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The Dr. Laura Podcast

The ABCs of Successful Students

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

You know what kinds of parents get an A+ in my book? The ones who encourage their kids to do their best, to live up to their potential, follow their dreams and become adults who find their life’s purpose. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0

Listen to all my episodes of Dr Laura's Deep Dive in your favorite podcast app.

0:07.0

Search for Dr Laura's Deep Dive Podcast and follow my deep dive today.

0:16.0

Dr Laura's deep dive.

0:18.0

Deep dive.

0:20.0

Dr Laura's Deep Dive. Dr Laura's Deep Dive Podcast.

0:25.0

You know what kinds of parents get an A-plus in my book?

0:29.0

The ones who encourage their kids to do their best

0:32.0

to live up to their potential, follow their dreams, and

0:36.8

become adults who find their life's purpose.

0:40.1

Raising your child to be successful has nothing to do with getting straight A's.

0:45.0

In fact, straight A's students don't necessarily do the best in life.

0:49.0

It's more average students who really run the world because they're the ones who have learned

0:54.6

how to work hard for what they want.

0:57.8

Kids for whom things don't come easily have to push themselves and that can help them develop grit and determination.

1:07.0

That not every kid is an excellent academic student can be a hard pill for some moms and dads to swallow.

1:15.0

Parents like my caller, Nina, don't easily accept that their children can't live up to their expectations.

1:23.2

Nina, welcome to the program.

1:28.6

Hello again, Dr Laura.

1:31.1

We spoke, I don't know, last spring about teenagers and not lecturing and it's a hard

1:37.2

lesson to learn, but I'm working on it still.

1:40.3

Good.

1:41.3

Excellent.

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