A parent's worth today is defined by the sentence, right? Like I stayed up all night to help Sarah finish her biology project. And and why would we define a parent's worth like that? Why does that happen to you? Oh my gosh, peer pressure. A very relevant thing that I know you've thought about a lot is you look at this from the perspective of young adults who maybe are recognizing that they need to have a hard conversation with their parents. So what advice would you give them as they're trying to broach this with the people who are raising them?Yeah, what I tell kids is basically I've got a six step method. I advise kids with these
Whether it’s grades and test scores, cushy jobs or big salaries, our ideas of “success” tend to be incredibly narrow and often start incredibly early. Julie Lythcott-Haims is a New York Times bestselling author and former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford, and she is dedicated to helping people reconsider what really makes a happy, “successful” adult. Julie shares wisdom for parents and anyone who has been parented on why it’s crucial to question societal expectations, how to find your own path and why empathy towards yourself and others are the true key to loving who you’ll grow up to be. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts