Iris Chen

Iris Chen discusses transitioning from coercive to compassionate parenting, focusing on self-awareness, mutual responsibility, and healing relational patterns. She emphasizes understanding needs behind behavior, healing through writing, and embracing imperfections in parenting. The discussion highlights the importance of intention, attunement, and self-compassion in raising children.

Iris Chen, a recovering tiger mother and founder of the Untigering movement, explores the transformative journey of peaceful parenting. She shares her experiences as an American Born Chinese raising children in China, highlighting the effects of authoritarian parenting on mental health. Iris emphasizes the importance of 'unschooling' and adapting education to a child’s interests. She also discusses the cultural challenges AAPI mothers face while redefining their parenting identities, advocating for empathy and understanding in familial relationships.