My parents rarely praised me. I didn't realize I repeated the pattern with my own kids.

• 03/21/2026, 3:22 PM
• businessinsider.com

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Several years ago, while driving behind a car with a "my-child-is-an-honor-student" bumper sticker, I said to my oldest son, sitting in the passenger seat, "I always wanted one of those."