Episode DescriptionIn this episode (part two of two) with author and principal, John Marsden, we chat about how children are not all sweetness and innocence, how adolescents are not worthless and depraved and that parents need to be adults most of the time! If you’re curious as to why teens need to (metaphorically) ‘kill’ their parents to become adults, then this is the episode for you!? Our DiscussionAll children are both good and bad, innocent and evil How idealising childhood sets teenagers up to fail and not want to grow upHow teenagers need to metaphorically ‘kill’ their parents to become adultsThe importance of real world experiences in educationIneffectual parenting practises How it might be a good idea for Australia to one day have an Education minister that has actually worked in the Education industry… ? FreebieDon’t forget to download your ‘’what to say’’ guide so that we can encourage problem solving and personal risk assessment in our children instead of our usual go to response of “Be careful”. To download the Risky Play cheat sheet, simply head to www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables? Guest DetailsJohn has written more than 40 books, including Tomorrow When the War Began, So Much to Tell You, and his most recent work, The Art of Growing up. He has sold over five million books worldwide, and has won every major award in Australia for young people's fiction. John's passionate interest in education led him to start two schools, Candlebark and Alice Miller, on forested properties in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria. The two schools enrol 390 students in 2020.? John Marsden’s Detailshttp://johnmarsden.com/https://www.candlebark.info/? Links and ResourcesSponsor - Fun Fables Podcast ? Did You Enjoy This Episode?If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.