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The Real Reason Why You Find It Hard To Change Your Parenting Approach
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The Real Reason Why You Find It Hard To Change Your Parenting Approach

In this podcast episode, Tanya discusses the challenges and emotional discomfort that arise when parents attempt to change their parenting approaches.

She shares personal experiences and insights into how our past experiences and emotional responses, influenced by neurotags, affect our parenting styles.

Tanya emphasises the importance of understanding these dynamics, particularly in the context of gender roles and emotional expression. She offers practical grounding techniques to help parents navigate their nervous system responses and encourages open communication between co-parents to honour individual journeys in parenting.

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Chapters

00:00 Navigating Parenting Changes

03:10 Understanding Neurotags and Emotional Responses

05:51 The Impact of Past Experiences on Parenting

11:50 Gender Roles and Emotional Expression in Parenting

17:56 Grounding Techniques for Nervous System Safety

25:08 Honouring Individual Parenting Journeys

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