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"The problem with this everything-is-dangerous outlook is that over-protectiveness is a danger in and of itself. A child who thinks he can't do anything on his own eventually can't. What today's parents are teaching their kids is that they can't be independent..."A child's self-esteem is tied closely to his ability to achieve things on his own. If he's never given the opportunity to exert his independence, he may not develop the self-confidence he'll need later in life. Source: Plastic.com.
Labels: entitlement, narcissism, overproteced
posted by ByParents-forParents at 8:23 AM
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Dr. Trzesniewski analyzed answers to questions such as "I am going to be a great person" and found no increase in narcissism since the 1970s. She also found slight decreases in socially undesirable traits such as superiority, and slight increases in positive traits such as self-sufficiency, but no major changes.Her study, published in the February issue of Psychological Science, contradicts that of Dr. Jean Twenge, author of Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled and More Miserable Than Ever Before.
"Overall narcissism is not changing but there are some changes and they don't seem so bad," she said. "They just describe your basic CEO. It's not always a terrible thing."
Labels: entitlement, generations, narcissism
posted by ByParents-forParents at 7:01 PM
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People who are in love with themselves are "more likely to have romantic relationships that are short-lived, be at risk for infidelity, lack emotional warmth, and exhibit game-playing, dishonesty and over-controlling and violent behaviors," according to lead author Dr. Jean Twenge. Narcissists tend to promote themselves, lack empathy for others, and overreact to criticism. She said that today's youth exhibit record high narcissism.Dr. Twenge and her colleagues examined answers to personality questionnaires filled out by 16,475 college students between 1982 and 2006. Known as the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, the form requires yes and no responses to statements such as, "I think I am a special person," "If I ruled the world, it would be a better place," and "I can live my life anyway I want to."
Labels: behavior, narcissism, research
posted by ByParents-forParents at 10:48 AM
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