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February 23, 2026 · 4 min read
How to Raise Kids Who Can Handle Hard Things | Kathryn Hecht | TED
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Key Takeaways
- 1I've walked a lot in these shoes today, and they've picked up everything from toddler boogers to dog poop.
- 2This week alone, I had an eight-year-old practice giving injections, took a child on a spider safari in a basement, and played cards on a bathroom ...
- 3Let me tell you about Sammy, a bright third-grader who knew everything about airport design but was paralyzed by his fear of bees.
- 4We're living in a wild, worried world.
- 5This leads to what I call "parenting for comfort" – what the anxiety treatment world calls accommodation.
Overview
I've walked a lot in these shoes today, and they've picked up everything from toddler boogers to dog poop. Makes you uncomfortable just thinking about it, right? That discomfort you're feeling right now is actually the first essential step to creating confident kids. As a pediatric anxiety and OCD expert, I make kids uncomfortable for a living – and there's a powerful reason why.
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