I agree that cultivating excellence in all things, and being very connected to your kids lives is a wonderful way to raise kids. Truly the way we tried to raise our kids (who are now in their 20’s and successful) as did most of our friends.
Everyone hopes their kids will achieve their dreams, but, from what we’ve seen, many of our kids peers–actually over 50% of our kids friends–although raised in ways one could almost call “perfect,” by the standards we’ve discussed here, are still struggling to find their place in the world, and are far from self-sufficent.
Therin lies the enigma.
Perhaps it simply proves that real life does not come with a 100% guarantee!!
