How to ruin a child: Too much esteem, too little sleep

"Memo to that Massachusetts school where children in physical education classes jump rope without using ropes: Get some ropes. And you -- you are about 85 percent of all parents -- who are constantly telling your children how intelligent they are: Do your children a favor and pipe down...."

 

Interesting article on overpraising children and the link between sleep and IQ: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030303075.html?wpisrc=nl_pmheadline