Many excellent points were brought up. Everyone clearly have their own worldviews and react accordingly. Often I find value in articles not so much in their truths but rather in their tendencies to provoke/challenge thoughts/beliefs. I think that unproductive pressure is an important consideration and to be avoided.
I believe that American society (not just individual parents of their own kids) in general overpraise and over-estimate children's abilities. I don't believe that was the case decades ago. I have also observed many children hold an inflated sense of self, which may actually be healthy at very young ages but potentially detrimental by late elementary. There is also the additional issue that a giant fish in a little pond may be no more than a little fish in a slightly larger pond.
