The Gift of Introversion

For those who missed it, Dobbs (author of the original article)
posted his own answer to the question.
Here it is:
“The data supporting the idea that more sensitive,
“ vulnerable” people do worse than others do in bad
conditions but *better* in good conditions is based mainly
on studies of adverse conditions — and show repeatedly
that the mere LACK of bad, really trying conditions is
enough to let orchids fare better than others do.
In other words, they tend to thrive under even ‘pretty good’
conditions, and don’t require extraordinary care;
you needn’t build the best, most carefully climatecontrolled
greenhouse ever made; a safe but stimulating
environment will likely serve splendidly.
For parenting, this means doing the right thing most
of the time, not all the time, and providing a good
environment, not necessarily a great one, to make the
most of a child’s high responsiveness to experience.
If that’s the case, then super-parenting isn’t needed.
Bettelheim’s “good enough parenting” will do just fine.
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