Dan Martell - July 07, 2023


Stop handicapping your kids


Episode Stats


Length

40 seconds

Words per minute

228.01788

Word count

153

Sentence count

8

Harmful content

Hate speech

1

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Summary

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In this episode, I talk about the importance of allowing your kids to make their own decisions. They are going to grow up to be bigger kids when they realize what they can and can t do. Don t force them to make decisions that they don t want to make.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Stop handicapping your kids by doing things for them. 0.99
00:00:02.680 I first heard Jordan Peterson talk about this.
00:00:05.180 It's this whole idea of let kids take risks in a safe way.
00:00:08.580 I wanna allow them to figure out what their limits are
00:00:11.160 because in that moment,
00:00:12.880 they're gonna learn more about who they are
00:00:14.560 and what's possible than anything I say
00:00:16.500 for them to watch out for.
00:00:17.900 And at some point when they're 15, 16, 17,
00:00:20.560 they're gonna be out there making decisions
00:00:22.180 and if you've protected them this whole time
00:00:23.760 and they haven't had to make any decisions,
00:00:25.240 they're gonna be bigger kids
00:00:26.560 in bigger circumstances and bigger consequence.
00:00:29.320 Most parents will admit to it.
00:00:30.460 They're just not willing to change
00:00:32.020 just because of your emotional insecurities
00:00:34.820 of wanting to feel like a good parent.
00:00:37.140 It's easy and it makes them feel better,
00:00:38.960 but it's not the right thing for the kids.