meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Zen Parenting Radio

Raising Kids With Intrinsic Motivation- Podcast #684

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8636 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss how to help our kids discover intrinsic motivation (internally motivated because it feels good and right) instead of extrinsic motivation (external rewards such as grades, praise, fame). They also discuss MenConnect, a solution to the epidemic of lonely men, and how to make mornings calmer and more collaborative.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

do do do do do do we go my name's Todd this is Gabi welcome back to another episode of Zen

0:08.6

Parenting Radio this is podcast number 684 why listen to Zen Parenting Radio because you'll feel

0:15.3

outstanding and always remember our motto which is the best predictor of a child's well-being, is a parent's self-understanding.

0:23.9

On today's show, we got some fun things planned.

0:26.4

I think we might call this podcast four things.

0:30.5

Calm mornings.

0:31.7

Calm mornings.

0:32.9

I'm writing that down.

0:34.1

Yep.

0:34.5

And we framed it with four different ideas. And we'll see where we go with it, calm mornings. Yep. And we framed it with four different ideas.

0:37.7

And we'll see where we go with it, calm mornings.

0:41.4

And it stems from, Kathy and I went out for coffee on Saturday.

0:46.6

And we just started having, you know, one of our conversations about what does it mean to be a parent that, you know, have the type of family we want.

0:55.8

We just kind of started rolling.

0:57.0

Part of me wishes that we would have microphones in front of us on Saturday morning

1:00.3

and record that instead of having to come back here and, you know,

1:05.9

re-ignite the conversation that we had.

1:08.4

Yeah, sometimes you can like get and flow with your partner or a friend or even with

1:12.1

your kid and you're like, oh my God.

1:14.0

And I call that like a synergy, like a, you know, a synchronicity where everything is like

1:19.4

lining up and all these thoughts.

1:21.7

You're in a creative mindset.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Todd and Cathy Adams, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Todd and Cathy Adams and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.