BaseCamp Live Raising Sturdy Kids: The Overview
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Feb 6, 2025 Keith McCurdy, a seasoned counselor with 35 years of experience, shares profound insights on fostering resilience in children. He highlights the shift from raising children of character to prioritizing comfort and success, exacerbating anxiety in today's youth. McCurdy defines 'sturdy kids' as those who embrace challenges and explains critical parenting strategies, such as instilling responsibility from an early age and maintaining clear family boundaries. He emphasizes the importance of community support in nurturing resilience and counteracting modern distractions.
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Parenting's Goal Shift Explains Fragility
- Parenting shifted from producing character and responsibility to prioritizing happiness and achievement.
- That shift explains rising childhood fragility despite smaller class sizes and more school resources.
Psychology’s Dysfunction Lens
- Modern psychology frames children through dysfunction and 'why' questions rather than normal growth.
- Therapists and parenting books often lack a consistent definition of a healthy child beyond 'happy' or 'behaved'.
Negativity Bias Marriage Exercise
- Keith runs an exercise where spouses list annoyances then appreciations to show negativity bias.
- He uses it to explain why parents more easily spot problems in children than strengths.
