Jessica Lahey on Parenting, Desirable Difficulties, The Gift of Failure, Self-Efficacy, and The Addiction Inoculation (#553)

Make your life, your argument – People are very loud about their intentions and achievements, your life should really speak for itself

“You can’t teach cause and effect if you save [your children] from the effect”

Don’t tell your child they are the best at math if they are not. Competence > Confidence. Competence is confidence based on actual experience.

Jessica’s Billboard: “Did you make someone feel seen or heard today?”

Overparenting negatively affects students motivation and learning abilityOverparenting is being ‘over-directive’ – giving every instructive step along the way. Children of over-directive parenting give up on problem-solving much quicker