What the Rockefellers Knew About Raising Strong Kids

Diana Oehrli takes listeners inside a transformative week at North Country School in the Adirondacks, where she discovered what America's founding families understood about privilege that today's wealthy parents have forgotten. Through intimate stories of fourth graders mucking stalls before breakfast and teenagers who've never felt the pull of social media, Diana reveals how real strength comes from exposure, not insulation. Learn why the antidote to raising entitled children isn't more resources or better opportunities... it's hard work, community, and reconnection with nature. Diana shares practical wisdom about teaching resilience through discomfort, the dangerous trap of coddling disguised as love, and why true privilege means giving your children the gift of capability over comfort. Whether you're navigating wealth with young children or questioning what you're really teaching the next generation, this episode offers a roadmap back to what matters. Chapters (00:00:03) - North Country School: A Place for Challenging Life(00:05:14) - Wealth, success and comfort can distance us from what makes life meaningful