Author: Christine
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Helping Kids Handle Disappointment
We all know intellectually that kids learn from challenges, and they grow stronger and have more self-confidence when they learn to navigate those challenges. But when you’re actually going through it it’s hard, as a parent, to watch your kid struggle. It’s also hard to identify where the line is between reasonable struggle and a real need for help. Christine and Asha share 8 tips for how parents can help kids handle disappointment while not hovering.
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Edit Your Life Wins Podcast of the Year at the Iris Awards!
Friends, we are remiss (but still just as grateful!) in sharing that Edit Your Life won Podcast of the Year at the Iris Awards at Mom 2.0 Summit a couple […]
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How To Teach Kids To Cook
Cooking = essential life skill. Christine and Asha talk about 10 tips for teaching kids to find inspiration in the kitchen and get cooking -- notably, in a low stress way spanning toddler through teens. Because hello, move-out skills.
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Our Parenting Do-Overs Wish List
Parenting is all about trial and error. You make the best decisions you can in the moment and often times don’t know how things will play out. Also, some things you think are a huge deal end up not being a big deal, while other things you didn’t notice or pay much attention to turn out to be really important. Christine and Asha talk about 8 lessons they have learned (and do-overs they wish they could have!) over their years parenting kids who now range in ages from 6 to 17.
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Guest Interview, Parenting, Work
Letting Go + Making Leaps (with Dr. Ken Jeong)
Change can be hard and scary -- the uncertainty, the letting go of security, the need to trust in the act of trying. Christine and Asha talk about and share Christine’s interview with actor Dr. Ken Jeong (of The Hangover and Dr. Ken fame) about making leaps. In this candid interview, Jeong shares about leaving medicine for acting, dealing with fear of failure and other people’s expectations, letting go of control, how his experience has impacted his parenting, and why his wife was the missing link and the catalyst for his success.
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Letting Kids Experience Risk
Protecting our kids is the most basic of parenting jobs, but how much is too much? When we shield kids from anything that’s remotely risky, we erase a valuable learning opportunity. Christine and Asha discuss the importance of exposing kids to reasonable risk and danger, how “reasonable” differs from parent-to-parent (even in the same family), and how knowing-- and trusting -- ourselves is crucial as we navigate risky territory with our kids. Talk to us Leave a comment on the Edit Your Life Facebook page Talk to us on Instagram or Twitter using #EditYourLifeShow Email us at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com If you're enjoying our podcast, please consider leaving a review on iTunes. It's one of the best ways you can help new listeners find us. Here's how to leave a review. Resources mentioned in this episode Why I think kids should do chores that aren’t 100% safe (Asha’s post on kids & danger) How to Get Kids to Do Chores Zyliss plastic knife Two-year-old Violet rocking the paring knife The Overprotected Kid (via the Atlantic) Free Range Parenting by Lenore Skenazy Kermit Flail Last day to claim your free gift with Parent Hack book order Interested in sponsorship? We’ve got an awesome range of lifestyle, parenting and productivity topics in the queue for future episodes. If you’d like to discuss sponsoring an episode, email us at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com.
