Parenting a Perfectionistic Child Part 2

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

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

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🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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This is part two of the interview Monica Packer of About Progress conducted with Carolyn Bever & Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife to discuss parenting perfectionistic children. Listen to learn more about... - How to define your role as a parent - Shifting the value from external sources to one’s internal courage - More tips on parenting your perfectionistic child - And more... 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-Fife.
0:22.0	Hey everyone, Jennifer here. I just wanted to remind you that this summer I'll be teaching
0:27.2	my how to talk to your kids about sex course and I'll be doing it live over five sessions. You've probably heard that I'm hosting two European
0:35.0	retreats this year, but I wanted to let you know that I'll also be hosting a
0:38.8	fantastic six-day couples retreat in Hillsborough, Oregon this June.
0:43.7	This is the only state side couples event that we have scheduled this year and so if you've
0:48.3	been wanting to attend one of my couples retreats, this is your chance. They are phenomenal. They are life-changing
0:57.0	marriage changing and something you don't want to miss. We have limited
1:02.4	tickets available and they're going fast, so
1:05.0	be sure to visit the link in the show notes and grab your ticket while you can. Hope
1:09.3	to see you there.
1:12.0	When you have a perfectionistic child, the pressure and the confusion is real over how to
1:19.9	parent them.
1:21.3	Today you'll get more practical advice on how to empower your child
1:25.4	outside of perfectionism. A spoiler, it starts with you. This is part two of our amazing interview with Dr. Jennifer Finlison Fife and her sister
1:36.5	Carolyn Bever. If you haven't listened to part one yet, please go back and start there.
1:43.0	In part two, we are starting where we left off.
1:46.0	If you'll remember, we discuss what perfectionism looks like in kids and teenagers,
1:51.0	why they lean towards these tendencies, and how we as parents can begin to parent them better.
1:56.8	Carolyn already shared some great tips like circle the wagon, modeling and praising the process of growth and using stories to illustrate the important role of failure to our kids.
2:07.0	Both she and Jennifer emphasized that to better parent your perfectionistic child,
2:12.0	you need to start with better managing yourself. to better
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