#57 - Setting the Bar (Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction, Dependency, and Entitlement)

A Dad's Path

Will Braunstein

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Shane Trotter is the author of Setting the Bar: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction, Dependency, and Entitlement. This timely book gives insights into how to raise kids in this smartphone generation; that previous generations didn't have to deal with. This is a fantastic read and insightful interview!

Highlights include:

How to set the right expectations when the world around you is filled with distractions
Smartphones/iPads/Screentime
How weakening of community hurts our kids; and what we can do to change that
How to find your community or tribe
The dangers of overprotection
How can you challenge your young kids in a healthy way?

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to a Dad's Path Podcast, where real Dad's solving everyday problems.
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0:20.5	Dad off.
0:31.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of a Dad's Path Podcast.
0:36.5	I'm Will Braunstein.
0:37.5	Today I'm here with Shane Trotter, the author of Setting the Bar, preparing your kids to
0:42.8	thrive in the air of distraction, dependency and entitlement.
0:46.4	You can learn more at TrotterShane.com and find his book, Setting the Bar Wherever, Good
0:50.4	Books are Sold.
0:51.4	So welcome Shane.
0:52.4	Thank you.
0:53.4	Pleasure to be here.
0:54.4	Well, awesome.
0:55.4	I'm really excited.
0:57.1	It's telling you before we started that a good friend of mine gave me this book, Setting
1:00.9	the Bar, and it looked like it was about education and one level, it was about education.
1:06.2	But if you dig just a little bit deeper, it's about so much more.
1:08.9	Really, it's about your kids and how to raise good kids, especially with all these, I
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