Adulting is simply the phase of life between childhood and death where you're not dependent upon other people to plan, chart, fix, manage. We all want this young person to be a free standing adult who can fend for themselves one day. I think it's an important moment for us as parents to be preparing for what our kids will do when they are no longer living in our home.
“Communication is such a delicate dance and kids need to emerge from childhood having practiced,” says Julie Lythcott-Haims, former associate vice provost of undergraduate education Stanford University.
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams sits down with Lythcott-Haims to discuss her new book, Your Turn: How to be an Adult, and ideas on how to communicate with young people so they feel empowered to take on the various (and often intimidating) duties of adulthood.
“Responsibility isn’t a bad thing,” she says. “Responsibility is actually an amazing thing. And I think we have to do a better job of narrating that truth.”
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