What If? Podcast #331
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2016
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
What if we questioned how we looked at things, said things, believed things? Cathy and Todd discuss Heidi Stevens article from the Chicago Tribune about how using “what if” in front of our kids statements can change our reaction, and another Tribune article about why there’s a difference between empathetic belief and empathetic action. They also discuss the Emmy Awards, including Sarah Paulson’s apology to Marsha Clark, and why it’s OK that Eddie Murphy doesn’t want to do stand up anymore. They answer a listener’s question about how to take care of one child’s emotional needs when the other kids are also having emotional breakdowns.
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| 0:00.0 | Do do do do do do. |
| 0:05.8 | There we go. |
| 0:06.3 | My name's Todd. |
| 0:07.5 | And this is Kathy. |
| 0:08.6 | Welcome back to yet another episode of Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:11.1 | This is episode number 331. |
| 0:13.8 | Correct. |
| 0:14.5 | Can you tell I have granola in my mouth? |
| 0:16.2 | Yes. |
| 0:16.6 | Todd needs to chew. |
| 0:18.2 | Sorry about that. |
| 0:19.7 | Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio? |
| 0:21.0 | Because you'll feel outstanding. |
| 0:23.1 | And for goodness sakes, who doesn't want to feel outstanding? |
| 0:25.7 | Even people who are doing bad things probably want to feel outstanding. |
| 0:29.8 | People who don't want to feel outstanding still want to feel outstanding. |
| 0:32.4 | Yeah, even those people. |
| 0:33.6 | Well, because usually when you don't want to feel outstanding, |
| 0:35.6 | it's when you don't want anyone to cheer you up and you just want the misery loves company situation. |
| 0:39.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:40.2 | But the truth is, underneath all that misery, there's a desire. |
| 0:45.5 | Always remember our motto, the best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding. |
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