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Neale Godfrey, Financial Literacy Expert

I'm a Financial Literacy Expert: Bubble-Wrapping Our Kids Robbed Them of Resilience. Now What?

A woman tears a hole through bubble wrap as if it's blocking her view.

We meant well — but by overprotecting, overpraising and overmanaging our kids, we left them unprepared for the real meaning of hard work in an AI-powered world.

We wanted our kids to grow up confident, capable and ready to conquer the world. Instead, we bubble-wrapped them, praised their every burp, then wondered why they graduated college expecting their boss to give them a participation trophy, maybe even nap time.

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