The Best Ways to Invest-The Self-Driven Child

Ned Johnson is an education expert, founder of PrepMatters, a tutoring service in Washington, DC, and co-author of The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. In the past few years, Mr. Johnson and his co-author found that high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. He believes the best antidote to stress is to give kids a greater sense of control over their lives, while still maintaining authority as parents. He discussed several ways that parents can give children of all ages a healthy dose of self determination and control.