Scratch That: Parenting & ReParenting Off Script 🌪️ Born Bad? Good Inside? Some Mysterious 3rd Option?
On today's episode, it's Dr Becky versus Original Sin! What happens when Good Inside takes on the fall of man? Are our jobs as parents to get out of the way and nurture our kids' inherent goodness? Or are we here to guide them away from their bad instincts? In Scratch That fashion, today's tornado conversation swirls through the gray as we try to piece together a both/and philosophy that can support us through the unwieldy work of learning/teaching how to be a human.
Tune in to hear us talk about:
🐣 The Easter-weekend moment Caitlin had with Charlie that sparked this whole episode.
🔎 Shifting the focus from good versus bad to belonging versus abandonment.
🤼♀️ Shame versus responsibility, unmet needs versus bad behavior.
⚡️ How the capital S-self might help us get out of binary thinking.
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For anyone feeling lost every time we reference Dr Becky, here's a link to her corner of the internet.
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