Ep. 158 - re-release why parenting is generational with philippa perry

<p>After reading <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42348818-the-book-you-wish-your-parents-had-read"><em>The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your  Children Will Be Glad That You Did)</em></a>, I knew I had to get Philippa Perry on the podcast.  She is a renowned psychotherapist, author, journalist, and television presenter, and the wife of artist <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/13/grayson-perry-im-an-unapologetic-fetishist-">Grayson Perry</a>. </p><p>In this episode, she helps us unpack what gets in the way of connecting with our children.</p><p>She would like children to be able to tell their parents absolutely anything. And, as parents, she says it could be dangerous to close that down. If we can have a strong healthy connection with our kids, the future can take care of itself.</p><p>We dig into:</p><ul> <li> <br>How to have connected, trusting relationships with our children (even if we didn't have that with our own parents) <p></p> </li> <li> <br>What gets in the way of having a good connection with our kids and what can enhance it<p></p> </li> <li> <br>The trouble with not feeling our own pain<p></p> </li> <li> <br>The generational cycles of parenting<p></p> </li> <li> <br>What does it mean to give our kids 'enough' attention<p></p> </li> <li> <br>Authenticity vs perfection parenting<p></p> </li> <li> <br>How to help children express anger without acting out<p></p> </li> </ul><p>There is so much heart and wisdom in this exchange with Philippa. I hope you can feel it too.</p><strong><br>CHILDREN REMIND US OF WHAT HAPPENED TO US AT THE SAME AGE<br></strong><br>- Philippa Perry<p>As always, we continue the conversation over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/motherkind_zoe/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>, so come and join us there. </p><p><strong><br>RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:<br></strong><br></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42348818-the-book-you-wish-your-parents-had-read"><strong><br>The Book You Wish Your Parents