Does it sound great to have your grown-up child back in your house so that you can do their laundry, cook meals for them, and pay their bills...because they don't know how to be an adult? I didn't think so.We're in this parenting game to do the best we can by our kids, and although we all want to raise healthy kids, sometimes the culture drags us into comparisonitis and we forget that part of "healthy" is "independent." We think it means "successful." I'm thrilled to introduce you to Julie Lythcott-Haims, lawyer turned Stanford dean turned writer, to knock some sense into all of us for a spell. ;) She's the author of "How to Raise an Adult," a must-read for anyone who has or ever plans to have a tiny human in their home. Julie is going to teach us how to:* STOP being over-protective helicopter parents (sometimes I do these things w/o even realizing it, and I already know it's not good for my kids!)* teach a child any skill appropriately* have kids who are ACTUALLY successful in life, and not just on paper (research backed!)* get our kids to school so they get ahead in life* be in community with other humans by making our own foodJulie ends with one PRACTICAL step to take immediately - a one-week cleanse. Guess what we parents need to cleanse from our interaction with our kids? See if you're right by skipping to the end of the vid. ;) But don't miss the rest, especially the fascinating 5 reasons that helicopter parenting was born in the 80s and what it did to colleges and workplaces in the late 90s and beyond...No time for video? Read the skim notes here: https://kidscookrealfood.com/raising-successful-adults/* Find Julie and more practical steps here: https://www.julielythcotthaims.com/* Julie's book How to Raise an Adult: https://amzn.to/2IYSGRB* Julie's memoir Real American: https://amzn.to/2XlLh8l* Watch Julie's TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_lythcott_haims_how_to_raise_successful_kids_without_over_parentingAs an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Visit the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse and see how we teach children confidence in the kitchen: https://kidscookrealfood.comFind all the Kids Cook Real Food Healthy Parenting Connector videos at https://youtu.be/GVRq0m-Ehe4
