What Got You There with Sean DeLaney What I Hope My Kids Learn By Watching Me — Beneath The Surface with Sean DeLaney
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Nov 14, 2025 Explore the importance of intentional parenting and how kids learn more from example than lectures. Discover the roots-and-wings concept for nurturing independence, and the power of presence in family life. Sean shares insights on creating a personal guide for children, fostering resilience through discomfort, and encouraging curiosity. He emphasizes the value of authenticity, deep love, and simple rituals to strengthen connections, while advocating for allowing kids to find their passions and unfold organically.
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Create A Single Guiding Sentence
- Sean DeLaney keeps a living document of his core beliefs and lessons to pass to his children.
- He recommends parents distill their life philosophy into a one-sentence guide to model consistently.
Write Your Parenting Philosophy
- Write what you want your kids to absorb and revisit it with your partner or alone.
- Ask: when they're 40, what lessons will they say they learned by watching you?
Living Trumps Teaching
- Children learn most from how parents live, not what they say.
- The unlived life of parents becomes a burden passed down to children.
