Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children TPP 034b: Kanesha Baynard on Navigating Multigenerational Dynamics With Our Parents and In-Laws
Dec 5, 2025
Kanesha Baynard, a life coach and educator specializing in multigenerational family dynamics, shares her insights on navigating relationships with parents and in-laws. She discusses the challenges of shifting roles, setting boundaries, and differing parenting styles. Kanesha introduces the PAL system for effective communication, emphasizes the importance of annual family check-ins, and suggests inviting grandparents to learn together. Her practical strategies aim to foster harmony in family dynamics, helping parents gain support and understanding from their families.
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Multigenerational Family As A Deliberate Tool
- Multi-generational households can be intentionally designed as supportive systems rather than chaotic liabilities.
- Kanesha Baynard framed extended family as a tool that, when leveraged, enhances caregiving and family resilience.
Roles And Boundaries Drive Tension
- Role confusion and shifting boundaries are core causes of multigenerational tension.
- Grandparents may default to past parenting models and experience loss, regret, or anger when roles change.
Calm Response To A Critical Observation
- Kanesha described a visit where her mother questioned her conversational parenting style.
- She responded by asking clarifying questions and inviting practice rather than blaming her mother.
