Emotional self-reliance is, at its core, the name for ordinary development and growth into adulthood, but it’s becoming a hot topic these days because we’re seeing a rise in depression, anxiety, suicide, and other kinds of problems that indicate emotional self-reliance is not occurring for more and more people. In this interview, Dr. Scoresby begins a discussion about how parents can promote this normal course of development so kids learn to achieve, learn moral behavior, have successful relationships, learn how to deal with adversity, and more that leads them to a happy, healthy life.