It is easy to see that like the many parents who judged my parenting by looking critically at my little grandson’s behavior, others are still judgmental. Most parents with children afflicted like this, are not looking for villains—they are too busy trying to cope with the challenges now and ahead. Trying to plan for a child’s future where you may not be there to help them. I wonder if anyone on this thread who may harbor the opinion that this is not a “real” crisis, but that these children are “spoiled” as I’ve actually heard some say. Be careful of that kind of thinking—I think I may have been one of those—and boy, karma hurts.
Kara—I will remember what you said. Injured. Yes. A different way of looking at it. I will also remember that it is the child at the center of this debate that has to be everyone’s concern—not just the parents. The ripple effect of whatever it is causing this—will be of tsunami proportions if we don’t find out and fix it.