TED Talk: Julie Lythcott-Haims

On Friday, we watched a video where Julie Lythcott-Haims explained to parents what they need to do to raise a successful child. She outlined how most parents have a grand plan for the future of their children, and it is not very flexible. Most parents think that their kid has to get all As, get into a specific slot of colleges, and have a select choice of jobs. This is what defined success for parents, but in that quest, they are not letting their children be children and live their own lives. They are too concerned with the future of their child to take joy in the present, and what they have in the moment. I think that the message of that is powerful, and is very apparent in today’s society. So many of my friends have parents that want only the best for their kids, so they put on an unimaginable amount of pressure on them, and don’t let them enjoy their childhood. I think that more parents need to see this video to learn how they should parent and how they should approach school and grades.