Comments on: Bad News on Raising Kids http://healthblog.ncpa.org/bad-news-on-raising-kids/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Mon, 21 May 2012 14:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/bad-news-on-raising-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-45708 Ken Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:06:05 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4949#comment-45708 Has anyone noticed that advice on raising children is like "best practices" in medicine? No matter what the recommendation is today, in a short period of time it will change. See the post above. Has anyone noticed that advice on raising children is like “best practices” in medicine? No matter what the recommendation is today, in a short period of time it will change. See the post above.

]]> By: Clark http://healthblog.ncpa.org/bad-news-on-raising-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-45653 Clark Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:30:22 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4949#comment-45653 Sounds like nothing you do matters except passing on your genes (see the post above). Sounds like nothing you do matters except passing on your genes (see the post above).

]]> By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/bad-news-on-raising-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-45650 Devon Herrick Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:15:21 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4949#comment-45650 Isn't the real problem that low-grades don't seem to reduce self-esteem? If there is no payoff for achievement; or no shame in the lack of achievement, why do we expect kids to study when Facebook, television and texting is more fun? My parents seemed to share the belief that it was their responsibility to reduce my enjoyment of life if my grades were not high. My parents understood the value of incentives to achieve positive behavioral outcomes! Isn’t the real problem that low-grades don’t seem to reduce self-esteem? If there is no payoff for achievement; or no shame in the lack of achievement, why do we expect kids to study when Facebook, television and texting is more fun?

My parents seemed to share the belief that it was their responsibility to reduce my enjoyment of life if my grades were not high. My parents understood the value of incentives to achieve positive behavioral outcomes!

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