Unhelpful Statements About Parenting!

Everyone's got an opinion about parenting. The most irritating ones are the naive comments made by people who aren't parents themselves! At the least they are an irritant at their worst they are damaging to our wellbeing. Join me as I rant a little - then offer you some (hopefully) wise words to navigate more peacefully through them. Here are the highlights: (2:00) Parenting is one of the hardest things we’ll do(3:40) Naïve conversations about parenting(5:30) Gender stereotypes are harmful(9:43) We have more than 18 summers with our children!(15:14) Stay connected to what you know is true(17:55) Give yourself permission to feel emotions(22:07) Connect with your tribe💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025.