As the school year kicks into gear, so does the pressure to achieve—and not just for students. For many families, adolescence is now organized around building the perfect college application—the best grades, test scores, extracurricular activities—and parents often struggle with how to motivate their children to succeed. To elicit a child’s best efforts, many parents set a high bar for achievement, but some push for even more, setting a standard of near-perfection. Psychologists see an important difference in how these approaches...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 31, 2018 13:57 UTC