Explore the idea that kids have an innate resilience, often brushing off falls and frustrations. Parental reactions, however, can amplify their fears. Learn how releasing our unnecessary anxieties can promote healthier family dynamics. Discover the power of allowing children to experience their emotions without the weight of adult baggage.
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Natural Resilience
Kids often have a healthy, natural response to setbacks.
Parental anxieties can influence children's reactions negatively.
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Unfazed Child
Ryan Holiday recounts a story from Rich Cohen's book Pee Wees about youth hockey.
Cohen's son wasn't upset about not making the team, even though the process was unfair.
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Respect Childhood
Let kids have their own reactions to situations.
Don't impose adult anxieties or perspectives onto their experiences.
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In 'Pee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent', Rich Cohen delves into the intense world of youth hockey, chronicling a season with the Ridgefield Bears in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The book blends memoir and sports exploration, highlighting the love for the game and the complex dynamics between parents and their children in competitive youth sports.
“Your kid falls. If you’re not paying attention, they brush themselves off and keep going. But if they see the look on your face? They burst into tears. A lot of parenting is like this. Your kids naturally have the appropriate attitude—whether it’s about standardized testing or body image or what have you—but then we project our silly baggage onto them and attach undue significance to things, and that’s when stuff starts to go sideways.”
Ryan explains why you should be able to let go of what isn’t important, on today’s Daily Dad podcast.
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