Ep 82: Raising Kids to Be “Good” VS. Raising Kids to “Make Good Trouble”
For us to get to a future where our children can be all of who they are without policing, punishment, and surveillance, let’s raise our kids to make good trouble, let’s raise change agents, and let’s raise hell together.
Episode Summary
And I want to make this episode so you and I can have a real talk about how we can make social justice in parenting a practice that is strategic, satiating, and sustaining. So that you don’t have to feel empty or performative. So that we can keep abolishing policing in our heads, in our homes, and in our neighborhoods together, one interaction at a time. That’s why in this episode, you and I are going to discuss the limitation of this idea of raising kids to be good and explore an alternative which is raising kids to “make good trouble” per John Lewis.
Episode Outline
Why our efforts in practicing social justice in everyday caregiving can feel hollow, performative, and not enough.
What it means to raise kids to be good and why it’s not the same as giving our children a better life.
How to shift from social justice parenting that’s reactive to responsive.
Our vision: practicing liberation with our children now so they won’t have to attend DEI webinars in the future.
Gratitude
Resources Mentioned:
Ep 72: Why I’m Done With “How To Talk To Kids About …” Scripts
Ep 73: Preparing Our Kids to Meet this Moment
Ep 74: Preparing Our Kids to “Sit With Discomfort”
Ep 75: Our Family Went to the Rally. Now What?
Ep 77: Practicing “May Day” as a Family in Everyday Parenting
Ep 78: Why Rest (When the World’s On Fire) Feels Restless
Ep 79: Power Struggles? Fight For What’s Right, Not Who’s Right
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