How do you deal with it if you have a different parenting style from your partner, parent, friend etc. and how can we make sure that the way we parent is helping to promote our children’s independence?

We chatted about:

• How different parenting approaches can impact on children’s resilience.
• The fact that we have become very risk averse and have started to always be there (in person or via technology) to make sure our children are OK.
• How our experiences of being parented can impact our own parenting style.
• That our ‘safety mode’ needs to teach our children how to help themselves when we aren’t there.
• What has changed since we were little without a phone or any tracking apps?
• Managing risk and trust – children need to feel trusted to try things with our support and suggestions.
• What happens when we micromanage our children.
• The importance of talking to partners and other carers about the approach you are taking – it’s a constant review.
• Changing your own narrative to take your own feelings out of it and problem solve together with your children.
• Striking a balance – not being too overprotective but teaching them the life skills to be able to cope.
• All the animals...! Tiger, Jellyfish, Elephant, Dolphin (lawnmower!) parenting etc.

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