If we want to raise kids who are going to successfully compete with the robots, they better have something the robots don't: "non-robot skills." Things like the ability to be creative, make friends, take initiative, solve problems, build consensus, deal with jerks, take risks and think outside the chip.

Most of America's entrepreneurs boast some subset of these skills. How can we make sure our kids develop them?

There's an old-fashioned, easy solution that you will probably recognize from your own childhood. And yet, today it's considered radical:

How Can We Raise Kids Who Are Problem Solvers... If We're Always Solving Their Problems?

Why is it that more and more students are struggling to bounce back from minor setbacks, and feeling overwhelmed by anxiety?    

Kids aren't suddenly being born less resilient. Something is making them that way, and that something is a lack of practice. You can't get good at throwing a ball without practice. And you can't get good at dealing with risk and bouncing back if you never get practice at those — which kids don't.