Enjoying Parenting

Becoming a parent changes our identity and who we are. This can be challenging and confronting for many new parents. Today we talk about how our identity and self esteem can affect our children and the importance of valuing who we are as parents.

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Today we talk about all things, apology and forgiveness and how apologising to our children can empower both them and us. We’ll discuss how important it is to be vulnerable with our children and the stigma around it.

Everybody has different ways of wanting to receive and give love. These are naturally built within us and will be different for everyone. Today we’ll explore how important it is to recognise and meet our children’s love languages

Whether they be negative or positive, our words can have a huge impact on the people we speak to. Today’s episode we discuss the power behind our words and how to use them to encourage our children.

Today we spoke about how to be present in both your own and your child’s fears and the importance of being a safe person. We also discussed healthy vulnerability in sharing our fears with our children, whilst taking them on the journey to overcome them.

Today we discuss the pressure of being the perfect parent and where this pressure comes from! We’ll explore what it means to be the best parent you can be and discover if the perfect parent truly does exist?

Welcome to the Rollercoaster Ride of Parenting Podcast with your hosts Jennie, Ben and Susanna! We’ll be having authentic conversations around the challenges we have faced and are still working through, based on our individual and collective perspectives. This podcast is an opportunity to share more tips and tricks around the challenges that parents face. It is our hope that through our shared knowledge, experiences and conversations we help you to better embrace your parenting and enjoy your rollercoaster ride!