Compared to this 1979 list of milestones, parents in the U.S. expect too little of our kids in the area of independence, and too much in the area of academics.
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- "Parents protect, direct, and handle so much for children today that we prevent them from the very growth that is essential to their development into adult human beings." -Former Stanford University d …
