In Episode 40 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im discuss why it is important to teach our kids to fail and how to raise autonomous children.
In This Episode, You Will Hear About:
- Why we need to allow our kids to fail
- What Lawnmower Parenting is
- The long term effects of Lawnmower Parenting
- How to avoid becoming a Lawnmower Parent
- How to encourage autonomy in your children
Resources Mentioned During the Episode:
- Article explaining what Lawnmower Parents are
- Check out this article about The Rise of Lawnmower Parents written by a college professor
- Listen to Episode 10: How to Raise Resilient, Gritty, and Passionate People
- The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
- Missional Motherhood by Gloria Furman
- Free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Go to audible trial.com/imbetween to get started
- Listen to Episode 33: How to Get Your Kids to Listen
- How to Talk S0 Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk book by Faber and Mazlish
- Make sure to listen to Episode 37: One of the Greatest Secrets to a Successful Marriage to refresh yourself before our next episode
Quotables:
- “We are creating a generation that has no idea what to do when they actually struggle.”
- “Every time we rescue, hover, or otherwise save our children from a challenge, we send a very clear message; that we believe they are incompetent, incapable, and unworthy of our trust. Further, we teach them to be dependent on us and thereby deny them the very education in competence we are out here on this earth to hand down.” – Jessica Lahey
- “Lawnmower Parents — let the grass grow!”
- “Let your children make choices.”
- “The question isn’t what do you want to be when you grow up. The question is HOW do you want to be when you grow up?”
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