5 Ways We Are Sucking the Soul Out of Children

<p class="MsoNormal"> Show Notes:</p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> The following are 5 ways we are sucking the heart and soul out of our children’s lives and with great cost:</p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"> 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lack of down time for unsupervised, self-directed play: kids need the freedom to explore and take things apart and play with ideas. This also requires enough down time for kids to be bored, daydream and really get into the flow of their creative processes.</p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 0in .75in;" align="left">2.&nbsp;&nbsp; We don’t value the arts: We need to give artists, dancers, musicians, budding actors, and teachers the same amount of financial and emotional support as you give kids in sports.</p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 0in .75in;" align="left">3.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kids have lost their love of learning: Kids learn to just play the ‘game of school’ and give adults what they want, but they lose their motivation and love of learning in the process.</p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 0in .75in;" align="left">4.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is too much focus on external motivators: Teens and adults who are driven by internals like being of service and making a difference are happier, more fulfilled, and have richer relationships. Be very careful with what you focus on.</p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 0in .75in;" align="le