She was correct.

She quotes an author who coined a word called “Adultesence”
to describe the delay in entering adulthood that is a consequence of parental
indulgence, a delay that Ms. Kolbert feels may result in a generation
ill-prepared to operate practically in the world they will inherit.
Los Angeles Public Radio features a program called “To
the Point”, hosted by Warren Olney. Mr.
Olney must have been as impressed by the article as I was because he featured
Ms. Kolbert and three other authors or educators on the show. I have linked the show to this Post and it is
worth the 43 minutes it takes to listen to it.
Mr. Olney prides himself on a balanced presentation of timely issues and
he provides balance here. For instance,
his guests make the point that one of the reasons our children do not raise
their children the way they were raised is because as two-income families, they
find the efficiencies of doing things themselves rather than teaching their
children to do them practical, because they cherish their own private time too much to
waste it educating their children.
However, I find that an insufficient explanation as
to why my grandchild was breast-fed until he was seven, nor why five year-olds
cannot tie their shoes (when they wear them).

One of my goals when writing my book:”Harnessing aHeritage” was to provide tools to allow our children or grandchildren to begin
collecting memories of meaningful events in their lives. After reading Ms. Kolbert’s article and
listening to Mr. Olney’s show, I realize now that I should have had loftier
goals: providing opportunities to ready our children and grandchildren for life
itself. Perhaps we are putting so much
emphasis on education for education’s sake, that we are forgetting the
practical side of life-preparedness.
Perhaps there is a reason that something like 65% of college graduates
cannot find education-centered jobs the first year after graduation.
I know I am now approaching my relations with my
grandchildren a little differently.
Do you have any comments on this topic? Please share them.
In my next post I am going to visit a recent guest
on another Public Radio Show, “Prairie Home Companion”: Arlo Gutherie. I hope you will find it interesting.
Keep on blogging! its getting through the tough times that make you stronger and then the good times will follow, keep writing about your experiences and we should all pull together.
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