53: Grace, Not Guilt: What If I Don’t Like My Kid Right Now?

Jen discusses the often-unspoken reality that parents can deeply love their children while not liking them at times. She explores developmental changes that make kids feel like “strangers,” how children’s behaviors can reflect parents’ unmet needs and loss of self in early parenting, and offers practical ways back to connection.Deepening Into Parenting Membership**Submit questions for Jen to answer on the podcast AT THIS LINK.Host: Jen BluskeProducers: Jamie Gale and Jen BluskeContact Jen Bluske:Clinic WebsiteThriving Parents Collective WebsiteWhere They’re Planted is a Lit Path Studios Production.⁠www.litpathstudios.com⁠ | IG: ⁠@litpathstudios⁠