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Improv Your Parenting: Applying Improv Principles to Raise Resilient Kids with Jason Miller
In this episode of 'Improv Your Parenting,' we welcome Jason Miller, an executive coach, facilitator, trainer, and improviser. Jason shares his experiences and insights on how applying improv principles can transform parenting into a playful and engaging endeavor. Through personal stories and practical examples, Jason explores how using improv games and techniques has enriched his interactions with his three children, from helping his daughter reframe negativity to supporting his sons' creative pursuits. Discover the power of 'Yes, And,' presence, and making others look good as Jason illustrates how these improv tenets can enhance your parenting approach and foster meaningful connections with your kids.
00:00 Introduction to Improv Parenting
00:06 Meet Jason Miller
00:31 Jason's Family Dynamics
01:04 Improv in Parenting: The Realization
03:26 Implementing Improv Games with Kids
04:33 Adapting Improv to Different Personalities
07:53 Balancing Playfulness and Authority
10:56 Reflecting on Parenting Influences
12:34 The Gift of Presence in Parenting
17:09 The Importance of Listening
18:15 Adapting to Different Children
21:59 Improv Principles in Parenting
31:14 Balancing Technology and Relationships
32:41 Encouraging Parents to Explore Improv
For more information please visit: https://jeremystrozer.com/improv-your-parenting
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Join me on a journey of discovery as we talk with parents, improvisers, kids, adults who used to be kids, and parenting experts about how improv influenced their parenting, experience being parented, and what promise these lessons may grant to the future of humanity.
For more information please visit: https://jeremystrozer.com/improv-your-parenting
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Have you ever wondered if you could improve your parenting?
When trying to interact with your kids, do you sometimes feel as if you and they are speaking different languages, want different…
Chances are, you’re not alone.
It seems almost everyone who has been responsible for a child has asked “Is there a better way?”
We are all either using the tactics, tools and procedures our parents used with us or making things up on the go.
Neither of these approaches seems to be leading to a better world than the one we currently inhabit.
That’s where the lessons of improv may offer some opportunities.
Improv is built on listening, being in the moment, collaboration, and play. Imagine, if you can, how these elements may influence you parenting journey, and the emotional development of your kids.
I am not a parenting expert, but I am the dad of two neurodivergent kids, and am an improviser, thus I’m living the dream!
Join me on a journey of discovery as we talk with parents, improvisers, kids, adults who used to be kids, and parenting experts about how improv influenced their parenting, experience being parented, and what promise these lessons may grant to the future of humanity.
Let’s work together to learn how to Improv Your Parenting, and thus the world.
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