The Empathy Edge

Sarah R. Moore: It’s Possible to Parent AND Lead without Punishment- the Brain Science Behind It

Dec 5, 2023

48:52

Parenting has so many parallels with team leadership and after today's episode, you'll be better equipped to raise healthy, emotionally connected kids AND be a stronger leader that enables your team to collaborate and perform more effectively. Today, my guest parenting coach Sarah R. Moore shares insights from her new book Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science, and Better Behavior.

Sarah is the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting and today, she shares her story of leveraging more than 20 years in Corporate America and had no idea how well her executive negotiation skills would serve her in parenting! We discuss what peaceful discipline means, why empathy in parenting is more important than people realize, and why brain science tells us that punishments or punitive leadership fails or backfires and doesn't help you achieve your goals. We also talk about the power of vulnerability and why it may look very different from what you may think. Throughout, we talk about the parallels between applying these principles as parents and as organizational leaders.

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Key Takeaways:

For children and adults, it is only possible to learn when there is a sense of emotional safety in the body.
There are ways to set our children and employees up for success with empathy, no matter what age they are. Speaking with curiosity and neutrality rather than accusation can help to foster the feeling of safety.
Every human on the planet wants to be viewed positively and have a sense of belonging and community.
Story can give people a sense of safety, even in business. And everyone can tell those stories, even if they don’t feel creative or like they’re good at it.

"If we lead with punishment, the learning part of the brain shuts off. So (they) might be able to go through the motions in the moment, but there's not going to be any lasting change in behavior because they're literally not in a place where they can assimilate new information." — Sarah R. Moore

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About Sarah R. Moore: Parenting Coach, Speaker, Author, Peaceful Discipline

Sarah R. Moore is best-selling author of Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science, and Better Behavior, and the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting. She's a public speaker, armchair neuroscientist, and most importantly, a Mama. She's a lifelong learner with training in child development, trauma recovery, interpersonal neurobiology, and improv comedy. As a certified Master Trainer in conscious parenting, she helps bring JOY, EASE, and CONNECTION back to families around the globe. Her work has been featured in HuffPost, Scary Mommy, Motherly, Yahoo!, Her View from Home, and The Natural Parent Magazine, among others. She worked in corporate America for 20 years and had no idea how well her executive negotiation skills would serve her in parenting.

Connect with Sarah R. Moore:

Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting: https://dandelion-seeds.com/

Book: Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science, and Better Behavior

X: https://twitter.com/DandelionSeeds5

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-r-moore-b0535b7/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionSeedsPositiveParenting/

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

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