Why Is Parenting So Hard with Yolanda Williams: Episode 160

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Yolanda Williams of Parenting Decolonized. This is the second time we have had Yolanda on the podcast and this time we discuss why peaceful/conscious parenting is so hard and how to create the changes we need in our families and society.

We talk about:

• 3:30 Yolanda’s explanation about why conscious parenting is so hard
• 5:50 How we cope with this exhaustion
• 9:00 The way we “cut corners” and do less
• 17:13 Having to parent while re-parenting ourselves
• 24:00 Roadblocks created by systemic oppression
• 29:00 Managing judgement from other adults
• 39:00 Learning how to implement boundaries with other adults
• 46:00 Oppressive parenting tactics- even more subtle ones
• 50:00 The deeper work of conscious parenting

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Supernova Parenting Summit: Guiding Neurodivergent Families Towards Brilliance July 27^th-28^th, 2024 www.supernovaparenting.org  “Give your child a childhood that they don’t have to recover from”
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• IG and TikTok @prntgdcolonized

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