Ready or not: preparing our kids to thrive in an uncertain world

Introduction

Part I: Stuck

Why the needle hasn't moved: Doubling down on the past when we fear the future

Your brain on uncertainty: Why we make dubious decisions

Accumulated disability: The real dangers of overprotection

Learned helplessness and delayed adolescence: A stalled generation

Part II: Course correction

Unlearning helplessness and restoring capabilities

Demystifying twenty-first-century skills

Academic and foundational skills in an age of uncertainty

Part III: Thriving in the new normal

The squiggly line

A revised script: Moms and dads in the twenty-first century

The future-proof family: Building a better moral compass and stronger communities