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In Reply to: Hmmm. Compelling, if only it were all true.... posted by jdaniel@jps.net on September 27, 2014 at 07:45:32:
... that makes a kid what they are, as that would rarely, if ever, determine a child's future directly. I believe it is the specific type of personal interactions they experience growing up: the strong parental guidance and positive role modeling they receive (or not); the required attention to the child's deficits as discerned (or not); and the manifest parental strength and love to endure emotional discomfort for requiring compliance with rules designed to help, not hinder, the child's development into a healthy, reasonably decent, strong and self-confident adult. All these experiences (or not) as we grow up help shape us (hopefully) into confident, decent citizens (or whatever becomes of us at the end of our 'childhood'.) And that applies to all, rich or poor.
Therefor I agree that it is not an issue of "family structure/stability", but rather one of individual character and motivation and the willingness to engage in the very hard work of great parenting. And these are individual character challenges that many fall down hard at, rich or poor, sad to say.
I suspect that where strong parental mindfulness and well-thought out efforts are applied, most such parents get good results with their kids, anywhere in the world, and just about at any income strata.
And yes, the media is distracting kids all over the globe, no doubt about that!
Which doesn't bode well for ANYBODY, sad, to say......
Thank you for your thoughtful post.
Cheers!
WS
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