WELLBEING → A BETTER YOU Issue 1072 · July 30, 2025

Lower the Bar

Most often, less is more

Lower the Bar
Lower the Bar
Tsippi Gross and Rivky Rothenberg

Sometimes, in our efforts to get our kids excited, we generate a lot of hype. But more often than not, it backfires on us.

“Kids! Guess what?! We’re going somewhere amazing tomorrow!”

The excitement builds.

“Is it Six Flags?! Is it that indoor trampoline place with the foam pit?!”
“You’ll see,” you say, playing it cool. But you’ve just raised the bar to sky-high levels.

Then the next day you drive to a local petting zoo. It’s sweet. It’s cute. But it’s not what they pictured.

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