Mental health stories in the news always catch my eye, and this journalist’s description of “toxic achievement culture” feels 
% spot-on relevant to the challenges many of my Charlotte teenage/young adult clients face. I like her prescription for “mattering,” especially when kids start competing against one another for performance in the classroom, on the field, etc. Another conclusion she makes (confirmed by psychologists like Dan Siegel per my overly simple summary of his book “Parenting from the Inside Out”) is that the #1 influence on a teen’s mental wellness is the wellness of their parents. I hope articles/books like this point the way toward countering and reducing the pressure to achieve that overwhelms so many of our kids! Click on the image below to read the article:
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