3 CIA-Proven Strategies to Raise Resourceful Self-Sufficient Kids | Christina Hillsberg

In today’s episode, we cover parenting and the CIA with Christina Hillsberg. Christina is a former CIA intelligence officer, writer, and recognized expert on women in espionage, intelligence tradecraft, and parenting, and the author of License to Parent: 

Being a parent is hard enough already and now we have so much technology to worry about, so how do you teach your kids to build trust and to know who to trust, how do you properly regulate their access to video games and the internet, and how do you teach kids to recognize and avoid danger?

What to Listen For

• Introduction – 0:00
• What should you study or work toward if you want to eventually work for the CIA or other intelligence agencies? 
• Teach kids to build relationships – 14:22
• How do you teach your kids to deal with bullies in school?
• How do you build trust with your kids or stepkids?
• Dealing with kids and videogames – 30:30 
• How do you regulate the access to video games and the internet that your kids have to keep them safe?
• How do you teach your kids what information to trust online as well as who to trust online?
• Avoiding danger – 42:50 
• How do you teach your kids to avoid danger?
• What can you do to alleviate the worry and anxiety you feel as a parent?

Raising kids in the digital age is a daunting task. It seems like every day we are faced with new challenges and questions about how to keep our children safe and help them grow into well-adjusted adults. But it’s important to remember that we aren’t alone in this struggle. There are plenty of resources available to us, both offline and online, and it’s important to make use of them all.

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Resources from this Episode

• Christina Hillsberg’s website
• Christina Hillsberg on Instagram
• Christina Hillsberg on Twitter
• License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids by Christina Hillsberg

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