My First Principles Parenting Approach and What Works for Me

Episode Highlights From Katie

• Why and how our family created a family culture
• The importance of having kids be proud of themselves (versus me being proud of them)
• How my parenting style is unique and based on "first principles parenting"
• What radical self-sufficiency is and how I don't do anything for my kids that they can do themselves
• Ways we encourage them to eat healthy and provide nutrient dense meals for our kids, but we allow them to make their own food choices
• Why I have very few rules and rarely use the word "No"
• The verbal contract we have with our kids on having their own phone and/or car
• The tools we give our kids to help them process, understand and feel their emotions
• Why I highly encourage my kids to ask and answer questions and to always ask better questions
• Why I never used "Because I said so" as an answer to my toddlers
• Our family traditions and what we do now
• How we value experiences instead of gifts
• What Unstitute is and how I developed the school curriculum for our kids
• How 10-20 minutes of one-on-one time with each child can make a difference
• What I want my kids to remember about me and their childhood

Resources Mentioned

• It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• Positive Parenting Solutions
• Ben Greenfield Podcast