How to raise successful kids without over parenting, Julie Lythcott Haims

By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren t actually helping. At least, that s how Julie LythcottHaims sees it. With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford makes the case for parents to stop defining their children s success via grades and test scores. Instead, she says, they should focus on providing the oldest idea of all: unconditional love. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Co