Original Air Date Wednesday, August 22, 2018 

In this week's episode you will learn about:

⦾  Breaking free from overparenting

⦾ Extolling resilience over perfection

⦾ Broadening your child’s view of success

⦾ Allowing space and opportunity for failure

Jessica Lahey is an educator, writer, and speaker. She is an Englishand writing teacher, correspondent for the Atlantic, commentator forVermont Public Radio, and writes the “Parent-Teacher Conference” columnfor the New York Times and author of the New York Timesbestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let GoSo Their Children Can Succeed. More here

Julie Lythcott-Haims spent a decade as Dean of Freshmen atStanford University, receiving the Dinkelspiel Award for hercontributions to the undergraduate experience. A mother of two teenagers,she has spoken and written widely on the phenomenon of helicopter parenting. She holds degrees from Stanford, Harvard Law School, and California College of the Arts, and is a member of the San Francisco Writers Grotto.More here.