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The Soft-Landing Problem: Raising Children Who Can Fail (and then Succeed)

Written by Mo Lidsky | Sep 30, 2026, 3:42:53 PM

We can open doors for our children, but we cannot walk through those doors on their behalf. The judgment, resilience, and confidence they need often come from the very struggles our success allows us to spare them.
 
In this white paper, we explore that tension. We’ll ask how might we support our children while giving them room to struggle, recover, and discover what they’re truly capable of. Because a family’s future depends on both what we build for the next generation and what they learn to build for themselves.

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