Tom Brady’s parenting stance: Why is his view on failure sparking debate?

Tom Brady knows what it takes to turn setbacks into success. The seven-time Super Bowl champion built an NFL career that few could have predicted when he entered the league as the 199th overall pick in 2000. Now, the former quarterback has a message for parents who want to see their children succeed. Brady believes shielding kids from failure could hold them back, and he is putting that belief into practice while raising his three children.Tom Brady criticised modern parenting and the fear of failureLast year, Tom Brady shared his views during a conversation with Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell at the Fortune Global Forum in New York. He questioned a parenting trend that, in his view, allows children to avoid challenges instead of learning how to overcome them.“Think of today’s world, how we screw these kids up,” Brady told Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell.