Is it hard for you to watch your child make a mistake without intervening?
Does your child give up easily when faced with a challenge?
Are there things you do for your kids that they could probably do for themselves?
Does your child fall apart or give up when faced with a deadline or difficult task?
Do you worry about your child's grades more than they do?
Is it hard for your child to push through obstacles without your help?
Julie Lythcott-Haims is a trusted resource on how to raise children who are able to cope with life's inevitable challenges.
In this Master Class, we'll address one of the biggest challenges parents face: helping children tackle obstacles and work through setbacks without intervening.
Children grow into strong, resilient adults by finding their way through difficulties without being rescued by their parents.
So as tempting as it is to take over when a science project is due, or to email a teacher when a child doesn't get a "fair" grade, our kids need to know that we trust them to cope with life's setbacks and challenges.
Otherwise, they head into adult life anxious, insecure, and continuing to depend on parents to fix their problems.
In this Master Class we'll talk about why it's hard let kids struggle, and how to empower them to develop the mastery and confidence that will help them succeed in life.
I hope you'll join us for this important Master Class!
Julie Lythcott-Haims is the New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult which gave rise to a TED Talk that has more than 5 million views. Her second book is the critically-acclaimed and award-winning prose poetry memoir Real American, which illustrates her experience as a Black and biracial person in white spaces. A third book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, is available now. Julie is a former corporate lawyer and Stanford dean, holds a BA from Stanford, a JD from Harvard, and an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts.
www.julielythcotthaims.com
- How to reduce worry over what might happen if a child "fails"
- Research on the long-term impact of over-parenting on children's self-esteem and confidence
- What to do when a child seems incapable of coping with deadlines or obstacles
- How to help children develop natural motivation and determination
- What parents can do when a child's grades are slipping
- When to let children quit activities, like sports or music lessons
- Important life skills that every child should master
- Why chores are such an essential ingredient in raising healthy adults
The material covered in this class will help toddlers through teens.
