Hi there's episode 170 and today we're talking about less is more parenting

You are listening to the simple families podcast a Q&A styles show that brings you solutions for living well with family.

Here's your host, Deney Barajona.

Hello, it's Deney, thank you so much for tuning in.

This is episode number 170 and today we're talking about a

less is more approach to parenting. In our family and on simple families I talk a lot about responsive parenting.

I don't know who you call it that but responsive parenting is more or less being

in tuned with our kids emotional and physical and social needs.

And in many ways that's what quote unquote good parents do.

They know their kids, they know what their kids need,

they're in tune with them. But today we're talking about

taking responsive parenting a little bit too far and I know that this has

happened to me before. I had a big wake-up call about this in early motherhood

and I'll share a little bit more about my story. But before we get into that, here's a quick word from today's sponsor. Today's sponsor is Prepish and if you've been listening to the podcast, you'll know that Prepish has been sponsoring

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