“I really am enjoying the episode on when children should be included or wait on the sidelines, watch and learn. We have five children ages 8, 6, 4, 2 and newborn as does my sister who we will gather with this summer. This episode got me thinking about ways to creatively structure that week so adults (parents and grandparents and aunts/uncles who don’t have children yet) and the children alike can have a fun and restful time. Gave me permission that we don’t have to include kids in everything, which I needed!
I feel like we have definitely moved into parenting the “social skills” and “conversation skills” with the older two this year and felt like your stories were very relatable on this topic. Haha. I totally was caught off guard having to “parent” what I felt should sort of be intuitive to them (but wasn’t) but agree after some intentional coaching and role playing (my husband enjoyed that too much 😂), they have grown so much more pleasant to have around in social settings with other adults!
As someone who didn’t grow up in a large family myself, I have been encouraged by your podcast and experiences shared. Thanks K & E!”
drml90 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/21/24