To be clear, I don't necessarily see "hothousing" as a pejorative term.

I fully admit that we hothouse DD's executive skills.

Those are her weakest domain, and the rest of her is champing at the bit while those hold her back.

It's hothousing in my opinion because it is a deliberate effort to modulate her natural/innate developmental timeline. It's just good parenting, though, because it is ultimately for her benefit.

I think that good parents hothouse all the time, whether they call it that or not. smile




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