Brave Parenting
Krissy Pozatek
“Writing from her own extensive experience and psychological wisdom, Krissy shows us how children can develop the resilience, confidence, and creativity that enables them to find true joy in living.”—Tara Brach
How do we build resilient children who can handle life's challenges?
As parents, we often feel that our role is to protect our children from the world: to cushion them when they fall, to lift them over obstacles, and to remove sharp rocks from their path. But controlling a child’s entire environment and keeping all pain at bay isn’t feasible—we can’t prepare the world for our children, so instead we should focus on preparing our children for the world.
“The solution is not removing impediments from our children’s lives,” writes Krissy Pozatek, “it is compassionately encouraging them to be brave.” We need to show our kids how to navigate their own terrain. If our kids face small hurdles, small pains, at a young age and learn to overcome these obstacles, they will be much better equipped to face larger trouble later in life.
Early lessons in problem solving teach self-confidence and self-reliance—and show us that our kids are tougher than we think. Krissy draws her lessons from her experience guiding children in wilderness therapy and from her Buddhist practice—showing us that all life is as unpredictable as mountain weather, that impermanence is the only constant, and that the most loving act a parent can do is fearlessly ready their child to face the wilderness. For parents of children of all ages.
Duration - 6h 1m.
Author - Krissy Pozatek.
Narrator - Kathleen Bond.
Published Date - Sunday, 01 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2018 Krissy Pozatek ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
“Writing from her own extensive experience and psychological wisdom, Krissy shows us how children can develop the resilience, confidence, and creativity that enables them to find true joy in living.”—Tara Brach How do we build resilient children who can handle life's challenges? As parents, we often feel that our role is to protect our children from the world: to cushion them when they fall, to lift them over obstacles, and to remove sharp rocks from their path. But controlling a child’s entire environment and keeping all pain at bay isn’t feasible—we can’t prepare the world for our children, so instead we should focus on preparing our children for the world. “The solution is not removing impediments from our children’s lives,” writes Krissy Pozatek, “it is compassionately encouraging them to be brave.” We need to show our kids how to navigate their own terrain. If our kids face small hurdles, small pains, at a young age and learn to overcome these obstacles, they will be much better equipped to face larger trouble later in life. Early lessons in problem solving teach self-confidence and self-reliance—and show us that our kids are tougher than we think. Krissy draws her lessons from her experience guiding children in wilderness therapy and from her Buddhist practice—showing us that all life is as unpredictable as mountain weather, that impermanence is the only constant, and that the most loving act a parent can do is fearlessly ready their child to face the wilderness. For parents of children of all ages. Duration - 6h 1m. Author - Krissy Pozatek. Narrator - Kathleen Bond. Published Date - Sunday, 01 January 2023. Copyright - © 2018 Krissy Pozatek ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:19
A Letter to Parents
Duration:00:08:02
Introduction: Moccasins
Duration:00:23:20
Chapter 1: Letting Your Kids Feel
Duration:00:36:49
Chapter 2: Removing the Dams in the River: Restoring Equilibrium
Duration:00:30:33
Chapter 3: Skill~ Letting Your Child's River Run
Duration:00:24:01
Chapter 4: Holding Up a Mirror to Our Children's Behavior
Duration:00:31:08
Chapter 5: The Relief of Nature
Duration:00:25:41
Chapter 6: Skill~ Cause-and-Effect Parenting: Connecting Our Kids to the Real World
Duration:00:25:37
Chapter 7: The Parent's Trail
Duration:00:31:23
Chapter 8: The Child's Trail
Duration:00:22:57
Chapter 9: Skill~ Sorting Out the Boulders
Duration:00:18:36
Chapter 10: New Pathways
Duration:00:18:31
Chapter 11: Compassion
Duration:00:25:29
Chapter 12: Skill~ Removing the Leather: Brave Parenting
Duration:00:18:26
Conclusion: Contact with Nature
Duration:00:20:42
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:19