Ep. #73: Uncommon Advice

There's so much advice for parents out there. There's the old-school, obedience-focused advice, which often doesn't work so well for sensitive kids, and then there's the new-wave which encompasses everything that deviates from the old norm. Some of it is great, some of it is less-so, but it all represents a shift away from using physical means to control kids.But there's still a strong current of control. There's still a strong current of "don't let them get away with that." There's still a strong sense that good kids listen to adults and follow the rules and they shouldn't need to be told multiple times.I've been thinking a lot about advice lately, because even though most of my work is helping my clients unravel their thinking and their reactions and build new strategies that work for their kids, there are some common ways of thinking about children and parenting that, when unraveled, can be boiled down to advice-like chunks. I want to share some of this "advice" with you today. Or maybe it's more like anti-advice. I want to share with you a collection of things that you don't have to do as a parent, no matter how much it feels like you do, and I'm going to explain why each one of these is worth considering.***Are you on my email list? Claim any one of my free resources here and join the party!http://partneredpath.com/resources/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julia-mcgarey/support Get full access to The Blackbird Chronicles at juliamcgarey.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partneredpathparenting.substack.com