Children and parents are struggling to cope with all the conflicting demands of modern life. Are today's children adequately prepared to face adulthood? Or are we raising a generation of pampered under-achievers? This is an edited recording of the panel discussion that was held at the BFM Health & Living Jr 2019 by AIA Vitality. Members of the panel are: Dr Cindy Chan, Consultant Developmental Paediatrician, Hospital Kuala Lumpur; Tan Cheng Yi, Chartered Educational Psychologist, Oasis Place; Professor Dato’ Dr Anuar Zaini Md Zain, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Malaya; Lily Cheah, Senior Manager, HR Business Partner, PwC Malaysia.