Today we’re back with a new season of the Upbringing podcast! Join us this week on the  as we explore our kids’ FREEDOM TO STRUGGLE. They do it a lot. It can feel like shit. But it doesn’t have to! Join us as we learn from the best and the brightest organizational psychologists, authors, researchers and brainiacs about things like grit, perseverance, confidence, and curiosity -- and why the WAY we approach our kids as they flip out, cry, worry, whine, misbehave (ie. STRUGGLE) matters a whole heck of a lot. We’ll share our personal tales of hilarious parenting hardship from the week, flip some common beliefs on struggle and explore all the ways we’re endeavoring to parent beyond instinct and conventional wisdom -- with awareness, authenticity and alignment. We laugh, we cry, we lean in. Join us!

Mental Mantras we explore:

- They need help
- This isn’t forever
- This isn’t about me
- This doesn’t mean anything about them as a person
- Growth mindset over fixed mindset
- The only way to learn is to struggle
- Shut up and listen

Relevant Links:

- Upbringing’s Freedoms Model
- Upbringing’s RESIST Approach
- Upbringing’s 12 Empowerments
- Brené Brown
- Originals, by Adam Grant
- The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday
- Mindset for Parents, by Ricci & Lee
- Wendy Mogul, author, psychologist & public speaker
- Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck
- How to Raise an Adult, by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- Grit, by Angela Duckworth
- Raising Human Beings, by Ross W. Greene
- Resilient, by Rick Hansen
- Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talks
- The Gift of Failure, by Jessica Lahey
- Amber Okamura, Upbringing’s Artist
- Mary Schroeder, Upbringing’s Letterer
- Alex Olavarria, our producer, conductor, editor and husband/brother in law

Today’s episode is supported by A Kid’s Book About- a collection of beautifully designed books that kickstart challenging and empowering conversations between kids and their grownups. 

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Join us to explore topics such as: parenting, motherhood, discipline, resistance, RIE parenting, feminist parenting, toddlers, tantrums, potty training, mindful parenting, conscious parenting, evidence-based parenting, positive parenting, respectful parenting, simplicity parenting and positive discipline.