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We're driving our daughters crazy

Parents only want the best for their children. But sometimes academic success comes at a price, warns psychologist Oliver James

THE middle classes appear to be driving their teenage daughters potty by - however unwittingly - putting them under too much academic pressure. The sharp increase in emotional distress amongst this group is one of the most counter-intuitive trends in modern life.