Good Grit, Bad Grit- Podcast #390

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss Caroline Adams Miller’s book Getting Grit, about what grit really means, and why we need to be thoughtful about the kind of grit we are using and promoting. They share some clips from her interview with Jonathan Field’s on The Good Life Project, and explain why self-awareness, compassion, and connection are essential in becoming a force for good. They also discuss the challenges with participation trophies or awards and offer new insight into why these are only a symptom rather than the problem. They discuss why giving our kids space to find their own grit is essential, and why humility, community, and confidence are essential in keeping our goals healthy and manageable.

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0:00.0	do do do do do do here we go my name's todd this is kathy welcome back to another episode of zen
0:08.6	parenting radio this is podcast number 390 why listen to zen parenting radio because you'll feel
0:14.8	outstanding and who doesn't want to feel outstanding and always remember our motto which is that the
0:18.9	best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding.
0:24.6	We've got a big show today.
0:25.9	We're talking about a word that has been popular over the last X amount of years.
0:31.2	The word is grit, G-R-I-T.
0:33.9	And we're going to be talking about a book.
0:36.2	What's the name of the book?
0:37.1	Getting Grit. Getting Grit.
0:37.8	Getting Grit by whom?
0:39.2	Well, but that's just the main title.
0:41.3	The subtitle is the evidence-based approach to cultivating passion, perseverance, and purpose.
0:47.5	And the author is Carolyn Adams-Miller.
0:49.6	I actually heard her on the Good Life Project podcast uh last week with jonathan fields or two weeks ago
0:57.6	or whenever it was and she um i listened to that podcast i don't know i think i'm on my third time
1:04.3	because she kind of when grit when angela duckworth wrote her book about grit i think it got
1:10.6	it kind of got condensed to meaning one thing.
1:15.5	You know, the education community kind of got a hold of it and all of a sudden it became this buzzword and people talked about it and kind of made it one dimensional.
1:23.1	Well, and here's, because I think, I think my take on the word grit was it gave an opportunity for old school parents.
1:33.8	And tell me if I'm wrong.
1:35.1	Okay.
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