
In "Raising Can-Do Kids," renowned child development expert Richard Rende reveals how to nurture resilience in today's fast-changing world. Endorsed by Dr. Wendy Mogel and featured in Parents Magazine, this guide sparked a parenting revolution. What childhood trait best predicts adult success?
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What if everything we're doing to prepare our children for success is missing the mark? While we obsess over test scores and college admissions, the job market our children will enter doesn't even exist yet. Half of today's occupations may vanish within a decade, replaced by roles we can't imagine. This realization drove developmental psychologist Richard Rende and entrepreneur Jen Lask to ask a more fundamental question: What capabilities will help children not just survive but flourish in radical uncertainty? Their answer challenges conventional parenting wisdom. Success won't come from cramming more academics into childhood or building the perfect resume. Instead, it emerges from seven interconnected skills that transform children into adaptable, resilient creators of their own opportunities-skills that span how we think, who we are, and how we connect with others. Think about the most successful people you know. They probably aren't just smart-they're curious explorers who spot opportunities others miss, persist through setbacks with optimism, work diligently toward goals, and genuinely connect with people. These patterns aren't accidents. Through extensive research and interviews with successful entrepreneurs, a clear picture emerged: thriving adults possess two cognitive skills (exploration and innovation), three personal qualities (optimism, opportunity-seeking, and industriousness), and two social abilities (likeability and serving others). What makes this framework revolutionary is its holistic nature. Academic brilliance means little without the optimism to persevere through inevitable failures. Creative thinking goes nowhere without the industriousness to execute ideas. Social skills without genuine service orientation create shallow networkers rather than trusted collaborators. These seven skills work together like instruments in an orchestra-each valuable alone but transformative in concert. The World Economic Forum consistently identifies these as essential twenty-first-century competencies, yet our education system rarely teaches them directly.
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