In my opinion, conscious is the best word to describe kind of what we're all talking about and we're all doing.

You know, bringing the aware at the core of what we're all talking about is bringing awareness to what we're doing and doing it intentionally consciously.

I think sometimes when people hear gentle parenting, people that can kind of be a turn off because like you may not feel now when you're holding a boundary or the feelings you have inside don't feel very gentle.

Right? And so that can be I think sometimes really confusing and I get what people are saying, you know, I understand why people use that word.

I think the most accurate word is conscious.

Hi, this is Dene. I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler more intentional life.

In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load.

My perspectives are based in my firsthand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development.

So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life. Thanks for joining us.

That voice you hear at the beginning of this episode is Chaz Lewis, also known as Mr. Chaz.

Chaz is one of very few male voices that's talking about positive parenting and more intentional discipline.

I really enjoyed this opportunity to chat with Chaz because there were a variety of topics that I wanted to pick his brain about.

Today we're talking about the messiness in the parent-child relationship, making mistakes, both kids and adults, talking to teachers, gaining cooperation, and positive more intentional discipline.

Before we jump into today's episode, two quick things I wanted to mention.

Number one, I'm getting ready to relaunch my partners in parenthood program.

This is a program geared at unifying the approach between partners, so finding common ground when it comes to child rearing and discipline,

especially one that is both positive and effective.

If you're interested in learning more about this program and getting all the details, go to simplefamilies.com forward slash partners.

And the second thing, the simple family's podcast will be moving over to a new podcast network, which is cloud 10 iHeartRadio.

As a part of this change, you're going to be hearing some new sponsors.

Right now, the ad spots are usually one minute at the beginning or one minute in the middle.

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