Ep. #136: Are We Raising Resilient Kids or Setting Them Up to Struggle? With Kwesi Millington

🔥 Are today’s teens struggling more, or are they facing tougher challenges than past generations? 🤔 In this powerful episode of the Generation Youth Podcast, 🎙️ host James McLamb jives with Kwesi Millington 🎤—keynote speaker, coach, resilience expert, author, and former RCMP Police Officer 🚔—to uncover what’s happening with youth today. Kwesi breaks down why many young people hesitate to push through adversity 💭, how social media 📱 fuels self-doubt 😟, and what parents 👨‍👩‍👧, teachers 🍎, coaches 🏆, and mentors 👏 can do to help build genuine resilience 💪. From practical mindset shifts 🧠 to simple daily habits 📅, together, they unpack fundamental, actionable strategies. 🚀 Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation—because how we support youth today will shape their future tomorrow 🌎✨!

Link up with Kwesi Millington:

Website: https://kwesimillington.com/ 

Email: kwesi@kwesimillington.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kwesimillington
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/kwesim 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakshareserve 

X: https://x.com/kwesispeaks 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwesispeaks 

Episode highlights:
(0:00) Intro

(2:15) Kwesi’s background & mission

(3:52) Are today’s youth less resilient?

(7:30) More choices, more confusion – How abundance creates stress

(10:16) Doing nothing and lack of patience

(12:29) Building resilience: Practical steps for youth

(17:48) How parents can support their kids

(22:20) Controlling screen time Vs. Being controlled by it

(25:31) Why praising effort matters more than results

(29:09) Kwesi’s work

(31:29) Outro