Parenting Unfiltered: Turning Failures into Character Building Moments with Michelle Icard

12/30/24 • 33 min

When our kid has a misstep, rebellion, or mistake, it can feel like we as parents have failed them. Similar to muscle growth, our kids need to tear and repair along their life journey to become more emotionally strong and resilient. in this repeat episode with Michelle Icard, author of 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success: What to Do and What to Say to Turn “Failures’ into Character-Building Moments, we learn how to reframe our expectations and help our kids prepare to launch in to the real world confidently. Michelle has worked with parents, children, and teachers for more than 20 years, creating curriculum, books, and programs that help them better understand and navigate early adolescence. For more on Michelle visit https://michelleicard.com/.

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Previous Episode

Sexy Time At The Inlaws

Nat managed to sneak in a little sexy time at the in-laws which is next-level impressive! Qualifier, this is a repeat episode so it remains to be seen if Nat got some sexy time in on holiday with her family in Costa Rica. The stakes are high, which makes it even more of an accomplishment. This got us thinking: there really should be a point system for sex in unconventional places. How many points do you get for pulling it off at your in-laws? Is it based on proximity to their bedroom? Soundproofing levels? The added fear factor of family members knocking on the door? If you've got stories, we want to hear them. Points or no points—sometimes you just have to make it work!

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Next Episode

The Homework Conundrum

As we get prepared to ring in the New Year we are bringing you another throwback episode. It’s no secret—we're not fans of homework. Some of our kids somehow turned out to be these super independent, on-top-of-it thinkers (seriously, how did that happen?), but others? Not so much. And for those kids, what are we even supposed to do? Are we meant to sit beside them while they work? Nag them to finish their homework every night? At what point are they just supposed to know that this is their responsibility? Should we let them experience the natural consequences of not getting it done, or is that too harsh? Honestly, HELP.

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