Ep 76: Raising Change Agents with Iris Chen @Untigering

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Episode Summary

In this episode, Iris Chen and I invite you to explore what it means to make parenting political, especially when we want to protect our children from the world; what it means to be a change agent; how to practice liberation in hard moments like screentime; and so much more.

Full episode transcript here.

Episode Outline

  • What it means to make parenting political

  • The Motivation Behind 'Raising Change Agents'

  • The Social Justice Parenting Playbook

  • Overlearning and Unlearning Parenting Strategies

  • The Balance of Protection and Preparation in Parenting

  • What Change Agents Mean

  • The Hard/Heart Work of Intentional Parenting

Resources Mentioned:

Untigering

Special Invitation:

Please order “Raising Change Agents: Practicing Social Justice in Everyday Parenting”

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