In this solo episode Shelley Clarke further unpacks with us the Alfie Kohn episode about unconditional parenting, sharing with us the 'how' of parenting without resorting to the old paradigm of punishments or rewards. Shelley tells us five simple steps to move us away from the power-over dynamic that uses timeouts and praise into a power-with connective parenting relationship with our children.
In this episode you'll learn about:
- why it is important to be compassionate with yourself when changing to this parenting paradigm
- why seeing our children as whole beings in a different developmental stage to us helps us make the switch
- the power of repair when you get it wrong with your children
- what children actually need from us as parents
- how being prepared for the discomfort of a new way of parenting helps integrate the change
- what recognising your feelings as yours to own, work through and process does for your relationship with your child
If you are wanting to understand the ways you can parent without having to resort to punishments and rewards, then this is the podcast episode for you!
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This podcast is produced by Nikki O'Brien from Quintessential Being
