Three Huge Mistakes We Make Leading Kids...
and How to Correct Them
By Tim Elmore, Author of Generation iY:
Our Last Chance to Save Their Future
Recently, I read about a father, Paul Wallich, who built a camera-mounted drone helicopter to follow his grade-school-aged son to the bus stop. He wants to make sure his son arrives at the bus stop safe and sound. There's no doubt the gizmo provides an awesome show-and-tell contribution. In my mind, Paul Wallich gives new meaning to the term "helicopter parent."
While I applaud the engagement of this generation of parents and teachers, it's important to recognize the unintended consequences of our engagement. We want the best for our students, but research now shows that our "over-protection, over-connection" style has damaged them. Let me suggest three huge mistakes we've made leading this generation of kids and how we must correct them...
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1. Risk Too Little
2. Rescue Too Quickly
3. Rave Too Easily
And to learn about Eight Steps Toward Healthy Leadership because the bottom line is...
"Your child does not have to love you every minute. He'll get over the disappointment of failure but he won't get over the effects of being spoiled. So let them fail, let them fall, and let them fight for what they really value. If we treat our kids as fragile, they will surely grow up to be fragile adults. We must prepare them for the world that awaits them. Our world needs resilient adults not fragile ones." - Tim Elmore
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