Suggested Interview Questions for Andrea Patten

• What inspired you to write this book together?

• Did you learn anything about your dad that you hadn't known before?
• How is this book different from other parenting books?
• You and your Dad talked to lots of people in preparation for the book; what commonalities did you find?
• Let's talk about what it takes to raise children to become successful adults.
• You discuss the Four Foundations extensively; tell us a little about this?
• Why are parents making a mistake when they try to give their children the things they never had?
• You say in the book that ‘parenting is not a democracy;’ what do you mean by that?
• Aren't we concerned with crushing a child's self esteem?
• The concept of how humans imprint life lessons is fascinating...could you expand on this for our audience?
• Would you talk about the notion that ’adversity is a wonderful teacher?’  Any examples?

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