I am getting real and letting you know 5 parenting “rules” that I break with my own kids and why I give myself permission to be imperfect! It’s not about what you do, it’s about how you do it. And when we understand this, it opens us up to tune into our own instincts rather than following some predetermined and external parenting “rules.”
Dr. Emily Upshur joins me again this week to help a mom whose son is getting frustrated and calling himself “stupid” and “bad.” If you’ve been there, you may have felt yourself start to panic when you hear your son or daughter say similar words.
Music is a fantastic tool through which we can foster community, attunement and joy. I’ll pick Mark Joseph’s brain on how he supports his own children’s love of music and integrates it into his parenting. And through this lens we’ll discuss some universal topics, like different learning styles, fostering intrinsic motivation, and navigating societal pressures and expectations.
Author Bethany Saltman joins me today to discuss attachment theory and how our understanding of it can inform the parenting choices moms, dads and other primary caregivers make to raise their children to be secure and resilient.