[quote=flyer]
Having read that only around 10% of kids today are actually achieving their desired goals after college, makes it clear that the variables that contribute to creating a successful child may be quite different from common perceptions.[/quote]

Perhaps 90% of kids are not achieving their desired after-college goals due the “my child is exceptional” / “Participation Trophy” mentality common among today’s parents which has inflated their [kids] expectations/goals in life while also decreasing their perception of the amount of hardwork/effort required to obtain these goals. On the flip side, economic conditions are also likely a factor, with 10% reaching their economic goals and the rest falling well short (i.e. shrinking “middle class” buffer between the two extremes).