Do We Rush Kids Too Much?
b'The Instagram account @mindfulmadre recently went viral with this post:\\n"We are becoming less tolerant of the pace of childhood. In a million ways we tell children: hurry up. Grow up. You are already behind."\\xa0\\nSometimes we rush our kids because we\'re rushing ourselves\\u2014or because we fear our kids will fall behind if they don\'t keep up with the increasing demands the world has of children, even very small ones.\\nBut who decided that precocious preschoolers are really what we should be aiming for? What are the costs to rushing children? Are there small daily ways in which we can let kids do their own thing at their own paces?\\nIn this episode we discuss:\\n\\nhow a "daily context of stress" affects developing brains\\n\\nwhether small pushbacks are enough, or at least better than nothing\\n\\nthe moments when we\'ve let our kids move at their own paces\\u2014even (especially) at Disney World\\n\\n\\nHere are links to some writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode:\\n\\nLaura Markham for Psychology Today: 11 Reasons to Stop Rushing Through Life\\n\\n\\nAlison Gopnik for The WSJ: What Children Lose When Their Brains Develop Too Fast\\n\\n\\nKim John Payne: SIMPLICITY PARENTING\\n\\n\\nand these past episodes of our own:\\n\\n"Fresh Take: Michaeleen Doucleff on Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans"\\n\\n"Pushing Kids the Just-Right Amount" \\n\\n"Fresh Take: Katherine May on Enchantment"\\n\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'