MOMENT | The surprising reason it's okay if your partner parents differently to you, with Dr Martha Deiros Collado

The Motherkind Podcast

Parenting, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. This week clinical psychologist Dr Martha Deiros Collado joins us to discuss how we can make sure we're on the same page as our partners when it comes to parenting. She shares why the best teams are comprised of people with different skills, why parents should set aside regular times to discuss their children, and how our kids can build resilience when they see us mess up. Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’ and gain access to a free 60 minute masterclass with Zoe - teaching the core principles of the book. This show is proudly sponsored by Stokke Download the Free Prints app for iPhone and Android from the App store or Google Play or visit freeprints.co.uk. Get 40% off a Calm premium subscription at calm.com/motherkind Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:21.1	My eldest has taught me the most about me, about me as a person, me as an adult, me as a parent,
1:25.8	you know, me in relationship with a child, that has taught me the most about myself.
1:29.0	And I would say that did surprise me. I did not expect that to happen, but it did. Because suddenly, the way I communicate, for example, with my partner is so
1:35.5	different. And we talk about this all the time. If we didn't have a child, I don't think we would
1:40.8	have the relationship we have now, which is a lot better than it used to be. And I don't think we would have the relationship we have now, which is a lot better than it used to be.
1:45.6	And I don't think we would have it. I think it's happened because we have a kid and it's meant
1:51.3	that if we wanted to stay together as a couple and, you know, carry on parenting a child,
1:57.3	we had to develop a new way of communicating with each other. Tell me about that.
2:02.6	That's not the norm. Often, you know, goes the other way, isn't it? We found it really,
2:07.3	really difficult. We found, which I think is the norm, we found having a baby very, very, very
2:13.1	difficult. And because of work situations, we both worked really long hours before we had a baby.
2:21.1	Obviously, I went on maternity leave. But my partner work extremely long hours, used to leave at
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