Julie Lythcott-Haims at Reed PFW 2017
Julie Lythcott-Haims, former dean of freshmen at Stanford University and parent of a Reedie (’21) is the author of the New York Times bestselling book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success (2015) and Real American: A Memoir (2017). A self-proclaimed helicopter parent herself, Lythcott-Haims helps us understand the phenomenon, why it’s harmful, and what we need to do to help our Reedies really thrive.
