Episode
The Dangers of the Good Child
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- The School of Life
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- Jun 10, 2026
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- 376
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Summary
Good children don’t cause problems; they always do what others expect. They seem to be on track. But there are real problems with people who never have a chance to be a little bad. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/pbaML Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/E0juu FURTHER READING “They do their homework on time; their writing is neat; they keep their bedroom tidy; they are often a little shy; they want to help their parents; they use their brakes when cycling down a hill. Because they don’t pose many immediate problems, we tend to assume all is well with good children. They aren’t the target for particular concern; that goes to the kids who are graffitiing the underpass. People imagine the good children are fine; because they do everything that’s expected of them...” You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/LDyqzB MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Alex Morris https://vimeo.com/user880140 #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices