193. Melinda Moyer on the Research Behind Raising Kind, Generous, Grateful Children

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🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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This conversation is chock-full of great information that we are so glad we get to insert into our own lives right away! Melinda Moyer, author of How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, is our guest today. She is also the mom of two, contributing editor to Scientific American Magazine, weekly contributor to The New York Times and a faculty member in the science, health, and environmental reporting program at NYU.

We sometimes tend to think that talking about emotions too much with our kids may lead to them not being able to stand up for themselves or might make them too sensitive. Melinda explains why this is not true and how research has shown that strong soft skills, like emotional awareness, directly improve hard skills.

As a parent, we’ve all witnessed the dreaded scenario when our own kid treats someone else in a way that we are not proud of. Melinda coaches us through what to do in this scenario and how we can move forward from that. She also explains that saying sorry might not be the best solution, and what to foster instead.

We know so many of you are on the same page as us - you want to raise kind humans. In today’s conversation we take a deep dive into how to do just that. We hope you enjoy!

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0:00.0	What we see when we actually look at large numbers of people and we look at the
0:03.8	research is that these like quote unquote soft skills, and I really don't love
0:08.3	that word, but you know, skills like kindness and empathy that they predict
0:12.9	success far more than do like hard skills like academics and grades.
0:22.4	I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to
0:28.8	others, but your life isn't supposed to look like hers. Being your best
0:33.9	south means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to
0:37.6	grow with a purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the
0:42.3	challenges and triumphs we all face. Every woman listening is the
0:46.5	opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.
0:51.2	Today we're excited to have Melinda Moyer on the podcast Melinda is a mom of
0:59.6	two and she is a contributing editor to scientific American magazine and is a
1:04.7	weekly contributor to the New York Times. She is a faculty member in the
1:08.6	science health and environmental reporting program at NYU in her first
1:12.8	book, How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes was published in July 2021
1:17.3	and won a gold medal in the 2022 living now book awards. This conversation was
1:23.7	chock full of great information. So glad that we had her on. I'm glad that Abby and I
1:28.4	get to use this information and insert it into our lives right away because I
1:32.6	know that so many of you are on the exact same page. We want to raise kind
1:37.6	humans and this conversation is going to be a deep dive into how to do that.
1:42.7	Melinda we know from the research you presented in your book that most
1:47.0	parents want kindness instilled in their kids more than any other attribute.
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