Raising Resilient Kids: Embracing Failure, Encouraging Growth with Dr. Leonard Sax

You've heard it time and again in recent years.

Youth anxiety is on the rise. And as the school year and sports seasons get into full swing, maybe anxiety is even on the rise for the kids in your household.

Sure, we want our kids to do well in their endeavors. They want to do well. But often, success only comes after failures. Many of them.

Our teachers and administrators at Veritas want our students to grow to be bold and courageous. To take risks, be curious, and love learning - not just get good grades, or even to just be good at everything they put their hands and minds to.

The main reason? Because God created them fearfully and wonderfully, to do marvelous works for him.

In this season's opening episode, Veritas Head of School Ty Fischer talks with Dr. Leonard Sax, family physician, psychologist and author about what it looks like to raise kids who grow to be not only resilient, but adaptive and strong in the face of challenges.

They'll discuss cultural forces that lead to "fragile" kids and adults, the role of technology in anxiety, tips for parents, teachers, and coaches, and more.

More about our guest

Dr. Sax's books includes the NYT bestseller The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups, Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, and Girls on the Edge. He has spoken on issues of child and adolescent development not only in the United States but also in Australia, Bermuda, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland. He has appeared on the TODAY Show, CNN, National Public Radio, PBS, Fox News, Fox Business, Focus on the Family, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, New Zealand Television, and many other national and international media.

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