The Brainy Moms
The Brainy Moms
Dr. Amy Moore
Nurturing Leadership & Grit Through Hard Things | Dr. Josh McConkey
41 minutes Posted Jul 21, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Welcome And Newsletter Reminder
Why Leadership Training Starts Young
Lawn Mower Parenting And Lost Resilience
Teaching Kids To Frame Failure
Dinner Table Debriefs That Build Skills
Integrity Under Pressure And A Costly Lesson
Face To Face Mentoring Over Screens
Helping Natural Leaders Lift Others
Picking The Core Traits To Teach
Sponsor Message LearningRx
Accountability Through Chores And Sports
Real Consequences That Teach Responsibility
What Matters Daily And Where To Learn More
Closing And Ways To Stay Connected
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If you’ve ever stepped in to “help” your child and realized you might be making things worse, this conversation will hit home. On this episode of The Brainy Moms Podcast, Dr. Amy sits down with Dr. Josh McConkey, an emergency physician, former U.S. Air Force commander, and author of Be the Weight Behind the Spear, to talk about a problem many families feel but can’t always name: kids can’t build confidence and grit if adults remove every hard moment. We dig into the shift from helicopter par...