Raising Leaders at Home: Simple Ways to Build Confidence & Responsibility in Kids | Chad Mitchell (Bonus Episode)

Most parents want to raise confident, responsible kids - but very few are shown how to intentionally nurture leadership skills at home. In this episode, Diane sits down with youth leadership specialist J. Chad Mitchell, who has spent more than 30 years coaching, teaching, and mentoring young people. His core message is simple: leadership isn’t about age - it’s a set of skills that can begin developing in childhood and benefit kids for the rest of their lives.

During the conversation, Mitchell shares insights from his upcoming book, Change Your Game: Empowering Young Leaders to Ditch Doubt, Find Their Voice, and Impact the World, along with practical ways families can cultivate communication, initiative, and responsibility in everyday life. Together, they explore why parents should pause before fixing problems for their kids, how peer leadership shapes confidence, and simple ways children can begin practicing leadership at home, at school, and among their friends.

Links Discussed in This Episode |

• Checkout the podcast storefront for recommendations from Diane.
• Chad's Resource: Spiritual Roots of Human Relations by Stephen Covey
• Connect with Chad:
• Website
• Book: Change Your Game: Empowering Young Leaders to Ditch Doubt, Find Their Voice, and Impact the World

About Chad|

Chad Mitchell has spent three decades working with youth as a coach, teacher, mentor, and father - seeing firsthand the transformation that happens when kids are empowered to lead. His work spans sports teams, classrooms, youth groups, and leadership camps, grounded in the belief that young people don’t have to wait until adulthood to make an impact.

He is also a leader in his professional life as an attorney at Seattle-based Summit Law Group, PLLC. He serves as President of the Board of Directors for his local Boys & Girls Club, is a leader in his church community, and coaches boys lacrosse at Richland High School.

Chad and his wife, Bonnie, live in Richland, Washington, where they raised six children and are grandparents to five granddaughters.

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