Parenting a Perfectionistic Child Part 1

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Monica Packer of About Progress talked with Carolyn Bever & Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife to discuss parenting perfectionistic children. Listen to learn more about... - How to identify if you have a perfectionistic child - Why perfectionistic children can be over or underperforming - Separating your own sense of worth from your child’s achievements - How to illustrate the importance of failure in the process Click here get your ticket to the live How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex Course! To learn more about Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s work, visit our Website, check out our Course Page, and take a look at our upcoming Events. You can also follow Dr. Finlayson-Fife on Instagram or join her FREE Facebook Group for greater access to her insights. The advice offered through Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s Podcasts is educational and informational in nature and is provided only as general information. It is not meant to establish a therapist-patient relationship or offer therapeutic advice, opinion, diagnosis treatment or to establish a standard of care. Although Dr. Finlayson-Fife is a trained psychotherapist, she is not functioning in the role of a licensed therapist during these sessions, but rather using her training to inform these sessions. Thus, the content is not intended to replace independent professional judgment. The content is not intended to solicit clients or patients, and should not be relied upon as medical or psychological advice of any kind or nature whatsoever. The information provided through the Content should not be used for diagnosing or treating a mental health problem or disease. The information contained in these communications is not comprehensive and does not include all the potential information regarding the subject matter, but is merely intended to serve as one resource for general and educational purposes.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Conversations with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of relationships, sexuality, and more, all featuring Dr Finlason-Fythe.
0:22.0	Hey everyone, I wanted to let you know that this June I'll be heading to the Oregon
0:27.0	countryside to teach a six-day seminar on how to strengthen your marriage and
0:31.8	create a stronger sexual bond with your spouse.
0:35.0	The treat is going to be a phenomenal experience as they always are,
0:38.0	and I hope you'll consider joining us.
0:41.0	You can learn more about this event by clicking on the link in our show
0:44.1	notes. Do you have a perfectionistic child? Well maybe you're not quite sure.
0:51.9	Today you'll learn from two experts on how to recognize if your child is navigating life
0:58.0	with perfectionistic tendencies in control, and what you can begin to do about it. I was the stereotypical perfectionist as a teenager for sure. As a kid, I don't remember.
1:10.0	But I know as a teen in the most defining years of my life I loved to achieve.
1:15.0	I sought my value and constant affirmation through my own success.
1:20.0	And I was completely and independently diligent about doing the right things and in the right ways.
1:29.0	Maybe you recognize your own child in that description. Or perhaps you have a kid who seems to stop before they really start or maybe they seem lazy, insecure, or paralyzed in their lack of effort. They are likely perfectionists too.
1:47.0	Being a parent of a perfectionist is complicated and confusing.
1:52.0	How much do you step in and when? Should you praise
1:55.7	achievement or the lack thereof? What do you do with that? How can you parent and
2:01.6	empower these unique kids?
2:06.0	This has been one of the most requested topics by our audience
2:10.0	how to parent perfectionistic kids and I totally get why because I have one myself.
2:18.0	Today we are going to begin to answer these questions and I said begin because this is part one and later this
2:25.0	week we will release part two. Our guest today are experts, moms, and sisters.
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