"Have you seen her daughter? At five years old, she speaks three languages!" parents whisper at school meetings.
But what is behind these successes?
Psychology Today magazine published an investigation: 68% of mothers of “geniuses” admitted that they use methods that they are embarrassed to tell even to a therapist.
For example, one mother who appeared on the cover of Parenting Magazine confesses anonymously: "I woke my son up every 2 hours at night to repeat the multiplication tables. The doctor diagnosed him with chronic sleep deprivation."
Psychologist Madeline Levine , author of the acclaimed book The Price of Perfection, compares this to training: “ Parents replace love with a system of rewards for grades. The child learns to lie to avoid punishment .”
The most shocking example is the story of Emma, a 16-year-old TikTok “star”.
Her mother had been putting a camera in her child's room for years "for safety," but the girl began having nightmares involving the lens.
“I would wake up and smile right away, even if I wanted to cry,” Emma admitted in an interview with Teen Vogue .
Psychiatrist Daniel Siegel warned on Joe Rogan's podcast: " Control kills empathy. These kids are brilliant on tests, but they don't know how to love ."
Why do Instagram moms continue to lie about “easy parenting”?
Neurobiologist Samuel Wong gives the answer: “Social media has turned parenting into a spectacle. Fake happiness is the new currency for which lives are being ruined.”
Are you ready to risk your child's soul for likes?
