#44 Barbara Coloroso: The Kids Are Worth It

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2018

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

Parenting expert and best selling author Barbara Coloroso shares her three foundational principles of child-rearing, how to get kids to be accountable for their actions, and what we can do as parents to raise confident, happy children.

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0:00.0	I've always said if it's not life-threatening, morally-threatening, and healthy, let it go!
0:07.0	Hello and welcome!
0:16.6	I'm Shane Parrish and this is another episode of the Knowledge Project, podcast exploring
0:20.7	the ideas, methods, and mental models that help you learn from the best of what other people
0:25.5	have already figured out.
0:27.2	One more in step to date at fs.blog slash podcast.
0:31.4	On the show today is Barbara Cossero.
0:33.6	Barbara is a best-selling author on parenting, teaching, school discipline, bullying, grieving,
0:38.4	non-violent conflict resolution, and restorative justice, and so much more.
0:43.0	A friend of mine first introduced me to Barbara after she had her speak at a medical conference.
0:47.0	My friend said that Barbara was one of the most popular talks and people were hungry for
0:50.7	more.
0:51.7	So I bought Barbara's book, Kids Are Worth It, and after seeing all of my own parenting
0:55.7	flaws exposed on the pages, I knew we had to shut.
0:59.3	While this episode is geared towards parents, I promise even if you don't have kids, you
1:02.8	will learn a lot.
1:04.1	Chances are you want kids, you know somebody with kids, or you occasionally look after kids.
1:08.7	You'll come away with tools and techniques as well as a firm understanding what kids
1:12.3	need to be successful.
1:13.5	It's time to listen and learn.
1:22.8	Before we get started, here's a quick word from our sponsor.
1:26.9	Farm Street is sponsored by a Metal Lab.
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