Building your family system

Today is the last episode in our series on how other cultures raise children.Throughout the world parents use a whole network of people to help raise their child. In this episode Lauren discusses how you can create that network. This not only gives you a break from your kids but exposes your kids to people of all ages.  

Ideas discussed include: 

1. Allo parenting - allow older kids to help parent the younger
2. Create a network of older people in your community to act as Aunties and Uncles and help take shifts with childcare. 
3. Build a multi-age playgroup so you don’t have to constantly monitor kids while playing
4. Value your families and their input. 
5. TEAM: togetherness, encourage, autonomy, minimize interference

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: What do I do about disrespect and teens, especially ones that hang up on me?

Try-at-home tip:  Consider less stimulating toys

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids (& Adults!)
• Sensory Integration AKA Sensory-Motor Strategies for Kids
• How Exercise Impacts Emotional Regulation

Podcast:

• Improve Communication by Giving Kids Choices
• The Wise Owl: Better Known As Your Thinking Brain
• How to Make Kids Cooperate
• How on Earth Do We Deal with Misbehavior
• How on Earth Do We Deal with Misbehavior? Pt. 2
• How on Earth Do We Deal with Misbehavior? Pt. 3

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• From Wild Emotions to Tamed Feelings: How to Self-Regulate
• Stress and Trauma and Behaviors, Oh my!: Stress & the Brain

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

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