Bids For Connection- Podcast #678

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Todd and Cathy discuss John & Julie Gottman’s research around “bids for connection”, specifically how couples who acknowledge each other’s bids 86% of the time stay married and connected. They also discuss how music and pop culture helps us connect to our kids, and why acknowledging each other’s texts makes a big difference.

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0:00.0	Do do do do do do here we go my name's Todd and this is Kathy welcome back to another episode of
0:08.4	this episode of Zen Parenting Radio this podcast number 678 that's sweetie why is six
0:14.4	afraid of seven seven eight nine because seven eight season, you know, or spooky season.
0:21.7	And that's a spooky joke.
0:26.5	It's creepy.
0:28.5	Yeah, so I guess we'll share some of the personal ongoings of our family.
0:34.3	Our daughter loves Halloween, and we're doing a month of horror movies. We all, I love Halloween. What do you mean our daughter loves Halloween and we're doing a month of horror movies.
0:38.5	We all, I love Halloween. What do you mean our daughter loves Halloween? Well, Skylar really,
0:42.8	really loves it. I love Halloween and yes, Skyler loves, she loves fall. She loves the fall.
0:49.4	So she loves all the aspects of fall and one of the fun aspects of fall is spooky season,
0:56.8	which I have always been a fan of, and I love Halloween and getting dressed up.
1:02.4	And I like scary movies, except I struggle because...
1:06.3	So the other night we were watching, while you were gone, we were watching The Patient.
1:09.8	So we're caught up on that show. So you got to catch up on your own no problem and the patient is it's this really
1:16.5	creepy series that we're watching right now and it's more psychological and just like what could happen
1:23.4	kind of thing but we watched two episodes in a row and And I was like, okay, good night, everybody.
1:27.5	And I went to bed and I was super uncomfortable.
1:29.4	I was like, I feel afraid.
1:31.2	And I don't like that feeling, but I love watching the show.
1:34.3	So I struggle with the idea that we're in spooky season now.
1:38.9	And our daughter, we have like all these horror movies that we're going to watch to like, you know,
1:43.4	I'm putting this in your quote, celebrate.
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