Day 6: The Self-Doubt to Self-Trust Shift Your kid says "I can't" before they even try.

They look to you, to their phone, to anyone else for the answer. Mile 47 on the Summer Experience Tour route. The group hits an unexpected detour—closed bridge, no reliable cell service, paper map only. Jamie pulls the group over. "We got this," she says. Not asking permission. Deciding. Three youth huddle over the map. They trace alternatives with dirty fingers. They disagree, debate, choose. Then they ride. They stopped asking "Can I?" They started asking "How do we?" That's what 700 miles on a bike does. It removes the safety net until they realize they never needed it. Your role? You put them on that road where adults step back and youth step up. Help more youth discover they're capable of more than anyone told them: https://ow.ly/Yj4c50XKEu5