Ep #112 Your Best Year Yet: Reflecting, Reinventing and Redeciding Your Parenting

Connect Method Parenting I Conscious Parenting, Positive Parenting, Gentle Parenting, Connective Parenting, Peaceful Parenting, Slow Parenting, Parenting Teens, Single Parenting, Joyful Parenting, Positive Discipline, ADHD Parenting

Whether it’s January or August, Monday morning or Thursday afternoon, the opportunity to start fresh is always available.

In this episode, we explore:

• Reinvention vs. Progress: How fundamentally transforming your mindset, routines, and beliefs can change everything.
• The Power of Questioning Norms: Why parenting by default rules (early bedtimes, dinner table behavior, etc.) might not work for your family and how to redefine them intentionally.
• Facing Limiting Beliefs: From tech struggles to driving challenges in foreign lands, we discuss how to confront things that are holding you back.
• Redeciding and Letting Go: How to consciously recommit to what serves you and release the rest—be it habits, routines, or unrealistic standards.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• You have the power to create new starts anytime—no need to wait for a new year, new month, or new week.
• Reinvention isn’t about big, sweeping changes; it’s about questioning what’s working and what’s not, even down to your choice of coffee mugs. ☕
• Letting go of outdated rules and expectations allows you to show up authentically for yourself and your family.

💡 Parenting Nugget: Reinvention as a parent means recognizing and questioning automatic responses. It's about staying connected and present, even when kids are at their most challenging.

🎙️ Bonus Moments:

• The wisdom of a 25-year-old calling me out on my outdated beliefs.
• Embracing the balance of 50/50 joy and growth in life.

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