1KHO 451: Trust Your Kids More and Worry About Them Less | Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson, The Self-Driven Child

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Trust Your Kids More and Worry About Them Less isn’t just advice—it’s a revolutionary mindset that could change your parenting forever. In this powerful episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich sits down with Ned Johnson and Dr. William Stixrud, authors of The Self-Driven Child and The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child, to explore what children really need to thrive in today’s high-pressure, performance-driven culture. Drawing from decades of experience in neuropsychology, education, and working with families, Ned and Bill share a deeply hopeful and science-backed message: when kids feel a sense of control over their lives, their mental health flourishes, their motivation ignites, and their joy returns. Together, they unpack the cultural myths that are crushing childhood—like the belief that success hinges on relentless achievement or acceptance to a prestigious college. Instead, they advocate for autonomy, play, radical downtime, and the steady practice of parental trust. With humor, warmth, and actionable insight, this conversation offers an honest look at the fears we carry as parents and how to loosen our grip without letting go. If you’ve ever wondered how to raise a resilient, happy, and truly self-driven child, this episode will equip you to start today—with confidence. ** Get your copy of The Seven Principles of a Self-Directed child here Learn more about Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When I graduated high school, I was pretty set against going to traditional college.
0:04.0	I knew it was what I was supposed to do, but a lot of my peers were drowning in student debt
0:08.0	and signing their lives away to careers they weren't passionate about.
0:11.0	And that just didn't seem worth it.
0:13.0	A couple years later, I heard about Excel College, which was a completely different path to higher education.
0:18.0	With a debt-free promise and students earning degrees while gaining hands-on
0:21.3	experience in the marketplace, this path just made sense. Along with that, community and
0:26.1	discipleship are central aspects of life at Excel, and I knew I wanted to be part of a community
0:30.9	that would encourage my faith in the Lord. My name is Cassidy Solis, and I graduated debt-free
0:36.1	in 2023 with a degree focused in marketing.
0:39.0	And now I'm using my skills full-time.
0:41.3	More than that, I've grown deeply in my relationship with Jesus and his people.
0:45.0	I can honestly say that this new way of college has changed my life for the better.
0:48.6	To learn more about Excel's transformative debt-free education model,
0:52.1	visit the Excelcollege.com slash visit to sign up for an informational call.
0:56.0	That's theexcelcollecology.com slash visit.
0:58.5	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Urich. I'm the founder of
1:02.5	1000 Hours Outside. And I have just read a fantastic book. It's a workbook too with all of these
1:07.7	questions that are built in. It is going to answer a lot of your modern
1:11.2	day parenting problems. It is called the seven principles for raising a self-driven child and the
1:17.5	authors, Dr. Williams, Sticks Rudd and Ned. Ned Johnson are here with us today. They have written
1:26.1	other books, The Self-Driven Child,
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