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Julie Lythcott-Haims

@jlythcotthaims

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I root for humans and share what I've learned the hard way. Follow if my type of realism is the advice you're looking for.

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Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 25, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of child and text.

Raising good humans. That's the assignment.⁠ ⁠ Image source: @adamgrant

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 24, 2026. May be an image of text. 7 items, carousel

Extracurricular activities, tests, and homework are important, but equally important is that we teach our…

Video by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 23, 2026. May be a selfie of one or more people, people smiling, jewelry, eyeglasses and text.Video

Happy bisexuality visibility day to all my bisexuals! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💜

Video by Kim Muench on September 21, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of one or more people, magazine and text.Video

None of that means something is broken. It means the timeline changed, and most families never got a new…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 21, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'One day, our children will tell the story of how felt to be around us us- it become and that story will have the blueprint for their love, their safety, and their self-worth. worth. That is our true legacy, and their most enduring generational wealth. inside parenting'.

Hear, hear. ⁠ ⁠ Image credit: @insideparenting

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 18, 2026. May be an image of card and text that says 'TODAY, You COULD BE TAIKING TO SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING THEIK BEST NOT TO FAUL APART. so. 4OИ DO TODAY, DO IT ωιΤΗ KINDNESS, AND LOVE. Thonupglosnta! 애'.

Gentle Friday reminder for you, and for myself.⁠ ⁠ Artist credit: @thoughtswithh

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 17, 2026. May be an image of child and text that says 'CHILDREN ARE NOT SHAPED BY WHAT YOU TEACH THEM. THEY ARE SHAPED BY WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE THEMSELVES AROUND YOU.'.

We should all sit with this truth–often.⁠ ⁠ Do not know source - sorry!

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 16, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of text.

The research shows that kids think of parents as their heroes. They look up to us more than they look up to…

Video by Kim Muench on September 14, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of one or more people, magazine and text that says 'KIM MUENCH WITH JULIE LYTHCOTT- LIELYTHCOTT-HAIMS -HAIMS THE BREAK PREE HOW DVERPARENTING TRAP RAISE AND PREPARE YOUR ANADULT KIDPORSL FOR SUCCESS AN VADULT Ie LrFanos irFumITR WINI Adult and Your Turn- Kim Muench, Real mMuench,RealLifeParentGuide Life Parent Guide THE NEW LAUNCH: ADULT CHILDREN AND PARENTS LIVING TOGETHER LONGER'.Video

More adult children are living at home longer than any generation before them. And most families are…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 11, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'Julie Lythcott-Haims Lythcott- @jlythcotthaims "Embrace the child you've got" is an obvious point, yet it deserves an underscore. When we decide it's our job to determine what our kid should explore, study, do for a living, we run the risk of focusing on who they aren't (but we wish they would be), and explicitly not seeing, valuing, and loving the person they actually are.'.

From my conversations with educators and parents nationwide, as well as my own observations, I know this…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 09, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'Nobody really prepared me for the part of parenting where they're adults and and you just have to trust that everything you did was enough. That part might be the hardest part. GROWN GROWN&FLOWN FLOWN'.

Anyone else? ⁠ ⁠ Image credit: @grownandflown

Video by thefearofchange on September 08, 2026. May be a meme of one or more people and text that says 'THEFEAR THE FEAR OF CHANGE HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT AE Ba be able to do dox, X, Y, and Z.'.Video

Revisiting ‘How to Raise an Adult | Episode 87 #JulieLythcottHaims #NeurodivergentVoices #ADHDAwareness…

Video by thefearofchange on September 08, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'THE THEFEAR FEAR NAVIGATING RESPECTFUL IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD PEOPLE there's a there'salotin lot lotin in uKTo K'.Video

Navigating Respect in Multi-Generational Living | Episode 87 #JulieLythcottHaims #RespectMatters…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 07, 2026. May be a black-and-white image of one or more people and text that says 'There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors. ADRIENNE RICH'.

In fact, don't try to show me a warrior who doesn't weep now and then.

Video by thefearofchange on September 06, 2026. May be a meme of nest and text that says 'THE FEAR OFCHANGE OF HAVING AN EMPTY NEST sol solIknowthat know that we can feel less'.Video

Navigating Empty Nest Syndrome | Episode 87 #EmptyNest #ParentingAdultChildren #LifeTransitions…

Photo by Yudy Deng for Palo Alto on September 06, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'YCSTO yceTo To 0 TO YUDY DENG for PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ComTon ShemedPhture Proudly Endorsed by Julie Lythcott-Haims City of Palo Alto Councilmember "Yudy will bring integrity, collaboration, and a clear focus on building a Palo Alto where longtime residents, young families, workers, and seniors can all thrive together"'.

I’m incredibly honored to have the endorsement of Palo Alto Councilmember Julie Lythcott-Haims!🌈❤️ Julie…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 04, 2026. May be an image of text. 9 items, carousel

Question: Are you or have you ever been an anxious parent? Me too. Now that I understand it I can do…

Video by Kim Muench on September 02, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, card, magazine and text that says 'KIM MUENCH WITH JULIE LYTHCOTT- IELYTHCOTT-HAIMS -HAIMS THE OBEAK REE HOW VERPARENTING TRAP RAISE AND PREPARE YOUR ANADULT AN NADULT SUCCESS 사내제 LFTHCOIT TrECUIT TRU KAINI Kim Muench, Real Life imMuench,RealLiteParentGuide Pare Parent Guide THE NEW LAUNCH: ADULT CHILDREN AND PARENTS LIVING TOGETHER LONGER'.Video

Why are so many adult children living at home longer? And why can talking about it feel so hard for everyone…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 02, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'NO ONE REALLY SAYS THIS OUT LOUD, HALF OF PARENTING IS LEARNING TO REGULATE YOURSELF NOT YOUR CHILD. THAT REALIZATION HUMBLED ME.'.

OOOF. This one hits close to home. How about you?⁠ ⁠ Image credit: @notyouryoungmama

Video by Julie Lythcott-Haims on September 01, 2026. May be an image of one or more people and text that says 'Confessions of an Anxious Parent parent'.Video

Anxious parenting affects so many of us. Comment AUNT or UNCLE below, and I'll send you my hack for how to…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on August 31, 2026. May be a doodle of poster and text that says '@nedratawwab Life is short... Set aside your pride and apologize Be present for the people you love •Make the first move in dating Reach out to someone you ve been meaning to check in on •Take the risk Express Ilove you' in platonic and romantic connections •Have fun. look silly, don'tworry don about what others think Stop talking about hobbies you want to have and start them •Make the time to call those people you you've ve been meaning to call n'.

Life is short. Which of these risks are you willing to take?⁠ ⁠ Image credit: @nedratawwab

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on August 28, 2026. May be an image of text. 7 items, carousel

Sometimes our fears about our kids' fears make us over-protect them in a way that hinders their development.…

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on August 26, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of text.

What have YOU learned about getting out of your kids' way? ⁠ ⁠ #howtoraiseanadult #parenting #parentinghacks

Photo by Julie Lythcott-Haims on August 24, 2026. May be a graphic of text that says 'light has a way of entering the broken parts of uS and when it does and we decide to alchemize that pain into S omething m Ο t 9 beautiful, we become the prisms of the world'.

Beautiful. Thank you, @pawlasdiary.