LAS VEGAS (KTNV)—Lenna Hovanessian couldn’t help but react with shock when she heard about a prime university admissions cheating scandal.
“It’s very concerning for dad and mom and kids who want to have a fair shot at their dream,” she said.
That scandal involves 50 people in six states, including two Las Vegas families. Prosecutors said they paid to get their kids into elite universities.
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“It is traumatic when you pay attention to the nature of the corruption and the way considerable it’s been,” Hovanessian stated
Her youngsters are thirteen and 15. Both are energetic in sports and with university only some years away, she said the competition had already begun.
Thirteen Action News spoke to Lori Ballesteros of Ignite Teen Treatment Center. She counsels teens and parents.
“Well, it is a time of a lot of strain,” stated Ballesteros. “In the sector that we live in, more now than ever with social media, parents, opposition, and whatnot.”
Ballesteros sees many mothers and fathers caving to stress and doing whatever is necessary to protect their children from war or failure.
“And all I can say is that once more, it’s even more essential to let your baby understand they’re good enough the way they may be,” she said. “And they should not be ideal.”
She also said that we’re acquainted with the soaring helicopter figure. More dads and moms need to embrace what she calls “trampoline parenting.”
“Well, a trampoline is going down and again up and assisting your toddler at some stage in that whole system,” said Ballesteros.
Here’s what trampoline parenting involves:
-Support your youngster without saving your youngster.
-Teach them early on how to cope with and analyze failure.
-Help them create plans with options so they don’t lose hope.
This is an idea Hovanessian embraces, ensuring her children recognize they shouldn’t depend upon their mother and father for achievement.
“We will usually be there to guide them, but there are matters they must accomplish on their own,” she stated.
