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Happier Parents, Happier Kids Pt 1: Your Child Isn't a VIP or a Fragile Vase

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

CHAPTER

The Culture of the 80s

In the 80s parents began caring about academic praise that their kids got in school, what Julie calls achievement culture. Parents of preschoolers began pushing their children to tick off as many academic wins as possible. The worry now is that we've moved beyond helicopter parenting into what's been referred to as lawnmower parenting.

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