CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 130

This week, Janine speaks to Suzanne Tucker a Parent Educator about the do’s, don’t’s, the should’s and shame that comes with parenting. Suzanne started Generation Mindful as she saw societal problems within herself and her own family, as well as in friends and family and she knew something needed to change. Listen into this episode to make yourself feel a whole lot better about living life as a parent!

The topics we cover in this episode are;

Suzanne’s background
Shame free parenting
The difficulties of using the word “should”
Name it, feel it, heal it
Doctor Stuart Brown and his research on play
Parent guilt and shame of not being perfect
Getting children to understand every emotion is okay
You can be complete and growing at the same time
What coping skills Suzanne uses for herself

About The Guest - Suzanne Tucker

Suzanne Tucker has been a physical therapist, Parent Educator, and Certified Educator of Infant Massage for more than 25 years. She's a mom of four and the founder of Generation Mindful, an international community bringing early emotional education and positive child rearing practices into the mainstream for young families and early childhood classrooms. Suzanne believes the most impactful thing we can do as a society to bring about a more peaceful and compassionate world is to evolve the way we discipline our children, replacing fear and shame with practices that nurture safety and connection.

Website - www.genmindful.com

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Twitter - Twitter.com/Gen_Mindful