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How to Raise an Adult
This episode reveals how well-intentioned overparenting can inadvertently hinder a child's development, offering a path to cultivate true independence and resilience for adulthood.
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“This episode reveals how well-intentioned overparenting can inadvertently hinder a child's development, offering a path to cultivate true independence and resilience for adulthood.”
— Julie Lythcott-Haims, How to Raise an Adult
Parenting, Child Development, Independence
If you've ever wondered if your efforts to help your children are actually hindering their independence, this will clarify how to foster true self-reliance, and this will help you see what to do next.
As a former Stanford dean of freshmen, Julie Lythcott-Haims observed firsthand how well-meaning parental over-involvement often leaves young adults unprepared for the practicalities and challenges of independent life.