Beyond ‘Just Try Your Best’: How to Foster Realistic Goals and Healthy Self-Worth in Kids

This episode originally aired in December 2022. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Joshua Sparrow, child, adolescent, and general psychiatrist and associate professor or psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. We delve into how to help children develop realistic goals and positive self-regard, and why the common parenting phrase “just try your best” could actually be harmful.  I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans Here: https://bit.ly/3rMLMsL Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: https://dralizapressman.substack.com/ Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast  SPONSORS: Equip Health: To learn if your loved one might have an eating disorder, schedule a free consultation with Equip at equip.health/goodhumans Mud/wtr: Go to mudwtr.com/humans, you can get a free frother and $20 off Kiwico: Get 50% off your first month on ANY crate line at kiwico.com with promo code RGH Nurx: Thanks to Nurx for sponsoring this podcast! Taking control of your reproductive health starts here. Go to nurx.com/HUMANS to get started. Aquatru: 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you go to AquaTru.com and use promo code: HUMANS Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices