Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today's socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? Economist Nate Hilger exposes the costs of society's unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a hopeful blueprint for reform.
