Gentle parenting is an approach that encourages partnership between you and your child to make choices with an internal willingness instead of an external pressure. This parenting style asks you to be aware of the behavior you model to your child, encourages compassion, welcomes emotions, and accepts the child as a whole capable being.

You are a human being, and mistakes in your parenting journey will happen. You will slip up, yell, and probably say a few curse words at times. You’ll get frustrated and even say things you didn't mean to say. However, the best thing is to recognize where you are wrong and fix that.

Join this conversation as we will give you an outline of what gentle parenting is and how to practice it. You will learn lots of tips and tricks so that when you want to be a peaceful parent, you will have some tools on how to do so.

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

[00:42] Today’s focus; Gentle parenting

[01:13] My gentle parenting story and why it’s a practice

[06:00] It’s okay to make parenting mistakes

[07:37] What exactly is “gentle parenting?”

[08:54] Common misconceptions of gentle parenting

[11:58] Modelling the behavior that you want to see in your child

[13:19] Parenting controversy and how to start embracing gentle parenting

[18:37] Giving your kids the ability and opportunity to explore their emotions

[22:09] Keys to gentle parenting

[25:44] Be mindful of what you talk to yourself

[28:41] Today’s golden takeaway nugget

[29:27] Episode wrap up and calls to action

 Notable Quotes

• “Sometimes, gentle parenting involves redirecting and allowing your children to do what they feel.”
• “Parenting mistakes are inevitable. You will frequently get mad and yell at your children. You will have to revisit decisions that you made out of anger.”
• “Your kids cannot become respectful human beings if you constantly disrespect them.”

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Sydney Ross (Host)

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Addressing generational trauma with your family or whoever you grew up with can be very difficult. Sydney shares the findings of a survey she conducted on social media where she was asking people if they had addressed trauma with their families. From a result of thirty responses, only one person confessed that things had progressed better. Their parents were trying to make active changes, they received an apology, and their relationship moved positively in the right direction.

Two people agreed to have tried, it had been a struggle, but it’s still an open conversation. Sometimes things went well, and sometimes they didn’t. It was difficult in the beginning, but it's now progressing better. Unfortunately, the rest of the 27 participants said that they were met with aggression and that the family refused to take accountability. Things have turned around, and there are a lot of deflections. The tables are turned, and they are blamed for all the situations by being told that they were terrible children.

Join this conversation as we talk more about the steps you can take to start the conversations of redemption. Tune in!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

[00:42] Today’s focus; How to address Generational Trauma with your family

[01:07] What has been going on in Sydney’s life

[05:24] Model the behavior you want to see in your kids

[07:14] A survey I did to assess how people have addressed their trauma

[09:40] Where are you in this spectrum

[10:28] How to set up the conversation with family

[11:13] Exercise self-control

[13:00] Prepare for success

[14:40] Remove any “you” statements

[19:45] Giving them the opportunity to take accountability

[24:14] What is your desired outcome?

[26:41] Connect with us and let’s build a community of helping each other

[28:10] Episode wrap up and calls to action

 Notable Quotes

• “Children are the products of their parents, and they should model the behaviours they want to see.”
• “Do not wait for somebody to come and fix your problems. Be the change that you want to see in your life. Get uncomfortable in being a victim of generational trauma. Stir the conversations and seek accountability.”

Sydney Ross (Host)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thamotivatedmama/

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/sydney.henderson.524/

If you want to submit a question or if you want to be on the show, message Sydney at [email protected].

Generational trauma is how a traumatic event is replicated and passed down between generations. It often occurs through nurture, with one person modelling their behavior on that of their parents or family members who had similar experiences themselves. If a child is raised in an abusive environment where their parents or other family members often beat them, they will treat their own children similarly unless the cycle is broken.

Learn more about the generational traumas in this first episode of The Motivated Mama Podcast. This is a podcast community for parents that want to be authentically themselves while looking for judgement-free, genuine, and heartfelt parenting advice. We talk to other mothers and experts to get small and easy steps that we can take to help us accomplish our goals. Discover ways to break unproductive behavior patterns repeated generation after generation in our families.

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

[00:39] Today’s focus; Generational Trauma

[01:00] What is generational trauma?

[02:19] Examples of generational trauma

[03:51] When do you start noticing the baggage of generational trauma

[06:20] A story of two sisters

[10:18] What we can learn from the story

[12:35] How do you step back and reflect on your words and actions as a parent

[14:28] Story of the other sister

[17:24] How the upbringing has affected her relationships

[18:40] Seeking help to break the traumas

[19:30] Your today’s homework

[21:40] Episode wrap up and calls to action

 Notable Quotes

• “It’s easier to live in generational slavery than to be in freedom. Freedom requires becoming responsible, leaving old habits and creating a new culture for the generations to come.”
• “Generational trauma does not mean that you had bad parents, or you were not brought up well.”

Sydney Ross (Host)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thamotivatedmama/

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/sydney.henderson.524/

If you want to submit a question or if you want to be on the show, message Sydney at [email protected].

This is a podcast community for parents that want to be authentically themselves while looking for judgment free, genuine, and heartfelt parenting advice. We talk to other mothers and experts to get small easy steps that we can take, to help us accomplish our goals. Learn with me, as we discover ways to break patterns of unproductive behavior repeated generation after generation in our families. 

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Our email: If you want to submit a question or if you want to be on the show, message me at [email protected].