# Are We Raising Confident Kids… or Approval Addicts?

An episode of [The Really Very Crunchy Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1743468035), 27 Feb 2026, 29 min.

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In this week’s bonus episode, we’re talking about one of the biggest parenting tensions no one really prepares you for: are we supposed to constantly build our kids up, or do go all in on intrinsic value? What actually forms a confident adult? With a new baby on the way, parenting suddenly feels different at this stage of life. We’re older. A little calmer. Maybe a little more tired. And we’re raising a newborn alongside an 8- and 6-year-old who are very aware of everything. How does perspective change? What matters more this time? Musicbed License MB01B3JB9OQCVRU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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