Intentional Parenting with Arlene Wallace, Episode 3: Pressures on a Parent: Managing Expectations

Intentional Parenting with Arlene Wallace

Join Author and Parent Advocate Arlene Wallace for this illuminating six-part series on Intentional Parenting. Arlene boldly shares the challenges she faced and mistakes she made on her journey of parenting her son Noah, now 23. As a passionate Parent Advocate, Arlene invites all parents to cultivate self-care and self-awareness, build a strong team around you, and to honestly manage expectations, both of yourself and your child. Join Arlene, my Co-Host Lisa Berry, and me on this journey of parenting with intention.

 

Episode 3: Pressures on a Parent: Managing Expectations

 

Parenting, as all people with children can tell you, is a whole different world.  For starters, expectations change: expectations placed on a parent by society, expectations naturally occurring from the child, as well as a parent's expectations of themselves. There can be a lot to juggle.

This is especially true for a single parent. While this series applies to and is intended for all parents--single or otherwise--it cannot be denied that a single parent's situation can pose some unique challenges. 

Take Arlene for example. When her son Noah was born, she was young and unprepared for parenting. She had never had a vision of being a parent, much less a single parent. Tune in to find out how Arlene dealt with the pressures and managed expectations.

Parenting is certainly a balancing act. There can be, for example, a fine line between letting a child take his or her own lumps and reaching out to offer a blanket of protection. Arlene walks us through her life with Noah and shares what didn't work--and what did.

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Arlene Wallace was born in Jamaica and now resides in Ontario, Canada. She is the proud mother of Noah, 23, an Educator, and a passionate advocate for all single parents and their children.

In addition, Arlene is a published Author in the compilation Break Down to Wake Up: Journey Beyond the Now. 

Contact Arlene by phone at +1 416-738-6003.

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My Co-Host Lisa Berry is a published Author and Host of the internet radio show Light on Living. Lisa is a trained Life Coach and Holistic Nutritionist living in Ontario, Canada.

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The international compilation Break Down to Wake Up: Journey Beyond the Now is a collection of 16 stories of growth and intense personal transformation. Available now in ebook, paperback on November 22, 2020.