#20 The Readiness Trap: Don’t Raise Procrastinators and Perfectionists
Release Date: 03/25/2025
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info_outlineAre you stuck in the 'I'm not ready yet' cycle? Watching your child hesitate before every new challenge? Waiting for that perfect feeling of readiness that never quite arrives?
This persistent trap keeps parents delaying important transitions and Gen Z postponing adulthood altogether. With 52% of young adults still living with parents into their 20s and 30s, something has clearly shifted in how we approach life's milestones.
In this episode, I share:
- The surprising truth about readiness (and why it's often just an excuse)
- How some parenting approaches could have created a generation afraid to act without perfect preparation
- The critical difference between real developmental barriers and self-imposed limitations
- Practical steps to break free from the perfectionism that keeps us and our children small
From potty training a 5-week-old to challenging conventional wisdom about when children are 'ready' to read, sleep independently, or take on responsibility - discover how taking bold action creates the growth that waiting never will.
If you're ready to stop waiting for ready and create the family culture you've always wanted, join me in the Studio at https://hifam.com/studio. And discover how play naturally encourages children to challenge themselves and grow with my Reclaim Play course at https://reclaimplay.com.
Stop waiting for the perfect moment - true progress happens in the doing, not in the preparing.