20: Parent Peer Pressure & How to Not Keep Up With the Joneses

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coach Sheri Gazitt is the Founder of Teen Wise and Mom Wise. She is an advocate of teen mental wellness and helps parents navigate the ups and downs of adolescence. In this week’s episode, Sheri talks about how to not get suckered into peer pressure as a parent. It’s easy to compare your child’s progress with other children in your community, but that extra stress can really affect the critical developmental years of your child! </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Takeaways</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">There is such a thing as parent peer pressure.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What are your parenting values? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sheri believes every parent should be compassionate and should have it as one of their values. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">It’s easy to compare your child’s progress with other children. The parent journey is always going to be different. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What we are feeling and experiencing also gets passed down to our children. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How do you stay true to your values when you’re around competitive parents?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nobody puts their parenting struggles on Facebook. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How do you listen to your own intuition as a parent and not get swayed by friends and family? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Remember, there is no one size fits all to parenting. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-l