From Ugo Uche, blogger at Psychology Today…
In the last five years, I have been witness to a movement led by psychologists and mental health clinicians, spreading a message that main stream child rearing practices unintentionally create children who are psychologically fragile. A favorite theme for this movement has been, “We are creating a nation of wimps.” This movement has been born primarily in response to the idea of anti bullying rules and laws being passed to prevent students saying hurtful remarks to their peers.
While I have agreed with the psychological fragility most youths in today’s culture struggle with, I do not believe the problem lies with a lack of psychological toughness in today’s youth. Rather I believe the problem lies with a fundamental lack of understanding and practice of conscientiousness and empathy.
