What’s the formula for raising successful kids?

Ronald Ferguson, a Harvard economist, and Tatsha Robertson, an award-winning journalist, teamed up to study how parenting can help shape happy, high-achieving children.
MPR News host Angela Davis talked with them about their discoveries and their subsequent book, “The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children.”
During the hour, they were also joined by Jarell Lee, whose story is featured in “The Formula.”
Guests:
Ron Ferguson, an MIT-trained economist who teaches public policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government
Tatsha Robertson, an award-winning editor and writer, first female New York City bureau chief for the Boston Globe.
Jarell Lee, an educator whose story is featured in “The Formula.”
MPR News is Member Supported
What does that mean? The news, analysis and community conversation found here is funded by donations from individuals. Make a gift of any amount today to support this resource for everyone.