Ben Greenfield

I interviewed 32 of the top parents that I know, these super successful entrepreneurs with super impactful children who are already out changing the world in politics and business and tech. I asked every parent the same set of 32 questions. My wife has like 50 pages in there, 70 pages of advice. Then there's all these 700 pages of just like deep in the trenches parenting advice.

I interviewed 32 of the top parents that I know, these super successful entrepreneurs with super impactful children who are already out changing the world in politics and business and tech. I asked every parent the same set of 32 questions. My wife has like 50 pages in there, 70 pages of advice. Then there's all these 700 pages of just like deep in the trenches parenting advice.

I interviewed 32 of the top parents that I know, these super successful entrepreneurs with super impactful children who are already out changing the world in politics and business and tech. I asked every parent the same set of 32 questions. My wife has like 50 pages in there, 70 pages of advice. Then there's all these 700 pages of just like deep in the trenches parenting advice.

There's one page in the book that's like common threads, right? Things that would pop up over and over again consistently from parent to parent. The biggest one was more is caught than taught. More is caught than taught.

There's one page in the book that's like common threads, right? Things that would pop up over and over again consistently from parent to parent. The biggest one was more is caught than taught. More is caught than taught.

There's one page in the book that's like common threads, right? Things that would pop up over and over again consistently from parent to parent. The biggest one was more is caught than taught. More is caught than taught.

Meaning no matter how much you tell your kids that they need to eat healthy food and that they need to get outside and move more and that they shouldn't have their devices at the table. If they see you like.

Meaning no matter how much you tell your kids that they need to eat healthy food and that they need to get outside and move more and that they shouldn't have their devices at the table. If they see you like.

Meaning no matter how much you tell your kids that they need to eat healthy food and that they need to get outside and move more and that they shouldn't have their devices at the table. If they see you like.

sneaking in Ben and Jerry's, you know, multiple nights per week and sitting inside of your desk all day without taking a break and having eight hours of sedentary time during the day and whipping out your phone like five times during dinner to check on that one last important email. They're going to catch way more onto that than they are onto what you told them, right? So children see by example.

sneaking in Ben and Jerry's, you know, multiple nights per week and sitting inside of your desk all day without taking a break and having eight hours of sedentary time during the day and whipping out your phone like five times during dinner to check on that one last important email. They're going to catch way more onto that than they are onto what you told them, right? So children see by example.

sneaking in Ben and Jerry's, you know, multiple nights per week and sitting inside of your desk all day without taking a break and having eight hours of sedentary time during the day and whipping out your phone like five times during dinner to check on that one last important email. They're going to catch way more onto that than they are onto what you told them, right? So children see by example.

They don't learn by word. They see by example. So you have to be the person who you want your children to be when it comes to the positive habits that you want them to develop. So that's number one is anything you tell them, understand that you better be willing and ready and already doing that thing yourself. Another one would be caution with forbidden fruits.

They don't learn by word. They see by example. So you have to be the person who you want your children to be when it comes to the positive habits that you want them to develop. So that's number one is anything you tell them, understand that you better be willing and ready and already doing that thing yourself. Another one would be caution with forbidden fruits.

They don't learn by word. They see by example. So you have to be the person who you want your children to be when it comes to the positive habits that you want them to develop. So that's number one is anything you tell them, understand that you better be willing and ready and already doing that thing yourself. Another one would be caution with forbidden fruits.

It's all parenting approach that formally is known as love and logic, meaning the more that you just have hard nos or hard yeses in your home. Like, no, we don't talk about porn. It's not a discussion. You don't learn about porn is just like, You're going to eventually find that out at a friend's slumber party or, you know, wherever else. And that's just, you know, it's off limits.

It's all parenting approach that formally is known as love and logic, meaning the more that you just have hard nos or hard yeses in your home. Like, no, we don't talk about porn. It's not a discussion. You don't learn about porn is just like, You're going to eventually find that out at a friend's slumber party or, you know, wherever else. And that's just, you know, it's off limits.

It's all parenting approach that formally is known as love and logic, meaning the more that you just have hard nos or hard yeses in your home. Like, no, we don't talk about porn. It's not a discussion. You don't learn about porn is just like, You're going to eventually find that out at a friend's slumber party or, you know, wherever else. And that's just, you know, it's off limits.

We don't talk about that. Or no, you don't get alcohol. You don't taste alcohol. That's off limits. If it's forbidden fruit, that's for adults. Stay away. You know, weed, drugs, porn, any vice. If it's a hard no, you're creating forbidden fruit in your house. So for us, I've had very frank discussions with my sons about porn. Here's what it is. Here's what it does to your brain.

We don't talk about that. Or no, you don't get alcohol. You don't taste alcohol. That's off limits. If it's forbidden fruit, that's for adults. Stay away. You know, weed, drugs, porn, any vice. If it's a hard no, you're creating forbidden fruit in your house. So for us, I've had very frank discussions with my sons about porn. Here's what it is. Here's what it does to your brain.