Episode 68: The Biggest Misconceptions About Attachment and "Gentle" Parenting with Dr. Vanessa Lapointe

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever feel confused about what "attachment parenting" or "gentle parenting" are? Do you ever feel like you're getting it all wrong, despite learning *all the things* from parenting experts online? You're not alone! This week Rachael welcomes Dr. Vanessa Lapointe- mom, parenting educator, best-selling author, international speaker- to shed light on the misconceptions around this style of parenting and why it can feel so hard sometimes. Inside this informative episode we hear from Dr. Vanessa all about parenting the child in front of us- keeping the relationship at the forefront. She discusses how we as parents can do the work on ourselves to cultivate what we want out of our children- without trying to change them! Also discussed: Holding boundaries and teaching respect Healing inner wounds as parents and "reparenting" ourselves The importance of Self-regulation and compassion The misconception of "well behaved" children Getting partners on board with this style of parenting Navigating parenting info and trusting your inner wisdom Dr. Vanessa Lapointe is a mom, parenting educator, best-selling author, international speaker, and a regularly invited media guest. She holds a doctoral degree in psychology, and practiced as a psychologist for nearly 20 years, before devoting her full-time energy to connecting with parents and other “big people” around the globe in 2023. Founder of The North Star Developmental Clinic, Dr. Vanessa has long been supporting families and children in her developmental clinic alongside her team and has previous experience in community mental health and the school system. Her passion is in walking alongside parents, teachers, care providers, and other big people to see the world through the child’s eyes. She believes that if we can do this, we are beautifully positioned to grow up our children in the best possible way. Mentioned in this Episode: Dr Vanessa Membership Discipline Without Damage Course Navigating Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence: The Online Course Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Find Rachael: Instagram | Tiktok | Website ✨For gentle + responsive sleep support and parenting resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the No One Told Us podcast where we tell the truth about parenting and tell you about all the stuff you wish you knew before having kids.
0:10.9	I'm your host, Rachel, and today I'm so, so excited to welcome Dr. Vanessa LaPointe, who is a mom, parenting educator, bestselling author, an international speaker, as well as a regularly
0:22.8	invited media guest. She holds a doctoral degree in psychology and is practiced psychology for
0:28.9	nearly 20 years. She has now devoted her full-time energy to connecting with parents and other
0:35.2	big people around the globe. And she's the founder of North Star
0:39.7	Developmental Clinic. Dr. Vanessa has long been supporting families and children in her developmental
0:44.7	clinic alongside her team and has previous experience in community mental health and the school
0:50.1	system. Her passion is in working alongside parents, teachers, care providers, and other
0:55.2	big people to see the world through their child's eyes. She believes that if we can do this,
0:59.3	we are beautifully positioned to grow up our children in the best possible way. And your content
1:04.0	has resonated with so many people. And I'm just so thrilled to bring you on the podcast to
1:09.4	introduce you to even more parents because
1:11.2	your message is just so important. And so thank you so much for being here.
1:16.2	What an amazing introduction. Thank you for having me. I feel really good about myself in this
1:21.1	moment. You should. You should. I would love to hear, before we kind of dive into the questions that I have for you
1:29.7	today, I would love to just hear kind of your origin story and what made you so interested in
1:34.5	children and working with their parents and their caregivers. Why do you think this is so important
1:39.2	and what kind of led you to this place? You know, I always had a natural affinity for children. And from the time
1:48.2	I was old enough to get my first part-time job, I always worked with kids, whether it was as a
1:53.5	camp counselor or a figure skating coach or a bunch of other jobs in between where the focus was
2:00.5	really just being around the joy and
2:02.6	the vibrancy of children. So I always knew that I would go into a career that had something
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