#072 How to forgive yourself when you mess up in parenting

Today I am talking about self-forgiveness in parenting and why it is so very, very important as we all strive to be more gentle parents. In fact, I will go as far to say that it is difficult to be a gentle parent without extending that same empathy towards yourself.

Empathy is at the very heart of gentle parenting but it is often considered something we offer mainly to our children. But it is hard to offer something we aren’t receiving ourselves. If we want our children to be empathetic towards themselves and those around them, then (as with all things parenting) we need to model that same kind of empathy towards ourselves.

In this episode I talk about why self-love is so important and I describe a beautiful practice that you can start using straight away to bring more compassion into your life. So you can become your own best friend instead of allowing that critical voice to be your worst enemy. 

Timestamps:

[00:02:02] Default parenting and autopilot.

[00:03:36] Forgiving ourselves in parenting.

[00:08:05] Feeling bad after losing temper.

[00:11:43] Love and empathy for ourselves.

[00:15:08] Forgiving ourselves is important.

[00:18:17] Feeling guilty after losing it.

[00:22:02] Big emotions and self-compassion.

[00:25:15] Practicing self-compassion in parenting. If you are ready to put these ideas into practice in your own parenting, come and work with me over in the Peaceful Parent School.  Click here to find out more and book your place.
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