Practical guidance for raising resilient, emotionally strong children in an uncertain world.
Parenting has never been easy — and today’s fast-paced, chaotic world makes it even harder. In Parenting in Turbulent Times, Akhil Govil offers a practical, heartfelt guide to raising children who are resilient, resourceful, and respectful.
Drawing from decades of experience working with young families, Akhil shares simple strategies to nurture emotional strength, foster independence, and build deep trust — even when life feels overwhelming.
Whether you’re navigating toddler tantrums or school pressures, this book will inspire you to parent with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
Practical Parenting Strategies
Clear, actionable guidance you can apply immediately in everyday family life.
Emotional Resilience
Helping children build confidence and emotional strength.
Real-World Parenting Tools
Practical strategies grounded in experience and research.
Calm Leadership at Home
Supporting children through uncertainty with clarity and care.
After years of owning early childhood schools and working with hundreds of families, I saw a growing need — not just for better education, but for stronger, more supported parents. Parenting in Turbulent Times is a culmination of what I’ve learned from educators, families, and children. My hope is that it becomes a supportive guide for you, just as these lessons have supported me and countless others.
Thank you for joining me on this mission to raise a generation of emotionally strong, compassionate, and confident children.
– Akhil Govil
About the Author
Akhil Govil’s journey has always been driven by one belief: that building a better future starts with raising strong, compassionate children today.
After a successful career as an engineer, executive, and entrepreneur, Akhil dedicated himself fully to early childhood education. As the owner of several Goddard Schools and a nonprofit founder, he’s helped nurture countless young minds and support families through the joys and challenges of parenting.
Through writing, podcasting, and community leadership, Akhil now shares practical tools to raise confident, kind, and resilient kids in today’s chaotic world.
What Readers Are Saying
Parenting in Turbulent Times: How to Raise Resilient, Resourceful, and Respectful Kids in Today's Hectic World by Akhil Govil is a well written book of strategies and parenting techniques which can help young children grow into young adults who know how to handle the stresses of life and can problem solve their way through life rather than relying on others. The author takes us through many of the challenges we face as parents. And she is correct, each day we are faced with new and sometimes dangerous threats that society can send towards out kids. How we adapt is one part of the solution, but how we teach our kids is going to do far more good for them in the long run.
Akhil Govil’s Parenting in Turbulent Times: How to Raise Resilient, Resourceful, and Respectful Kids in Today's Hectic World is a thoughtful and accessible guide for navigating the complexities of raising children in an unpredictable world. Blending personal insight with practical advice, Govil emphasizes emotional intelligence, adaptability, and strong parent-child communication as essential tools for modern parenting.
While the book leans more on reflective wisdom than academic research, its heartfelt tone and real-world relevance make it a useful read for parents seeking guidance during uncertain times.
Parenting in Turbulent Times by Akhil Govil is a powerful and timely resource. From the very first chapter, it’s clear that this book is written with both heart and expertise. Govil addresses real challenges parents face today stress, overstimulation, shifting family dynamics and offers grounded, realistic approaches without judgment.
I especially appreciated the chapter on building resilience. The book doesn’t just define what resilience is—it breaks it down into manageable steps parents can practice daily, like letting children experience natural consequences and modeling emotional regulation.
Parenting in Turbulent Times by Akhil Govil is a resourceful book that highlights important aspects of living and surviving in modern societies. The author provides awareness that economic conditions, uncertain environmental conditions, outbreaks of disease, financial challenges, employment challenges, stressed marriages, and harassment pose many challenges in today's world. The person must be very vigilant to survive with the families while passing through these encounters. The book highlights a topic that is the time requirement for raising your children to make them strong, deferential, and practical in a stressful environment.
Extending the Podcast Conversation
Many of the themes explored on the podcast are expanded in Parenting in Turbulent Times.
The book offers deeper context, research-backed insights, and practical frameworks that complement the conversations shared with parents, educators, and experts through the podcast.
