How To Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons to Help Your Child Become Self-Driven, Respectful, and Resilient

So glad to have read this book and highly recommend to parents everywhere. The TRICK method I was immediately able to implement on a daily basis. :) Thanks, Woj!

If any parent heard that a family (with a very humble beginning or not) was able to raise 3 out of 3 highly accomplished daughters, we'd all be looking for the opportunity to meet those parents and ask them how in the world did you do that. Not even a single loser or under-achiever? If Mrs. Wojcicki would have published a blank book after this, I'd purchase it. But she did not. She thoughtfully put her methods into an easy to remember acronym, and then laid out her methods in simple, easy to follow chapters.After an introduction written by her own daughters, she started from her own challenged upbringing to give the readers an understanding of where she came from and why she raised her children the way she did. Then in each chapter thereafter, she discussed how, in retrospect, research has validated her methods. She even compared her style that she advocates for against some popular recent parenting methods, including the "Tiger Mom" and makes the case for her style. I loved the book. I saw so many parallels to my life, my upbringing and my sincere and daily efforts in raising my own children. It validated some things I'm doing already, but it opened my eyes to many opportunities to foster independence, collaboration, and grown for my children. She was even candid to share her opinion about divorce, and the fact that her very own daughter divorced. She's sensible, reasonable, cautious when necessary and admits her mistakes and shortcoming.For me success is reaching what we define as our goals, and her book shows her tried and tested way of helping nurture her daughters and empower them to reach their goals. She never said they are titles or money, and people's goals may vary, but to be capable, to believe in yourself enough to attain your goals, and then to actually attain them, that's exactly what she helped her children achieve. Truly remarkable.

I would recommend this book to parents that want their kids to have their own voice and want them to own their desitions

"How To Raise Successful People" offers a pragmatic approach to parenting, emphasizing the importance of fostering independence and resilience in children. The author integrates personal anecdotes with evidence-based strategies, providing readers with actionable insights. While some concepts might seem intuitive, the book reinforces them with real-world examples, making it a valuable read for parents and educators alike. It's a grounded guide for those aiming to nurture success from a young age.

Conventional wisdom without apology from an effective source

Still to this day, it is one of my favorite books! Always refreshing to go back and read it again

When i was reading i was thinking - god why my daughters have never had a chance to have Esther As a teacher!I would highly recommend to read this book to everyone - parents, grandparents, teachers, everyone - its a great insight and great advice on how to carve real human beings - happy, fulfilled, with meaningful life and bright future. Thank you!

Some of the advice is good, but using her daughters as the definition of successful people is kind of a faulty premise. One of them is the Youtube CEO, and the algorithm and choices made are that company are questionable. Another of them is a medical professional with very odd beliefs. This is a book for making successful people in a purely secular manner.

Shipped within timeframeGreat parenting advice with examples, past experience and included some references as well.

Easy to read and I like the advise given in this book.

This book gives me some awakening & enlightenment how to raise my child. Giving guidance on what are the alternatives to raise successful kids.. people in this current generation, how to handle the situation. Mainly this book motivates my 12 year old daughter too as she herself reading it as when I told her that Esther-the author is mother of Susan and she knows Susan ( she got curious who's this mom who raised this successful woman..)I highly recommend this book to read.

Ainda não terminei mas já vi que será uma ótima experiência.

Une critique de ce livre m'a incité à l'acheter. J'y ai appris que le truc pour éduquer les enfants c'est TRICK (Trust, Respect, Independence, Kindness) ! En français: Confiance-Respect-Indépendance-Collaboration et Gentillesse. J'attends avec impatience une traduction française que je puisse transmettre à mes enfants et petits-enfants non anglophones.