Teaching Children to Do Hard Things, with Leland Vittert

<p>I sit down with Leland Vittert to talk about his childhood diagnosis of autism and the extraordinary role his father played in shaping his resilience. We explore why removing adversity from children often backfires, and how discipline, honesty, and responsibility can become acts of love. This conversation isn’t about romanticizing struggle, it’s about learning how to do hard things and refusing to be defined by limitations.</p><p>SHOW HIGHLIGHTS</p><p>00:00 - Introduction</p><p>02:10 - Autism Diagnosis and Early Childhood</p><p>05:40 - A Father’s Radical Commitment</p><p>08:05 …