You bring home a report card full of As and your parents take you out to dinner to celebrate your hard work. They tell you how proud they are and are admiring how smart and talented you are for you to be able to achieve something this big and you are enjoying every second of it. Before, people wouldn't find much of a problem with this but after the publication of this study, parents are thinking twice about how they glorify their children, especially when they accomplish something.
This new study shows how parents could potentially be raising a narcissist without even knowing it by "over-valuing" their children (in other words, when parents make their child feel like the smartest person on earth when really that are just below average.) However, many parents and guardians have been left in the dark about the term "over-valuing". Children have a craving to feel some level of affections and praise from their parents, but what is the right amount that won't send them off thinking they deserve to be the next Einstein? According to Eddie Brummelman, one of the study's co-authors, parents should definitely give their kids praise for their accomplishments and achievements but should not give them the impression that just because they did these great things they are entitled to anything or are better than everyone.
I found this article particularly interesting because it demonstrates progressions in new fields of research that not many have thought about. In the early 1900s, Americans were never really interested in aeronautics and space technology but towards the 60s, the attitude towards these untouched fields went to its polar opposite and NASA was formed. I see the same process happening in this article with the new research field of narcissism. I am sure that the doctors and other professionals on the team will find useful information that we can apply to not only help narcissists but make everyday life better for the average American.
Link to article:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/09/living/feat-narcissistic-kids-parents-study/index.html
This new study shows how parents could potentially be raising a narcissist without even knowing it by "over-valuing" their children (in other words, when parents make their child feel like the smartest person on earth when really that are just below average.) However, many parents and guardians have been left in the dark about the term "over-valuing". Children have a craving to feel some level of affections and praise from their parents, but what is the right amount that won't send them off thinking they deserve to be the next Einstein? According to Eddie Brummelman, one of the study's co-authors, parents should definitely give their kids praise for their accomplishments and achievements but should not give them the impression that just because they did these great things they are entitled to anything or are better than everyone.
I found this article particularly interesting because it demonstrates progressions in new fields of research that not many have thought about. In the early 1900s, Americans were never really interested in aeronautics and space technology but towards the 60s, the attitude towards these untouched fields went to its polar opposite and NASA was formed. I see the same process happening in this article with the new research field of narcissism. I am sure that the doctors and other professionals on the team will find useful information that we can apply to not only help narcissists but make everyday life better for the average American.
Link to article:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/09/living/feat-narcissistic-kids-parents-study/index.html
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