How to Raise an Adult — Julie Lythcott-Haims

Getting too involved, by taking over, is a mistake I see parents making constantly, and from personal experience, I get why.

Doing all of this—curating an exceptional milieu, providing dedicated tutoring and opportunities for apprenticeship—is hard work. You could pull it off if you put your mind to it, I trust. Though, like everything pursued to excellence, it would demand serious sacrifices. Particularly of time. It is ok not to want that.

A lot of it does not require s

“The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.”