The world is teetering on the verge of decimation, ironically, as its technology advances and adults make each and every task easier for younger generations. Parents are eliminating obstacles for their children that would otherwise lead to important life lessons,and this causes an evident dilemma of finding a balance between coddling and proving for children. It is suggested in Hara Estroff Morano's Nation of Whimps article that not finding this balance will lead to young adults' downfall as they shift into the adult world. If society wants to avoid becoming a nation of wimps, it should let the youth make their own mistakes, slowly transition them to adult tendencies, and encourage self-expression and personal opinion. Life is full of "accidental elements"(Pausch 13). When adults suffocate and micromanage adolescents, they inhibit the chance of real life exposure. Dependency can be eliminated when children are pushed to handle tasks on their own. Instead of over-monitoring and providing all of the answers, parents need to tell their children find an answer if he or she has a question or problem (Pausch 22). Randy Pausch wrote "...if you can find an opening, you can probably float through it"(34).No one can know if he or she can succeed without having the opportunity to do so, and failure is …show more content…
The world often pushes for conformity, but praises uniqueness. In the movie Dead Poets Society, a teacher name John Keating makes his students walk around to demonstrate conformity. Each boy starts walking at his own pace, but they eventually march uniformly. He tells his students,"We all have a great need for acceptance, but you must trust that your beliefs are unique, your own, even though others may think them odd or unpopular". All parents should have John Keating's mentality and encourage their kids to speak their mind and form their own