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Dr Chris Higgins - Missy's Dad
This week our conversation is with Dr Chris Higgins. Chris is a father of three, Grandfather of five, a GP, Head Doctor at the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre and Dan's father in law. He was an early fan and critic of our previous podcast "What now, Derek?" and now he shares with us his thoughts on fatherhood.
List of topics covered.
The subculture of the 1960's, the Vietnam war, conscription and the terrible possibility of watching your children go to war.
what do fathers expect of their children?- Happiness over material success.
Being Missy Higgins' father- watching your child achieve sudden, early success and the issues that raises.
fame and social anxiety- leaning on family rather than drugs and alcohol.
The most important thing- establishing an open, supportive, trusting relationship with your kids.
Let them make mistakes to learn. protect and let go simultaneously.
Experimenting with drugs- What if our kids do all the things that you did??
The rise of "Ice".
What should we tell our kids about our past?
Parents will always find a way to take the blame for their kids hardships.
Forgive yourself... but not too much.
Chris tells an anecdote about mountain climbing with his son.
Take trips with your kids where you overcome some kind of obstacle. foundational activities.
Being present not just in the room.
Screen addiction for the whole family.
What kids want most is connection with family members.
Go camping- make memories.
The horrors of croup- Dealing with your own anxiety in order to calm the child.
Childbirth- what does the father really have to offer?
Shared values and parents being on the same page.
How much open sharing should happen between parents and kids?
Derek has an idea to have a food truck outside the children's hospital that serves known allergies.
Chris talks briefly about his position as head doctor at the Asylum seekers resource centre.
Learning more from your kids than they learn from you.
We hope to have Chris back again in future to delve deeper into all of these topics and to give Dan a chance to be less nervous!
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This week our conversation is with Dr Chris Higgins. Chris is a father of three, Grandfather of five, a GP, Head Doctor at the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre and Dan's father in law. He was an early fan and critic of our previous podcast "What now, Derek?" and now he shares with us his thoughts on fatherhood.
List of topics covered.
The subculture of the 1960's, the Vietnam war, conscription and the terrible possibility of watching your children go to war.
what do fathers expect of their children?- Happiness over material success.
Being Missy Higgins' father- watching your child achieve sudden, early success and the issues that raises.
fame and social anxiety- leaning on family rather than drugs and alcohol.
The most important thing- establishing an open, supportive, trusting relationship with your kids.
Let them make mistakes to learn. protect and let go simultaneously.
Experimenting with drugs- What if our kids do all the things that you did??
The rise of "Ice".
What should we tell our kids about our past?
Parents will always find a way to take the blame for their kids hardships.
Forgive yourself... but not too much.
Chris tells an anecdote about mountain climbing with his son.
Take trips with your kids where you overcome some kind of obstacle. foundational activities.
Being present not just in the room.
Screen addiction for the whole family.
What kids want most is connection with family members.
Go camping- make memories.
The horrors of croup- Dealing with your own anxiety in order to calm the child.
Childbirth- what does the father really have to offer?
Shared values and parents being on the same page.
How much open sharing should happen between parents and kids?
Derek has an idea to have a food truck outside the children's hospital that serves known allergies.
Chris talks briefly about his position as head doctor at the Asylum seekers resource centre.
Learning more from your kids than they learn from you.
We hope to have Chris back again in future to delve deeper into all of these topics and to give Dan a chance to be less nervous!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices