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Do you want to raise kids who you will like and want to hang out with as adults? Listen to this interview with Dr. Ginsburg, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of pediatrics at U Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. He is the author of Lighthouse Parenting: Raising Your Child With Loving Guidance for a Lifelong Bond, and the founder of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Definition of Lighthouse Parenting (7 key elements):
  1. Stability
  2. Modeling & Knowing
  3. Communicating
  4. Protecting
  5. Resilience & Thriving
  6. Preparation
  7. Reliability
• Benefits of Lighthouse/Balanced Parenting
• Misunderstanding of attachment/trauma-sensitive parenting as permissive parenting.
• Self-care as the foundation of Lighthouse Parenting, “Stability: Finding Your Footing.” Why start there? Why is self-care critical to being a balanced parent?
• 6 key elements of self-care and examples of how each might look for parents and caregivers who feel they cannot prioritize self-care:
  • Love and friendships
  • Sleep
  • Exercise/Movement
  • Relaxation strategies
  • Express emotions
  • Recognize and reach for support
• Offer 1 or 2 practical tips for parenting with this lifelong bond in mind for parents with: 
  • Elementary-aged kids
  • Tweens and teens
  • Young adults (college or early career age)

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