Episode 182: Julie Lythcott-Haims tells us how to raise an adult


We're so excited to have best-selling author Julie Lythcott-Haims on the podcast this week! We've talked about her before, both about her book How to Raise an Adult and her excellent Slate podcast, Getting In. But now we get to talk to her, about preparing our children for college and life beyond.


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This Week's Links


Intro (0:00:11)


Rebecca Levey, KidzVuz


Amy Oztan, Amy Ever After


Andrea Smith, technology guru extraordinaire


Julie Lythcott-Haims


How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success, by Julie Lythcott-Haims


Real American: A Memoir, by Julie Lythcott-Haims


Interview with Julie Lythcott Haims (00:02:08)


Bytes of the Week (00:23:33)


Chasten Buttigieg’s Relentlessly Cheery Twitter Is the Best Thing to Come Out of the 2020 Election, by R. Eric Thomas


Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations


Ain’t Too Proud, Original Broadway Cast Recording


Temptations, by Otis Williams


Outsourcing Adulthood: Can you ever really grow up if you don’t do anything for yourself? by Maureen O’Connor – The Cut


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