Hosted by Rythea Lee and Cara Tedstone · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 44 episodes
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Non-coercive, conscious parenting is a radical departure from mainstream, traditional parenting practices. The essence of the mindset involves collaboration and mutuality with our children. Through in-depth discussion and disclosure, therapists and parents Rythea and Cara explore the personal and societal challenges of choosing this uncommon parenting philosophy. The intention behind this podcast is to empower parents with education and tools to help them dismantle the patterns that cause power struggles, disconnection, and stress within our family systems. This podcast is fun, punchy, vulnerable, and exploratory. Let's dive in and grow together!
Rythea Lee and Cara Tedstone hosts Your Kids Don’t Suck: Cultivating Closeness with your Kids through Non-Coercive, Conscious Parenting, a kids show with 44 episodes published.
S3EP23 — Content Advisory: This episode discusses healing from childhood sexual abuse. While co-host Cara is on maternity leave, Rythea welcomes in Season 4 with a solo episode. Rythea weaves in and out of her horrific u
S3EP22 — We are joined by Amy Niemczyk, a parent (just like you!) whose family dynamic has drastically shifted since adopting the non-coercive, collaborative parenting philosophy. This is an excellent episode for parents
S3EP21 — How do attachment wounds impact our ability to see our children as separate from us, and even from our own parents? We discuss the incredible, unconscious urge to replay our attachment pains onto our children, a
S1 EP7 re-release — We dive into a Q&A format addressing two thought-provoking questions from our listeners. Question one comes from a non-parent who comes to terms with the ways in which their own parents hurt them. Man
S2 EP1 re-release: Let's talk coparenting relationships and collaborative parenting! Joined by Rythea's partner Will and Cara's husband Sanjay, the conversation unfolds into a heartfelt exploration of parenting dynamics
S3EP18 — Many parents who reject authoritarian parenting don’t have a clear model to follow. It can feel isolating, overwhelming, and exhausting—especially in a society that prioritizes punishment, control, and individua
S3EP17 — Disclaimer: This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including abuse, sexual abuse, and childhood sexual abuse. Although there are no explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse during the episode,
S3EP16 —Cara and Rythea dig into how hypocritical they feel as parent advocates when they fall so short on their own commitment to staying loving. They have a good laugh and some deep process about how childhood wounds a
S3EP15 — How is our parenting an act of resistance or compliance to larger systems that harm? How do we know if we are unconsciously carrying out patterns of oppression in our families? What does it look like to step out
S3EP14 — We heard you and you want to know: How the hell do you collaboratively and consciously parent when you have multiple kids?! Non-coercive, conscious mom-to-five, Tanisha Henderson is here to answer this question
S3EP13 — In this powerful episode, Cara and Rythea sit down with Josh Connolly, bestselling author of It’s Them, Not You: How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your Story. Josh has become a leading voice in th
S3EP12 — A deeply honest episode where Cara and Rythea dive into the nuanced world of non-coercive parenting through the lens of Internal Family Systems, Parts Work Therapy, and Inner Bonding. They unpack what it means t
S3EP11 — We sit down with our social media manager/helper/everything-assistant, Joey D’Angelo, who shares their relationship with our work on the podcast. Joey is not a parent, but is full of childlike wonder and endless
S3EP10 — As non-coercive, collaborative parents, how do we move through self-blame and really trust our child’s process? In this episode, Cara supports Rythea to explore the trigger of being helpless over her daughter’s
S3EP9 — Amanda Diekman is the author of Low-Demand Parenting, to explore the intersection of PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance), neurodiversity, and low-demand parenting. Key Topics: What PDA is and is not – Understandi
S3EP8 — Let's get into the practical side of non-coercive, collaborative parenting (NCC) — how to guide children without control, how our triggers shape our reactions, and why guiding our kids is an essential part of the
S3EP7 — Vivek Patel is back in a paradigm-shifting episode where we explore the transformative power of parenting as a spiritual practice. Together, we dive into the profound ways parenting forces us to confront our deep
S3EP6 — Do you ever feel like your child makes you become a person you vowed you would never be? Have you noticed that you act like a version of yourself you don’t recognize in regular life? This is because we have parts
S3EP5 — Researcher and parent Ash Lowenthal is here to discuss their PhD work on trauma-informed care and non-coercive, collaborative parenting. Ash shares their passion for challenging systems that perpetuate trauma and
What can happen when two friends (who happen to be therapists) support each other to explore wounds and triggers with the intention of becoming a more loving parent? What does the process of tracking our triggers back in
Cara
head of department · FC
3 appearances on this show
Sanjay
Bracknell Partners
1 appearance on this show
Will
recreational therapist · Moot Brewing Co.
1 appearance on this show
Yolanda Williams
Parenting Decolonized
1 appearance on this show
Josh Connolly
bestselling author of It’s Them, Not You: How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your Story
1 appearance on this show
Amanda Diekman
author of Low-Demand Parenting
1 appearance on this show
Vivek Patel
MD · The Fellow on Call
1 appearance on this show
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