Sigh, See, Start with Alison Escalante
Jethro Jones hosts today's episode as he speaks with Dr. Alison Escalante about her book Sigh, See, Start: How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs in a World That Won’t Stop Pushing.
- ShouldStorm - Culture of perfectionism and criticism
- We as parents want to do what is best for our kids, but we are bombarded by everyone telling us what we should and should not do.
- Finding the “right” answer.
- Defining “expert”
- How the ShouldStorm impacts our kids
- We like to blame social media, but it really comes from what we talk about in our communities.
- What matters is not the college but the student.
- If you play someone else’s game, you will always lose, if you’re playing your own game, you can’t lose.
- Sigh, See, Start: transitions you from the anxiety of the ShouldStorm, to connection with your kids.
- The sigh is a built-in mechanism in our bodies, breathe out long and slow - sends a message to our body that we are OK.
- Vagus nerve turns on prefrontal cortex.
- See - moment of mindfulness - see your child. Noticing, not doing.
- Start - run an experiment about how to help the situation.
- Built on a faith that is scientifically grounded, you (and your kids) are more capable than you think (and than the world will tell you are).
- Emphasizing repair
Find the book Sigh, See, Start on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WN7mud
About today's guest
Alison Escalante, M.D., is a pediatrician, speaker, and author of Sigh, See, Start: How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs in a World That Won’t Stop Pushing. In a perfectionistic parenting culture that tells you that you are never enough no matter how much you do for your kids, this unique approach empowers you with a simple parenting technique to gain confidence, remain grounded, and connect positively with your children.
About today's host
Jethro Jones, 2017 Digital Principal of the Year, is a former principal and host of Transformative Principal, Cybertraps, Resilient Schools, and My Bonus Money podcasts. He is also the author of the books How to be a Transformative Principal and SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves! Jethro currently consults schools and districts on redesign efforts that don't seem like another program. Jethro has worked as a principal at all K-12 levels, including a prison school, a district coach, distance learning team lead, and English teacher, and currently works as a consultant to edtech organizations.
Alison Escalante, M.D., is a pediatrician, speaker, and author of Sigh, See, Start: How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs in a World That Won’t Stop Pushing. In a perfectionistic parenting culture that tells you that you are never enough no matter how much you do for your kids, this unique approach empowers you with a simple parenting technique to gain confidence, remain grounded, and connect positively with your children.
About today's host
Jethro Jones, 2017 Digital Principal of the Year, is a former principal and host of Transformative Principal, Cybertraps, Resilient Schools, and My Bonus Money podcasts. He is also the author of the books How to be a Transformative Principal and SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves! Jethro currently consults schools and districts on redesign efforts that don't seem like another program. Jethro has worked as a principal at all K-12 levels, including a prison school, a district coach, distance learning team lead, and English teacher, and currently works as a consultant to edtech organizations.
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