Navigating transitions with your children is a deep dive into raw emotions, facing conflict, and your own unhealed wounds.

These transitions aren't easy. The stakes feel so high! But when you face them with courage, compassion and curiosity, you'll find your way through the wilderness and onto a beautiful path. As you do your own work, you'll be an even stronger anchor for your kids!

Rowena Day is back to discuss:

1. How parenting changes our neural pathways (9:25)

2. Learning to set limits (12:17)

3. Parenting differently than how you were parented (22:10)

4. Growth vs. fixed mindset (29:29)

5. A better way to praise your kids (30:29)

6. The problem with peer attachments (36:40)

7. The ultimate goal of all this parenting work (45:47)

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Related Episodes:

Episode 69: Your Future Self—8 Challenges to Resolve As You Become the Person You Were Meant to Be

Episode 88: Navigating Transitions—What to Do When Change Stirs up Anxiety, Uncertainty, or Confusion

Episode 89: When A Relationship Has to Change—How to Tolerate Discomfort, Face an Attachment Void, & Resource Yourself

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