Shrink Space

Dave and Rob have a wonderful chemistry as co-hosts. Their deep discussions are both insightful and entertaining! I look forward to each episode drop.

It was an interesting discussion and I appreciate your openness that you may not be doing things right. Fighting entitlement is hard because you want to give your kids the things you didn’t have and don’t want them to feel the way you did (like the poor kid in class etc), but you also want them to have a good work ethic and appreciate what they have. My children are 22, 20, 16, & 12. So buckle your seatbelts in only gets bumpier lol One thing I think you left out is that parents are always Modeling behaviors both positive and negative for their children. I think you can teach your children empathy and sympathy by how you treat others, encouraging them to jump in and help others when they see someone struggling etc. Also I used to yell, but worked hard to stop because I noticed that they too began to yell at each other and back at me and that’s not how I want them to communicate with others. Though my husband continues to struggle not to yell…it can be a difficult habit to break. The other thing you didn’t really expand on is how your parents parented/disciplined you in turn shapes how you parent. I wanted to do things very different especially in the discipline area, because I didn’t like how I was treated. But it’s hard to find a balance so you don’t go too far the other extreme.

This podcast is a fantastic deep dive into psychology. The topics are always interesting, and the hosts explain everything clearly. I learn something new with every episode. Highly recommend!

I appreciate the honest sharing and fun banter between the two. The topics are interesting and informative.