they may be upset when their children’s
first semester college grades are below that level.
At their kindest, they may gently inquire
why John or Mary isn’t doing better,
whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should,
and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to
take their children out of college, or cut off funds.
Sometimes parents regard their children
as extensions of themselves and think it only right
and natural that they determine
what their children do with their lives.
In their involvement and identification with their children,
they forget that everyone is different
and that each person must develop in his or her own way.
They forget that their children, who are now young adults,
must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.
Now the passage will be read again.
Students’ pressure sometimes comes from their parents.
Most parents are well meaning,
but some of them aren’t very helpful with
the problems their sons and daughters
have in adjusting to college, and a few of them seem to
go out of their way to add to their children’s difficulties.
For one thing, parents are often not aware of
the kinds of problems their children face.
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