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A former Stanford dean reveals 7 ways parents can raise successful kids

Dec 30, 2017, 00:01 IST

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Julie Lythcott-Haims is the opposite of a helicopter parent.

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A former dean of freshmen at Stanford, from 2002 to 2012, and the author of "How to Raise an Adult," Lythcott-Haims has seen time and again that sheltered kids don't make for capable adults.

She has built a career on encouraging parents to take a more hands-off approach, favoring tough love instead of protecting kids from the big, scary world.

Here are some of the broad strategies she's outlined for how to get there.

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