Kicking off Raising Rebels, Joel and Tech unpack how ‘80s/‘90s freedoms—streetlight curfews, whistle-range adventures, and risky playgrounds—built grit and resilience, and how today’s always-online world, fear-based headlines, and over-monitoring are reshaping childhood. You’ll hear practical ideas to restore free play, teach delayed gratification, anchor the family around church and the dinner table, and make “get outside” a daily habit. Dads: audit your week, make one change, and keep raising rebels. Like, comment, and subscribe to spread the mission.    Chapters00:00 - Intro: Why “Raising Rebels” exists00:17 - Streetlights & whistle range freedom01:43 - Kids on YouTube: a world that never sleeps02:34 - Today’s anxiety and overmedication problem04:30 - Is social media truly “social”?05:24 - Communication without body language06:00 - Building resilience on risky playgrounds07:12 - From free-range to fear-based parenting07:39 - Gen X & the milk-carton shift to safety09:03 - Fear-based media and perception of danger10:08 - “Safest times” vs what your phone shows11:20 - Free play: argue, solve, lead without adults12:41 - From play-based to adult-structured childhoods13:05 - Let kids figure it out (laser tag story)14:44 - Why removing all struggle stunts growth16:10 - Grit over fragility: let them try and fail18:15 - Delayed vs instant gratification in 202519:22 - The “marshmallow test” lesson for families21:26 - Audit instant gratification at home21:30 - Church as an anchor over sports25:38 - Family dinner as a non-negotiable ritual28:09 - Final challenge: get outside together29:41 - Outdoor play beats endless screens33:09 - Close: one change this week—raise rebelsLinksSunlitStudios.comHashtags#RaisingRebels #DadLife #ParentingTips #FreeRangeParenting #FamilyValues #ResilientKids #FaithAndFamily #DelayedGratification #ScreenTime #OutdoorPlay #DinnerTable #AnxiousGeneration #HelicopterParenting #80sVsNow #DadsLead