we protect kids from everything but fear
We Protect Kids From Everything But Fear
When I was little, my mother when coming home from work, always brought us some treats. My sister and I used to enjoy those cookies, candies, chips, or chocolates. She was not concerned about how many calories we had already eaten or were about to eat. She used to take us to school without being afraid of all the bacteria we would be in contact with. Paula Spencer in her article “We Protect Kids From Everything But Fear” is expressing how this way of living has disappeared from our society.
In her essay, Spencer talks about how we stress ourselves about stuff we should not give all of our attention and strength to, because these stuff are not a big deal. To explain this phenomenon, she gives the example of how mothers worry themselves about their kids getting fat or getting burned by UV rays. She also talks about how some of her kids’ friends still have to study in summer vacation because they need to “keep it fresh” even though they are A and B students. Spencer also gives the example of a mother who changed her son’s schedule because he would be “socially traumatized “ for not knowing anyone in his class.
Paula Spencer makes some good points here. I too realize I’m one these parents she is describing in her essay. As I parent, I experience some fear about how to feed my kids the right amount of calories, who their friends are, how to make sure they stays A student. Basically, I’m concerned about everything that is related to my kids.
But I also think that as parents, we should always be concerned about our kids. Most of the time, we are overprotective, not because we want to, but because the world we are living in is imposing it on us. For example, nowadays, we watch the television news and see students coming from school and getting shot at the bus stop for no particular reason. Every parent wants his kids to come home safe from wherever they are. Every teacher or principal would love to see all of his students
When I was little, my mother when coming home from work, always brought us some treats. My sister and I used to enjoy those cookies, candies, chips, or chocolates. She was not concerned about how many calories we had already eaten or were about to eat. She used to take us to school without being afraid of all the bacteria we would be in contact with. Paula Spencer in her article “We Protect Kids From Everything But Fear” is expressing how this way of living has disappeared from our society.
In her essay, Spencer talks about how we stress ourselves about stuff we should not give all of our attention and strength to, because these stuff are not a big deal. To explain this phenomenon, she gives the example of how mothers worry themselves about their kids getting fat or getting burned by UV rays. She also talks about how some of her kids’ friends still have to study in summer vacation because they need to “keep it fresh” even though they are A and B students. Spencer also gives the example of a mother who changed her son’s schedule because he would be “socially traumatized “ for not knowing anyone in his class.
Paula Spencer makes some good points here. I too realize I’m one these parents she is describing in her essay. As I parent, I experience some fear about how to feed my kids the right amount of calories, who their friends are, how to make sure they stays A student. Basically, I’m concerned about everything that is related to my kids.
But I also think that as parents, we should always be concerned about our kids. Most of the time, we are overprotective, not because we want to, but because the world we are living in is imposing it on us. For example, nowadays, we watch the television news and see students coming from school and getting shot at the bus stop for no particular reason. Every parent wants his kids to come home safe from wherever they are. Every teacher or principal would love to see all of his students