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2037: Traveling Taught Me How to Be a Parent: On the Road by Christine Gilbert with ChrisGuillebeau.com

Jan 18, 2024
09:59
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Experienced profound impact of cultural diversity on parenting through traveling and global adventures with family. Lessons learned about flexibility, openness, and varied approaches to parenting worldwide. Daughter's fearless embrace of new culture highlighted transformative power of travel in shaping open-hearted and effective parenting style.
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Quick takeaways

  • Experiencing different cultures while traveling can transform one's parenting style by emphasizing flexibility, openness, and attentiveness to children's needs.
  • Children benefit from exposure to diverse cultures through travel, as it fosters adaptability and teaches them to emulate their parents' behavior.

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Traveling teaches a unique approach to parenting

The podcast episode explores how traveling can shape one's perspective on parenting. The speaker, Christine Gilbert, shares her own experience of quitting her corporate job and embarking on a journey with her family. Through their travels, Gilbert learns that different cultures have different approaches to raising children, which challenges her preconceived notions about parenting. She realizes that instead of trying to control and correct her children, they are perfect the way they are and simply crave attention. Gilbert embraces the idea that the best way to be a parent is to be the best version of oneself, regardless of cultural expectations.

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