Take the following as truth: Harshly critical of the child-centered tenor of Elkind's message and pulling in the reverse direction is William Damon's Greater Expectations,46 an impassioned plea to parents and teachers to eradicate what the author characterizes as a rising, insidious  culture of indulgence  in America's homes and   Too many children'the auent and the poor alike'are drifting through their childhood years without finding the skills, virtues or sense of purpose that they will need to sustain a fruitful life. 
Then the following statement: "Damon wrote "Greater Expectations. about raising children to be independen.t" is true, false, or inconclusive?
Answer: False