The One Factor For Raising Resilient Kids

The One Factor For Raising Resilient Kids

From Famous at Home by Josh + Christi Straub

February 25, 2026 · 43 min · Season 8 · Episode 2

About this episode

Dr. Josh and Christi discuss the impact of parental behavior on children's resilience and the challenges of modern parenting.

One of the most intriguing, humbling, and challenging aspects of being a parent is how our kids mirror who WE are. And what’s really difficult are the societal — or cultural — norms shaping who we are as humans. Who are we becoming as adults? How are the decisions we make shaping our kids? Do our unrealized emotions influence how resilient our kids are becoming? As we continue our series on Raising Gen Alpha Kids, these are questions Dr. Josh and Christi address. Some highlights include: What it means to “choose your hard” How loneliness becomes a byproduct of self-protection How silence plays itself out in marriage and the cost it has on our kids What if you’re exhausted and can’t choose the hard thing? The joy and “hard” of helping our kids build resilience Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:28 Ways to go deeper 7:30 Choosing your hard 11:40 Loneliness and the environment of the home 16:19 How loneliness becomes a byproduct of our self-protection 20:03 How silence plays itself out in marriage and the cost it has on our kids 23:10 What if you’re exhausted and can’t choose the hard thing? 27:48 Choosing a different kind of “hard” 32:41 The joy and “hard” of helping our kids build…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh, Christi

Topics covered

  • resilience
  • parenting
  • self-protection
  • loneliness
  • marriage
  • Gen Alpha

Keywords

  • parenting challenges
  • cultural norms
  • emotional influence
  • building resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Raising Gen Alpha Kids, Famous at Home, Find My Way Home

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