Should I Let My Kid Fail? A Conversation with Michelle Icard- Episode 740
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Todd and Cathy talk with Michelle Icard, the author of ’14 Talks by Age 14′ and her new book, ‘8 Setbacks that Can Make a Child a Success.’ They discuss why we try to manage everyone’s emotions, the challenges of letting our kids experience failure, and how embracing these challenges can contribute to building their character and enabling them to navigate their own lives.
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| 0:00.0 | Do do do do do do do do do do here we go. My name's Todd. |
| 0:07.0 | And this is Kathy. |
| 0:08.3 | Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:12.1 | This is podcast number 740. |
| 0:15.5 | Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio because you'll feel outstanding? |
| 0:19.0 | 740. |
| 0:19.7 | I like that number. |
| 0:20.6 | Why? Because it's just solid. It outstanding. 740. I like that number. Why? |
| 0:21.5 | Because it's just solid. |
| 0:22.9 | It's not like 738. |
| 0:25.7 | It's like 740. |
| 0:27.1 | Wow. |
| 0:27.6 | Now I understand. |
| 0:29.3 | And if you add 7 and 4. |
| 0:31.4 | It's 11. |
| 0:32.0 | And I love that number. |
| 0:33.4 | There you go. |
| 0:33.8 | Why listen is in parenting radio because you'll feel outstanding. |
| 0:36.9 | And always remember our motto, which is the best predictor of a child's well-being as a parent's |
| 0:41.8 | self-understanding. |
| 0:43.1 | On today's show, we have our friend Michelle Eichard, and she is an author of multiple books. |
| 0:48.8 | The last one that came out is called eight setbacks that can make a child a success. Before that, we had 14 |
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