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Challenge Accepted: Raising Kids Who Step Up [with Chris Balme]
If your tween or teen feels stuck, scared of failure, or glued to their screen, this episode will change everything. Education innovator Chris Balme reveals why adolescence is the second great brain-growth window — and why kids today desperately need more real-world challenges, not more protection.
A powerful, hopeful conversation about autonomy, resilience, and helping young people feel big, brave, and capable again.
KEY POINTS
Why ages 11–16 are a critical “second toddlerhood” of brain growth
How autonomy builds confidence (and why modern kids get too little)
The…
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