When we imagine parenting kids who struggle the way we once did, it is easy to assume our experience will automatically create connection. That if we say the right words, share the right insight, or remind them that we have been there, they will feel understood.
But it does not always work that way.
In this episode of aParently! A Podcast for Parents, Shawn reflects on what it is really like to parent through issues of follow-through, responsibility, and repair. He talks honestly about realizing that connection is not something we deliver to our kids, but something we learn from them. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes painfully.
This conversation explores why parenting is a long game, why repair matters more than winning the moment, and how safety, patience, and cleanup are often the real work. It is about letting kids be mad, holding the line with love, waiting longer than we want to, and remembering that nothing is lost, even when things get messy.
If you are in the middle of that mess right now, take a breath.
You are doing better than you think you are.
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