Edit Your Life Episode 27: Modeling Imperfection
The notion of modeling behavior makes many parents feel like they’re in the perfection hot seat; that if they don’t act like paragons of humanity at all times, they’re setting their kids up for future therapy. In Episode 27 of Edit Your Life, Asha and I turn this idea upside down and discuss why embracing and modeling imperfection is a good thing and offer 8 tips for how to model imperfection, handle perfectionist kids, and use imperfect moments as communication levers.
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Resources mentioned in this episode
- Minimalist Parenting
- Episode 21: Saying Yes To Saying No
- Christine’s unicorn cookies (+ her YouTube channel)
- Asha’s new book, Parent Hacks, with a free gift with purchase before 3/31!
- Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
- Why kids can benefit from your bad days (because bad days are perfectly imperfect and normal)
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