The Adventure of Letting Go: Summer Series - On The Ground Parenting Podcast Episode 4

Summer scaries - this week On The Ground. Sandy Inkster, Sam Ennest-Wallis, and Kelly Armstrong explore the emotional journey of giving children the freedom to explore and grow. We get into the critical difference between a genuine safety issue and a parent's own feeling of discomfort or anxiety. We also discuss how to help children overcome fears, like spiders.  In This Episode [03:10] The angst of letting kids have unsupervised adventures! [05:47] A safety issue or our own discomfort? [07:04] The importance of risky play and not projecting fears onto children [09:31] Helping children get through fears [11:47]  "I'm too itchy": the value of being prepared. [13:45] Learning resilience from a frightening experience on a canoe trip. [15:04] Takeaways: Validating feelings and doing our own emotional work. Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday. Have a question, suggestion, or want to tax-deductibly sponsor an episode of On The Ground Parenting? Send us a message here 👇 https://linktr.ee/onthegroundparenting