High-Achieving Kids: The Culture of Never Enough
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Kids today face an unprecedented pressure to succeed, and it's pushing their mental health, and their families, to a breaking point. Today on ParentData, journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace explains her research in her bestselling book, "Never Enough," how we got here, how these problems exist across both class and culture, and how we can combat this pressure by simply allowing our kids to matter as much as we already know they do. Subscribe to ParentData.org for ad-free podcast episodes, hundreds of articles on pregnancy and parenting, and more. We need your stories! Click on this form for our upcoming episode themes and instructions on how to contribute your voice. Or you can record a voice memo on your phone and email it to us at [email protected]. We can’t wait to hear from you.
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