Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Wendy Mogel
Jun 7, 2018
In this conversation, Dr. Wendy Mogel, a clinical psychologist and bestselling author, shares her insights on parenting and child development. She discusses the ways social media distorts family dynamics and the need for parents to ease up, highlighting that kids often wish their parents would relax. Wendy addresses the dangers of overprotection, emphasizing the importance of risky play for building resilience. The chat also explores the role of grandparents in nurturing joy and spontaneity in children's lives, advocating for a balance of freedom and structure in parenting.
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Kids Want Parents To Chill
- Children across regions ask the same thing: tell their parents to 'chillax'.
- Wendy Mogel found kids repeatedly request parents relax and stop over-managing them.
Social Media Fuels Parenting Anxiety
- Social media and documentation amplify parental competition and anxiety about doing everything right.
- Mogel argues this creates internal 'branding' and over-curation of family life.
Don't Replace Meaning With Food Rules
- Avoid substituting spiritual meaning with food correctness; don't make every class activity allergy-proof unless necessary.
- Mogel cautions against extreme orthorexia that displaces other parental anxieties.
