The evidence is mounting. You’re doing more than any generation of parents before you.
More time. More money. More emotional labor.
And yet, kids’ anxiety, distraction, and burnout keep climbing.
So let’s say the quiet part out loud:
It’s not a “do more” problem.
It’s a “do different” problem.
Because the environment has changed.
Your child is growing up inside an attention economy designed to:
- Hijack focus from what matters
- Intensify comparison
- Chip away at self-worth
- Keep their nervous system “on” all day
If we use yesterday’s strategies in today’s world, even great parenting can produce disappointing results.
Dancing in the Elevator is your strategic advantage.
For 5+ years, Dr. Sood (resilience expert, former Mayo Clinic professor) and his daughter Gauri (Harvard psychology major) went straight to the source—talking with students and families across campuses and communities nationwide. They paired hundreds of candid conversations with rigorous research to answer one question:
What actually works now—inside real families, in the real world?
One pattern stood out: Thriving families don’t do more. They just do the right things—consistently.
This book distills their findings into a warm, practical, field-tested playbook: what happens when a resilience scientist brings his life’s work home, and how you can use the same tools in your family starting this week.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Identify what’s quietly draining your child’s focus, confidence, and mental health
- Buffer them from the attention economy
- Build confidence, social skills, and motivation
- Stay calm, grounded, and connected
No matter your child’s age, Dancing in the Elevator gives you research-backed strategies from psychology, resilience, neuroscience, and child development—translated into steps that fit real schedules.
Because in a world designed to hijack your child’s attention, these skills aren’t “nice to have.”
They’re the new baseline.
Join this intergenerational team on one mission: To help you raise a thriving child—and build a family bond no screen can outcompete.
