In the 21st century, one of the most underrepresented phenomena for building resilient cultures, nations, states and the international community is strategic parenting. Strategic parenting can be defined as an idea to strategically manage, administer and nurture inclusive future generations for the collective good of humanity. Parenting plays an unprecedented role in shaping an individual's idea of self, their ability to accept rejection, their capacity to accommodate failures, their understanding of the responsibilities that come with success, their sense of social responsibility, their perception of confidence (including overconfidence and balanced confidence), and their evolving identity in a changing world.

The first quarter of the 21st century has witnessed the rise of identities shaped by a wave of individuation. From the individual to the state level, we are witnessing how narcissism is creating increasingly isolated societies. If we examine the evolution of........

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