Parents are ‘clueless narcissists’ damaging their kids with delusions, says headmaster

Too many parents are 'clueless narcissists' damaging their children with delusions of creating a 'mini-me', Sir Anthony Seldon, the outgoing headmaster at Wellington College, has said.Sir Anthony also said parents need to be educated on working together with schools to educate their children.His claims followed research that showed poor parenting is fuelling the rise in the number youngsters who grow up with behaviour and educational problems.Writing in the latest edition of Insight, the HMC magazine, he said: “"Parents need to be partners from the beginning. The expression ‘helicopter parents’ is an excuse for schools to push them away. We need to educate parents about good parenting and work together to educate the child.“Preparing for exams is about 25 per cent of what schools are for and the other 75 per cent is helping young people develop intellectually, emotionally, psychologically and artistically, and we need parents to understand their role in that.

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