Achievement Culture: How it hurts our kids and 4 ways to combat it

<p>As the leaves begin to fall, so does the pressure of college applications for high school students across the nation. The quest for success becomes paramount, but are we, as parents, inadvertently adding too much weight to our children's shoulders?</p> <p>Studio 5 Parenting Contributor <a href="http://studio5.ksl.com/tag/heather-johnson">Heather Johnson</a> shares the detrimental effects of an achievement-driven culture and provides insights on how to strike the right balance.</p> <p><span class="ui-provider ec auu auv auw aux auy auz ava avb avc avd ave avf avg avh avi avj avk avl avm avn avo avp avq avr avs avt avu avv avw avx avy avz awa awb" dir="ltr">To contact Heather for counseling, email [email protected], or visit<a class="fui-Link ___10kug0w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="http://www.familyvolley.blogspot.com/" href="http://www.familyvolley.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Link &nbsp;www.familyvolley.blogspot.com">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.familyvolley.blogspot.com">www.familyvolley.blogspot.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span class="ui-provider ec auu auv auw aux auy auz ava avb avc avd ave avf avg avh avi avj avk avl avm avn avo avp avq avr avs avt avu avv avw avx avy avz awa awb" dir="ltr">Read more here: <a href="http://studio5.ksl.com/achievement-culture-how-hurts-ways-combat-it/">http://studio5.ksl.com/achievement-culture-how-hurts-ways-combat-it/</a>&nbsp;</span></p>