Dateline May 07, 2008

Edmonton, Canada –

Competition for all the resources humans need to succeed in the complicated corporate world of today are becoming more and more valuable and sought after each day. Parents feeling the pressure to care for their charges have been engaged in what is being referred to as hyperparenting, in which they basically take over all aspects of their children’s lives in an effort to produce more productive offspring, but is this helping or hurting the development of their children.

Is more better, not always, the quality of the time spent at an activity is far more important to success in learning, then just working hard, focus is the most important ingredient in any learning atmosphere. Often, hyperparenting leads to a child rebelling against parents edicts, instead of attempting to achieve more, we all want to make some choices in our lives and not be constantly told what to do, when to do it, and how it is to be accomplished.

Students trying to garner the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the competitive corporate world they will be entering soon have been finding the competition to be increasing of late and many are developing new strategies and techniques, different from the past edict of do more homework , to help them manage their school and personal lives.

For the last few years parents, education specialists, and even kids have been proponents of the more homework produces better marks, happier parents, and smarter kids’ line, but lately more and more people have been taking a different attitude toward this thought.

Schools have been voluntarily reducing assignment loads sent home with their charges and the effects have been noted, students have been taking more time for outside activities, instead of spending unlimited hours at the computer screen or with their head buried in a book and amazingly the results have been, happier parents and kids, even more improved marks, and more creative projects and students.

Life is about balance and learning is part of life, a balanced diet, regular exercise, recreation, and rest are all part of a natural cycle, for all humans, including students. Students will have better success if they can partake in all aspects of life and not just the work load expected and will be more productive and happier parents themselves, once the natural cycle of life takes hold in their lives and they have children of their own.
Focus during learning activities is far more important in learning the skills and knowledge students need to work in the corporate world of today. Students learn quicker and keep that knowledge longer when their focus has been engaged and they have a balanced life in all aspects.

Hyperparenting seems to be more in touch with the desires and wishes of the parents then the kids who are being pressured constantly to succeed and after the dust has settled hasn’t produced the resulting prodigies, many parents are expecting, maybe it’s time for these parents to rethink their roles in their child’s education.