Episode 67 – The One About Parenting Boys

03/14/19 • 26 min

Adulting with Ebonie

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The One About Parenting Boys

Meet Tosha Schore

Tosha Schore is committed to creating a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time, by supporting parents to care for themselves, connect with their boys deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly! She brings a burst of energy and optimism to parenting, and is an expert at finding simple solutions to what feel like overwhelmingly complicated problems. Tosha is the co-author of Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges, and parent coach at www.toshaschore.com

Fav quotes from this episode:

“Remember every parent [including you] is doing the best that they can do in every moment.”

“The leader of the family needs to be in good emotional health.”

“We can help kids grow into emotionally intelligent beings by offering them our loving attention when feelings bubble up for them as they move through the world.”

“As parents of young boys, we have an amazing opportunity to create a different world.”

“In order to create a more peaceful world...we have to have that space for our boys to heal from hurts as they happen to them otherwise they are just like pressure cookers.”

“It is never too late.”

In this episode we talk about:

How raising our kids consciously has a direct impact on the state of the world.
What to do if you are struggling with your child.
The steps you can take to help your child grow into an emotionally intelligent adult.
Why truly effective parenting starts with taking care of yourself and some suggestions of how to stay in “good parenting shape”.
How raising boys is different to raising girls (and how it’s the same!)
Is it ever “too late” for a disengaged/aggressive/distant child?

Plus, we talk about the need for parents to build a loving supportive community for themselves in order to escape the feelings of isolation that can often colour parenthood.

Resources:

Links to plenty of free resources and trainings: https://toshaschore.com/
Tosha’s Youtube channel: http://bit.ly/2ThD82D
Tosha’s book: “Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges”
“Out with Aggression” e-course. Find it HERE.

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The One About Fuller Figured Confidence

Meet Georgina Horne

She blogs. She models. She volunteers with animals. She cooks. She lifts weights. She is George aka fullerfigurefullerbust!

You can find out more about her over on her Instagam @fullerfigurefullerbust

Fav quotes from this episode:

“We have to accept that we are not going to stop [young people] having sex, so we need to address how it is going to happen.”

“Why are you so shocked that I’m confident? Why WOULDN’T I be confident!?”

“We live in this world that teaches us not to be confident. That looks down on people taking ownership of themselves.”

“I love that there is the ability to fine-tune your feed and step away from the fuckery and the bullshit of all these beautiful posed angles and tiny waists, and just see scars and body hair [instead]!”

“That sounds like something everyone should do – just get naked with a bunch of women.”

“We need to cut people out of our lives who talk to us like shit or make us feel shit or give us loads of diet talk.”

“Nessa on Gavin and Stacey is fat – and she gets so much dick. No one tells her to lose weight because she’s fucking sexy and confident.”

In this episode we talk about:

Why it’s absolutely necessary to teach people about intimacy, body image and sex instead of shaming them.
Body confidence: Why it’s all of our birth-rights, no matter your body shape/size/age/race etc. And how to find yours.
How the media we consume is contributing to us feeling bad about ourselves.
The amazing potential power of social media to challenge the status quo IF you learn to curate your feed effectively.
The beauty in diversity and the need for all of us to step up and continue to push towards normalising different body shapes/skin colours/orientations etc.

Plus, we talk about why Korean Spas are the best place to go to feel better about your body.