Recently, a number of parents in the Parenting Membership have posted in our community about challenges they've faced that they've navigated with grace that would have seemed insurmountable a couple of years ago.   Many of these are parents of children who are already through the toddler stage, and the parents are starting to see the tools they've been using come alive in their interactions with their children.   I thought: There's a podcast episode in that!   I asked parents to submit short videos to me responding to the question: What do you wish you had known about parenting when your children were young?   The resulting videos are collected, along with my commentary, in this week's episode.   The insights that these parents offer are profound. I don't want to give too much away, but let's just say that you're not going to hear advice about a must-have crib or wipe warmer or toy.   This is advice about:

• How we see ourselves
• What is our role as parents to guide our children without shaping them
• How we can be whole, fulfilled people ourselves when there's so much pressure on us to be a 'good parent'

  If you want to hear from parents who share your values and who have been in it for a while to know what's worth worrying about and what isn't, this episode is for you.    

Setting Loving (& Effective!) Limits Workshop

Other episodes referenced in this episode:

079: What is RIE? | Your Parenting Mojo 084: The Science of RIE | Your Parenting Mojo 085: White privilege in schools | Your Parenting Mojo SYPM 010: From anxious overwhelm to optimistic calm  

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(01:40) Introduction of this episode’s topic (02:25) Jen admits that she didn't give much consideration to parenting...

Recently, a number of parents in the Parenting Membership have posted in our community about challenges they've faced that they've navigated with grace that would have seemed insurmountable a couple of years ago. Many of these are parents of children who are already through the toddler stage, and the parents are starting to see the tools they've been using come alive in their interactions with their children. I thought: There's a podcast episode in that! I asked parents to submit short videos to me responding to the question: What do you wish you had known about parenting when your children were young? The resulting videos are collected, along with my commentary, in this week's episode. The insights that these parents offer are profound. I don't want to give too much away, but let's just say that you're not going to hear advice about a must-have crib or wipe warmer or toy. This is advice about: How we see ourselves What is our role as parents to guide our children without shaping them How we can be whole, fulfilled people ourselves when there's so much pressure on us to be a 'good parent' If you want to hear from parents who share your values and who have been in it for a while to know what's worth worrying about and what isn't, this episode is for you. Catch the FREE 90 minute Setting Loving (and Effective!) Limits masterclass on May 6! Did you miss the full Setting Limits workshop that's underway now? No problem - I've got you covered! Join me for a FREE 90-minute masterclass on Saturday May 6, from 10-11:30am Pacific. We'll give you all of the key tools you'll need to: Set limits your child will respect Set way fewer limits than you ever thought possible Learn how to meet your needs AND your child's needs to create the warm, joyful, collaborative relationship you want to have with your children We'll have a presentation, QandA, live coaching of one lucky participant, and a valuable giveaway as well. The session will be recorded, but we'll only send the recording to people who register so do sign up even if you know you can't attend.