TED Transcriptions

How do we raise self-reliant kids who have initiative, who are resilient and who could be problem solvers? Kids who have the skills and the courage to step outside of their comfort zone and take advantage of what life has to. , I'm a mom to these three boys, and if you're a parent like me, you've probably asked yourself those very same questions. And while I'm sure that every caring parent wants those same things for their children, I think we're going about it the wrong way. We want our kids to be happy and successful. So our instinct is to shield them. From hurt and disappointment, we worry about their self-esteem. So we praise them for everything we, we are concerned about whether or not they fit in. So we indulge them and we don't want them to fail. So we step in and take over, and we do all of this in an attempt to curate a perfect life for. . But what we're really doing is raising kids who are afraid to take risks because they fear failure Kids who lac...