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214: Ask Alvin Anything: Part 2
Discover how autism, race, and parenting influence Jen and Alvin’s relationship. Insightful stories and heartfelt lessons await in this engaging episode!
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213: How to stop using power over your child (and still get things done)
Ditch Punishments and Rewards for Respectful Parenting Do you hate punishing (with Time Outs, withdrawing privileges, or even yelling at) your child? Do you feel guilty after you punish them, wishing there was a way to just get them to listen? And do bribes (“If you brush your teeth now, you can have…
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212: How to make the sustainable change you want to see in your family
Discover how to create sustainable family change with a 5-step parenting framework. Improve your parenting, relationships, and family dynamics for lasting results.
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211: How to raise a child who doesn’t experience shame
Are there parts of yourself that you don’t share with other people? Things that you think: “If people knew that about me, they wouldn’t love me / they’d think I’m a terrible person / they wouldn’t even want to be around me”? When you mess up, does it seem like it’s not…
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210: The power of learning in community
Do you have a core group of parent friends who are always there for you? Friends who might not be 100% aligned with your parenting philosophy, but they’re close enough that you know that when they do offer suggestions you would at least consider doing them? And on the days when you just…
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209: How to get on the same page as your parenting partner
Do you ever fight with your partner? Do you ever fight with your partner about parenting? (Pretty much all of the couples I work with do both of those things.) And these arguments tend to follow a pretty well-defined formula: Child misbehaves. Parent A gets overwhelmed, criticizes the child and snaps…
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208: Three reasons why setting limits is hard (and what to do about each of them)
Do you ever wish that you know the appropriate logical consequence to give your child (aged 1-10) for each different kind of misbehavior you see? When your toddler empties the water out of the dog’s bowl for the 10th time today… When your preschooler climbs on the table three minutes after you told them…
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207: How to not be a permissive parent
Learn about permissive parenting styles, their characteristics, and effects on children. Discover how to practice respectful parenting by being gentle yet firm, setting clear boundaries, and fostering a healthy parent-child relationship.
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206: How to find yourself as a parent
It can be really hard to see what’s happening in our struggles with our children. They refuse to go to bed at bedtime; we’re at home alone all day with a baby who doesn’t like being put down, and our older child who is now being aggressive, and there’s no time for us…
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205: How patriarchy hurts us…all of us
I have to admit, I’m a bit scared to say it… The P-word… “Patriarchy.”(Phew! I did it!)I know some listeners find it hard to hear. I’ve spoken with more than one woman who has told me: “I sent your podcast to my husband but then he heard the word “Patriarchy” and it was all over.…
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204: How to create more time by taking care of yourself
Sara has always tried really hard to not just be a good parent, but a really good parent. The best parent. (When I coached her and her partner recently to create some content for the Parenting Membership that you’ll hear more about in a few weeks, her partner said to her: You hold everyone…
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203: How to move toward anti-racism with Kerry Cavers
Last year I hosted a panel event in Vancouver where four people who have been active in helping us to navigate toward an anti-racist, post-patriarchal, post-capitalist future came together to share their ideas in front of a live audience. It was a beautiful event (eventually we’ll process the video of it to share with you!),…
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