Robert Brooks

Explore how children with ADHD can build confidence, motivation, and resilience by recognizing their strengths and finding supportive adults. The conversation also covers empathy, classroom belonging, handling mistakes, and responding to labels like “lazy” in ways that encourage growth.

Dr. Robert Brooks, Harvard-trained psychologist and resilience expert known for strengths-based parenting, joins to explore honoring children’s islands of competence. He explains how charismatic adults help kids gather strength. Short conversations cover empathy-first discipline, small social moments that build resilience, and how parents can model healthy screen and AI habits.

Psychologist Robert Brooks explores how resilience grows from painful loss, supportive adults, and a sense of purpose. He discusses raising kids without clearing every obstacle from their path, helping students feel welcome, and applying resilience to leadership and workplace culture. The conversation also considers anxiety, mistakes, and how to adapt when life changes.