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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 16 MIN

Ant Williams: Raising a resilient child

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Life is pressured - no doubt about it. And as a parent, your natural instinct is to protect your child from that pressure - but at what cost? Ant Williams is a sports psychologist and world champion freediver who believes that allowing children to take risks and experience failure is the key to resilience and success in adulthood. He speaks to Mihingarangi about the challenges of parenting today.

Life is pressured - no doubt about it. And as a parent, your natural instinct is to protect your child from that pressure - but at what cost? Ant Williams is a sports psychologist and world champion freediver who believes that allowing children to take risks and experience failure is the key to resilience and success in adulthood. He speaks to Mihingarangi about the challenges of parenting today.

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