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Helpfulness, intrusion, and perfectionism: the fine line of the Suzuki parent

Being a better practice parent by mindfully balancing competing roles.

Alan Duncan

5 minutes read

I recently wrote a few thoughts about dealing with perfectionism in Suzuki students. Since my own Suzuki child has her own perfectionist tendencies, it left me wondering about how my own ways of helping may be growing, rather than reducing, that tendency. A recent paper^[Ryan Y. Hong, Stephanie S. M. Lee, Ren-Ying Chng, Yuqi Zhou, Fen-Fang Tsai, Seok-Hui Tan. Developmental Trajectories of Maladaptive Perfectionism in Middle Childhood. Journal of Personality, 2016; DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12249] on the…

Dealing with perfectionism in Suzuki students

Suzuki kids can be incredibly hard-working and responsible. They can also be perfectionists.

Alan Duncan

8 minutes read

Last night, my daughter was helping me sweep the driveway. Storms and high winds had left lots of debris in the driveway and she came out to help me clean up. With only a few minutes to spare before bedtime, I told her that we should take care of part of the job and leave the rest until tomorrow. Her response? “No, it has to be perfect."

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