Coddling? Really?

In a recent Google search I found a very interesting letter written by a missionary mom in Lehi. I could not find a date for this post (I think it may be quite old). In her post this missionary mom claims 6,000 missionaries return home early every year, 50% due to illness and 50% due to "coddling". Apparently you mothers out there are spoiling your sons. I'm not so sure I agree, but it's an interesting read, nonetheless. The only part I take issue is with her recommendation that every missionary who can't hack it should be enrolled in one of those wilderness retreats for troubled teens. I agree that missionaries who return early will face a great deal of emotional challenges and that you should watch for signs of depression, but I'm pretty sure a month or so in the desert with a bunch of teenage kids will only estrange your missionary even more. I give credit to this missionary mom for trying to help; however, it's obvious her missionary didn't come home early or I think her letter would be somewhat different. Would she have admitted that she coddled her own missionary too much?