Feb 21, 2018
From the beginning, I wanted Beyond Good Intentions to be a PARENTING podcast, not just for and about motherhood, but parenting suggestions for both mothers and fathers.
I knew I wanted to have men as guests, even though most of my interaction has been through mothers, and who I feel most comfortable interviewing. But men...FATHERS, I believe are a very integral part of raising children, and their perspective is very important to me as well.
I also knew I wanted to have my dad share early on because he is amazing in my eyes. He took his role as father very seriously, and I'm delighted to share HIM with YOU today. When you make it to the very end of this interview, and hear about the 50 year Harvard Study, you will know why he felt so reinforced in his role.
I feel like this is our first EXPERT, because truly my dad is a SCHOLAR OF LIFE. You'll hear him quote books and studies, this is the REAL DEAL my friends, it's truly my dad, off-the-cuff. It's all information just swimming around in his brain, no google searches, no notes to prepare him, he didn't know what I would be asking!
A lot of his parenting ideals stems from his desire to learn, to read, and to be better. This example has been my inspiration throughout my life. I love how at one point he shares a not so positive parenting example, and the guilt that followed, but how over time he learned he didn't have to be perfect, but to be striving to always better himself as a parent and learn from his mistakes.
One of my favorite lessons from him in my early parenting days is why we should never ask our kids rhetorical questions, you'll hear this explained as well.
Not only do we discuss his growing up in a small town and how he was disciplined according to the "spare the rod spoil the child" viewpoint, but also how he wanted to do things differently with his kids. We go from there to talking about teens dating, helping your child realize their potential if it's not academics (hint: that's me!), and biting your tongue in grandparent-hood with alternative suggestions to "telling your kids how to raise their kids."
This is part 1 of a 2 part episode, #6!
For my favorite quotes and links to the books he mentioned, head to this episode full show notes: Guilt Free Parenting on the Beyond Good Intentions section of my website.
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