Modern parenting advice often promotes control, consequences, and quick fixes—ideas rooted in power rather than connection. As an educator and mother of three, Rachel reveals how these approaches create short-term obedience but long-term disconnection.Through neuroscience, attachment research, and a transformative moment at a park, she shows why children learn best through safety, relationships, and play.This talk challenges the traditional model of authority and offers three simple shifts that help parents raise confident, connected, emotionally secure children—shaping not just a household, but a generational legacy Rachael Fritz is a leading voice in the parenting revolution. A sought-after educator, coach, and child advocate, Rachael has spent her career not just raising children - but reimagining the systems that shape them. She is the founder of Parenting on Mars, a groundbreaking organization that equips parents to raise emotionally intelligent, deeply connected humans in a world that often encourages disconnection. Her approach fuses neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and real-world parenting with radical empathy - honoring each family’s past experiences, present dynamics, and future vision. Her clients call her work life-changing, accessible, and unlike anything they’ve encountered in traditional parenting spaces. Whether she’s guiding overwhelmed parents through emotional storms or challenging cultural norms on stages and in the media, Rachael’s mission is to help families feel safe, seen, and profoundly connected. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx