Book recommendation to all: The Coddling of the American Mind

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Dec 2, 2021
10:32:23am

scottpete All-American

Book recommendation to all: The Coddling of the American Mind

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scottpete

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Too many parents are bailing their kids out

RockyBalboa

12/2/21 9:47am

Anxiety is definitely used as a reason to not do things now when it should be the opposite.

cheezedawg

12/2/21 9:49am

Anxiety is also an extremely valid reason NOT to do something

Hotlanta

12/2/21 10:11am

Sure, in cases of legitimate severe clinical anxiety, which are relatively rare

seacougar

12/2/21 10:33am

Yeah. If we treat anxiety as an automatic reason to not do things, we can never overcome it.

cheezedawg

12/2/21 11:11am

True, but to not live a full, rich life isn't one of them.

BleedCougarBlue2

12/2/21 2:37pm

Occasionally, but very seldom.

Coug-Ida

12/2/21 6:28pm

The modern "awareness" of mental health has unfortunately had a negative impact

seacougar

12/2/21 10:38am

Yes. Too many parents try to protect their children from failing or from the consequences of their actions when those

No touching

12/2/21 9:50am

There's a family in my ward that has stopped going to church because Primary

WhirleyPop

12/2/21 9:56am

I would suspect, then, that's not the reason they stopped going to church.

squidmark

12/2/21 10:04am

If I said what I really think about this I'd surely get suspended.

BleedCougarBlue2

12/2/21 2:38pm

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juantoad

12/3/21 12:11am

Um....can that be used to get out of Elder's Quorum? Asking for a friend.

Triznaynay

12/2/21 10:42am

Some context here

RockyBalboa

12/2/21 10:00am

My daughter's BYU essay focused on her disastrous failure at a violin recital

runnincoug

12/2/21 10:04am

She stole that from me 😉

Tsisquan

12/2/21 6:53pm

Meh, recitals are stupid. Good on the parents for getting out of it.

panacablue

12/2/21 10:28am

My son BOMBED his last piano recital. Shaky hands, tons of missed notes, tears,

Triznaynay

12/2/21 10:53am

Good on you for not bailing him out. Even more props to him

RockyBalboa

12/2/21 11:04am

Recitals suck and are pointless. As a parent, I'll have my kid perform for me. They don't need to perform in a setting

supertux

12/2/21 11:31am

So the kids learn to overcome performance anxiety, which won't come doing it

runnincoug

12/2/21 11:34am

Lawnmower parenting sucks. Dealing with failure was key to many successes later

Kauai

12/2/21 10:15am

Parents need to be a safety net, but that also means that they need to let kids

wabluecoug

12/2/21 10:19am

It's beyond frustrating. I really struggle to have patience with those kinds of

seacougar

12/2/21 10:31am

Book recommendation to all: The Coddling of the American Mind

scottpete

12/2/21 10:32am

Have heard several recommendations for this from others as well. Might be time.

seacougar

12/2/21 10:49am

Must read

runnincoug

12/2/21 11:35am

I teach young teenagers at a public school.....It's getting worse by the year...

All-American Coug

12/2/21 11:21am

NAILED it. Either control your fears or be forever controlled by those fears.

BleedCougarBlue2

12/2/21 2:36pm

I think this is part of why the church has added an Emotional Resilience

cougarsnooty

12/2/21 4:50pm

This is very complicated. But clinical anxiety disorders are COMMON

juantoad

12/3/21 12:17am

Speaking as someone who's suffered from anxiety & depression for 3+ decades

RockyBalboa

12/3/21 5:52am

I agree with you. This is a huge issue in our society.

juantoad

12/3/21 7:03am

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