Jonathan Haidt

He hails a yellow cab, which he had never done before.

Now, I had shown him how to do it, but he'd never done it on his own without me.

But he just went up, hailed a cab, and came home.

And he was nervous.

He was.

But that's the thing.

Because he was nervous, when he succeeded, it just changed him.

And this is what I really want to convey.

We have to get over our own anxieties and trust our kids to be competent human beings, just as we were at that age.

And it's hard at first, but by the third try, it actually gets easy.

And then your kids flourish, they grow, they become more confident, and they're going to be much less subject to anxiety disorders if you give them independence.

Yes, this is what's so exciting.

This is the least polarized, most bipartisan issue that there is.

Because wherever you go, red state or blue state, Democrat or Republican in Congress, almost all of them are parents.

Most politicians are parents.

In so many countries, leaders are getting out in front.

And they get massive support.

So actually, it's not a risky position.

And they're actually making changes.

So I urge everyone, talk to your legislators.