The Girlfriend's Guide to an Empty Nest

43. Letting Your Kids Walk Through Difficulty in Order to Grow


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Today is an episode for all the mama bears out there who just want to swoop in and fix things for their kids. It is such a HARD thing when your cub is grown and now you are required to play a supportive role, not a fix it role. 


We chat today:

  1. The importance of life’s trials being allowed to be a teacher

  2. Encouraging vs fixing

  3. Thoughts on how hardships in life shapes you (and your kids)

  4. The natural feeling of wanting to fix things

  5. The pain of watching your kids experience pain (even when it results in good things) 

  6. Why the answer isn’t always to make struggles go away

  7. How issues in relationships can teach our kids how to handle conflict and more

  8. Ideas on how to give your perspective to your kids with loving language

  9. Successes AND failures providing lessons for all

  10. Noun Parenting vs Verb Parenting 

  11. The skill of trusting your kids and your good job as a parent  

Get in Touch With us!⁠⁠


Connect with Anne:

⁠Swayology Business podcast⁠

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Connect with Becky:

Website⁠

⁠Her books⁠

The Inspired Business podcast


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