediocre or inferior.
Where’s captain obvious?
People have kindergarten “graduation” now days. Big deal. You don’t crap your pants any more.
I see this every day when I take my kids to school, soccer, or other sporting events.
We used to call this being “spoiled brats.” There’s a difference between being supportive and enabling egotism. Some things kids do aren’t worthy of praise. And only in Lake Wobegon is everyone above average.
My mother always told me I was above all that.
Sorry, I can’t imagine telling any of my kids they’re superior to other kids. Praise their efforts, yes, but not tell them in any way that they are “better” than or “superior to” others.
I raised my kids by the Fred Sanford model.
You big dummy!
They are idiots.
Of course you teach your kids that they are special. They are unique. They have special gifts. And if they apply themselves they can be great.
But you also teach them that their abilities are gifts from God, and that their abilities don’t make them better than anyone else. That God judges the things of the heart. And it’s the heart that they should work on.
My daughter scored 35 on the ACT. She’s Brilliant. My son hasn’t taken the test yet. He’s brilliant too. And they both are good kind kids. I’ve been blessed.
Yup. We’ve been saying this for YEARS!!! A decade or two...maybe three? And here we are... the roosters have come home to roost.