Monday, December 2, 2013

Stress or Grit?

A nice little story from NPR this morning on the stress kids are facing in school.  One telling moment was when a young girl dropped a few APs and other parents accused her mother of "going easy on her."  Stories like these leave me wondering to what extent I differentiate between stress and grit, or, more importantly, do I teach my kids to differentiate between the two?

Audio and transcript here:  School Stress Takes a Toll on Health, Teens, and Parents


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