there was an article a year or so ago in the NYT about boys who were having trouble adjusting to college because they had lived such controlled helicopter lives.
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This.
A good friend from my Army days had an enormous problem going from boarding school to the real world. He went to a top Jesuit school and when he got out, the freedom and exposure to the real world just floored him. It took him several years to get his footing, and when he did, he really excelled.
DW is REALLY good at video games. And she gets good really fast. When she was in school, she did not play at all during class time. She only played during break. By playing I mean getting started at 5pm on Friday and going non stop until noon the next day. Napping for four hours, then repeating. She learned to control it so she could shut it off Sunday at noon to get ready for the week. When you combine high ability, high drive, and ability to focus, it can get people in trouble very quick!
It is not just games, but so many other forms of media or personal dramas, ie unhealthy relationships.
