Should we focus on achievement or caring?
At our multicultural summer camp, we try to be intentional to foster an environment encouraging children to be their best selves to and with each other. You’d think that most parents would share that goal right? Unfortunately, a recent study shows otherwise–that children believe their parents are more concerned with the kids’ achievement than whether they cared for others. Richard Weissbourd–a Harvard psychologits with its graduate school of education–and his colleagues have some good recommendations about how to raise kids to become caring, respectful and responsible adults. It’s something that […]