Your Turn: How to Be an Adult - An Interview with Julie Lythcott-Haims

CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 139

Do you ever sit and think about how you actually became an adult? Think of all the skills you have from tying your shoelaces to presenting a report at work. How did we learn these skills? … with lots and lots of practice! And for us to practice, our parents or caregivers have to ease the control a little to allow us to make mistakes. Imagine if your parents still followed you around all day waiting to tie your shoelaces or stand up in front of your colleagues to make that presentation themselves, life wouldn’t be very fulfilling would it! Take a listen to this episode where I speak to Julie Lythcott-Haims about how parenting is about letting go of control. 

The topics we cover in this episode are:

  • Julie discusses her book ‘Your Turn’

  • Outdated definitions of adulting

  • What “taking care of business” means with the 3 B’s; Body, belongings, bills

  • What it means to be an adult

  • The negative side of standing under the monkey bars, waiting to catch your child

  • How can parents best support their children going into young adulthood?

  • Using everyday activities as a way to practice being an adult

  • Why ‘Don’t talk to strangers’ is bad advice for children

  • Modeling behavior to show your kids you don’t have everything figured out either

  • How Julie rests and relaxes

    Listen on janinehalloran.com

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