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...latest example of that is the enormous coverage of parents who are crazily obsessed with giving their children a head start. By middle school, the kids are world weary and anxiety ridden. Those domineering parents are the subject of books such as Alissa Quart's Hothouse Kids, Alexandra Robbins' The Overachievers and Madeline Levine's The Price of Privilege. Or last year's media sensation, Judith Warner's Perfect Madness, about mothers on the brink of insanity as they seek to create perfect childhoods for their tots. The affluence of those parents is never copped to; instead, these fears enter...
...work on basic fundamentals,” sophomore Laura Mays said. “They help to practice and prepare for the Ivies and the more important games.” Harvard took advantage of the opportunity to allow the whole roster to get playing time. Juniors Alexandra Michael and Lauren Las both saw court time, with the latter notching three kills, while Mays added eight kills in just nine swings for a hitting percentage of .889. “Everyone knows they are a part of the team,” Mays said. “But you work...
...latest example of this is the enormity of coverage on parents who are crazily obsessed with giving their children a head start. By middle school the kids are world-weary and anxiety-ridden. These domineering parents are the subject of books such as Alissa Quart's Hothouse Kids, Alexandra Robbins' The Overachievers and Madeline Levine's The Price of Privilege. Or last year's media sensation, Judith Warner's Perfect Madness, about mothers on the brink of insanity as they seek to create perfect childhoods for their tots. The affluence of these parents is never copped to; yet once these...
...speaks, Sestak is serving as a jungle gym for his daughter Alexandra, 5, who is climbing all over him. And now Sestak starts telling a story about when Alex was in the hospital because she "had a little tree growing." Alex looks up at her father and interrupts: "Dad, it was a tumor." It was, in fact, a malignant brain tumor. After surgery and months of chemotherapy, the cancer is in remission. In the rush to define the 2006 campaign as a national political event that will send a crucial message-thumbs up or down on George W. Bush...
...appeal of a Harvard degree could be strong enough to preclude any significant change in the school’s admitted applicant pool, said Alexandra Robbins, author of “The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids...