The Key Behind Raising Successful CEOs: Parenting Style by Esther Wojcicki

Esther Wojcicki is an American journalist, educator, and vice chair of the Creative Commons advisory council. She is also a mother of three. Wojcicki shared that raising three girls wasn’t simple. All three of them grew up to be quite successful people, though she does not take full responsibility for their success. Janet is a doctor, Anne is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, and Susan is the CEO of YouTube. They achieved success in highly competitive, male-dominated fields of work.

Wojcicki was flooded with inquiries regarding various parenting styles while researching and writing for her book, “How to Raise Successful People,”. The common question on everyone’s mind was, “What is the worst parenting style?”

According to her knowledge and studies, “helicopter parenting” is the most harmful parenting style a parent can practice in raising their kids.

Helicopter parenting

The practice of continually removing barriers from your children’s paths in order to spare them from difficulties and frustrations is known as “helicopter parenting”. This kind of over-involvement deprives kids of their independence because you practically do everything for them.

Although helicopter parents mean well, the results are contrary to what they intended: they raise children who are scared to take risks, who depend on others for assistance constantly, and who lack imagination.

Parenting styles

However, parents shouldn’t go too far in the opposite direction. Children should not be left alone to go shopping or prepare dinner when they are under the age of ten. Give them age-appropriate difficulties.

It’s important for people to feel good about doing work that belongs to them and no one else. They will develop independence-related skills and learn how to assist around the house, be it a simple task like washing the vegetables or something a bit advanced like cooking or preparing their own meal.

Raising successful kids with a simple ‘trick’

Wojcicki recommends TRICK: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. Kids can be empowered by their parents and teachers to think independently, collaborate with their peers, and increase their self-confidence.

Trust – Building trust starts with the parents. When parents have faith in the decisions they make, they can put their faith in their children to take the required actions to become empowered.

Respect – Every child is born with a talent, and it is the parents’ duty to develop that talent. This is the opposite of instructing children what to be, what to do with their lives, or who they should be.

Independence – This depends on a solid foundation of mutual respect and trust. Children who are truly independent can deal with hardship, failure, and boredom.

Collaboration – This entails teamwork inside the family, in a classroom, or at a job. Parents should encourage their children to participate in discussions, decision-making, and even disciplining.

Kindness – Genuine kindness is showing others gratitude and forgiveness, service to others, and being aware of the larger environment.

Wojcicki advises you to stop over-monitoring your children and give yourself a break. Let them guide and assist. They’ll value it and have self-confidence when they get older. Start by letting your kids decide what they want to do this weekend; allow them to maybe arrange an activity for the entire family. Just picture how empowered they will feel!