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The Ladder to Adulthood
A path to creating adults and the fundamental parenting rule that drives it.
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Shane Trotter
We're Too Good at Finding Excuses for Kids
The biggest gift we give our kids might be what we expect from them and how we deal with life's inevitable unfairnesses.
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Shane Trotter
Why Therapy is Bad For Kids (Unless They Really Need It)
Why we need to stop making youth development so therapeutic and why it can be damaging to reach for therapy and diagnoses when they aren't necessary.
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Shane Trotter
When Experience is the Only Teacher
"Experience blockers," lessons from CBT, and the vital path to emotional and social development. This path is vital to both adults and children.
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Shane Trotter
How to Delay the Age at Which Kids Get Smartphones
A smartphone-free childhood is easier than you think.
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We Should Be Concerned That Kids Aren't Getting Hurt
Why positive sounding data is actually worrisome and other arguments for the barbarian virtues. Plus one great podcast and three related posts.
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Shane Trotter
The Barbarian Virtues Still Matter
Why we still need to focus on creating the type of people who are "invaluable in a shipwreck."
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Why I Want Your Kid to Have Misfortunes (From the Archives)
The childhoods of great people, lessons from trees mysteriously falling over, and how our perceptions determine whether events will help or harm us.
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Setting the Bar
Setting the Bar
A Newsletter About Preparing Kids and Families to Thrive and Self-Actualize in a World of Temptation, Distraction, and Confusion.
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