&gt; If the kids subjected to this type of parenting weren&#x27;t suffering greater rates of anxiety and depression than the general population, then maybe we could wave this off as not-a-real problem. But they are suffering;<p>I can attest that this is true. It&#x27;s a cult of false consequences that scares the hell out of high-school students, particularly among the affluent: &quot;Of course we want our kids to do better than we did.&quot; How many generations of over-achievers can actually accomplish that? These parents are wanting the wrong things for their kids.