How can parents today raise children equipped to lead family businesses in the future, amidst modern parenting challenges like helicopter and snowplow styles? Diana Clark, Chief of Clinical Operations at the O'Connell Professional Group, discusses essential strategies with FamilyBusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston.
Key Insights:
- Empower Through Responsibility: Encouraging children to learn from mistakes and take on responsibilities from a young age.
- Balanced Feedback: Providing constructive feedback and praise selectively to foster a sense of merit and effort.
- Encouraging Independence: Allowing emerging adults space to grow by avoiding excessive advice and inviting their input.
Discover actionable parenting advice from Diana Clark to nurture capable future leaders within family businesses, emphasizing the importance of modeling behavior and fostering independence at every stage of development.
00:00 - Introduction: Kim interviews Diana Clark.
00:50 - The difference between parenting 50 years ago versus parenting now.
02:27 - The cost of being more connected to our children and Diana's parenting approach solution.
05:03 - What other ways can parents better support their children's growth?
06:07 - How do you share these new values with your children?
06:58 - Why does the next generation appear to struggle so much?
08:10 - How does the way parents grow up affect their parenting style?
12:50 - What's Diana's advice for business-owning parents with kindergarten students?
14:37 - Can young adults still be helped despite flawed parenting in their upbringing?
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