The Danger of Parental Goals for Kids

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Parents and children have different ideas of what is important, and this can lead to conflict.
It is important for parents to be aware of what their children want and to not try to control their children's lives.
It is important for children to be able to define their own goals and values, and to be able to reach them as soon as they are out of the parental home.

As a clinical psychologist, Becky Kennedy works with parents to raise good kids. She’s best known as Dr. Becky on Instagram, and has been called the "Millennial parenting whisperer" for good reason. Becky and Adam challenge the widespread belief that it’s a parent’s job to make their children happy, talk candidly about the surprisingly difficult task of setting and maintaining boundaries, and dig into the science and practice of helping kids (and adults) deal with the ups and downs of life. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts