👉🏽 If you’re a parent trying your best but still feel like something’s off with your kids… you need to watch this.
I’m halfway through my psychotherapy degree and this year I did something I never expected. I walked into a primary school as a counselor.
I had 19 kids on my roster in one term, and what I saw sitting with them, talking to their parents, and working alongside their teachers changed the way I think about what kids need from us right now.
This episode covers the 3 biggest things I took away from that experience.
- Screen time and what it is actually doing to their nervous systems.
Communication and why so many kids have stopped talking to their parents.
And online safety, because what your kids are doing on Roblox, Fortnite, and YouTube Kids is not as safe as you think it is.
If you are a parent trying your best and still feeling like something is off, this one is for you.
📚 Books referenced in this episode:
→ The Conscious Parent by Dr. Shefali Tsabary
→ Loving What Is by Byron Katie
→ No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
(00:00:00) Three Critical Issues Every Parent Needs to Know About
(00:00:31) Welcome to Episode 500: A Milestone Celebration
(00:02:16) Going Back to School: My Journey to Psychotherapy
(00:04:44) Slowing Down to Speed Up: The Structure Quarter
(00:06:37) Becoming a School Counselor: The Placement Experience
(00:09:55) Issue Number One: Screen Time Is Destroying Our Kids
(00:13:18) Issue Number Two: Kids Don’t Talk Because We Haven’t Created Safety
(00:14:45) The Family Meeting Ritual That Changes Everything
(00:18:51) Issue Number Three: Online Safety and the Roblox Reality
(00:22:35) Australia’s Alarming Child Safety Statistics
(00:25:02) The Power of Just Being There: What Kids Really Need
(00:26:55) Girls and Confidence: The Body Image Battle
(00:27:04) Every Child Feels Left Out: The Universal Truth
(00:27:34) The Demand Is Overwhelming: Why Schools Need More Support
(00:25:18) My Abandonment Issues and Saying Goodbye to the Kids
(00:28:50) The Last Day: Tears, Gratitude, and What’s Next
(00:30:18) Acknowledging Parents: You’re Doing More Than Enough
(00:32:03) Final Advice: Keep Talking and Pour Into Yourself
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