Life mimics a marathon more than it does a sprint
Obvious as that may appear, as proud and ambitious parents, we often push our
children to excel in ways that may help them achieve some early successes – but
may sap their stamina to endure the more difficult challenges which life may
throw at them. What is more, our obsessive rush to get our children off to a
good start overlooks the fact that in life, as in a marathon, an early lead
hardly matters, but being too intent on coming first may leave our children
lacking in many of the life skilld that a