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When Children Can't Tell the Difference Between Their Desires and Yours

My daughter stopped playing violin after getting into college and when I asked why she said she wanted to find out if she actually liked music or if she just liked making me happy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The boundaries between your ambitions and your child's have become so blurred that they cannot access their own authentic preferences.

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