The author fails to acknowledge the fact that many students tie their happiness to their parents’ happiness, and that while they may go off and defy their parents and succeed, they may still feel depressed or anxious. Parental approval and validation are such important things to many teenagers for their emotional growth and development. Also, how can someone “Show them love as best you can” when for years, a child may get verbal abuse, the cold shoulder, passive aggressive disapproval, family shaming, and more?