The Podcast: Raising Parents – Episode 2

Episode Title: Raising Parents – Episode 2 (Nicole Reist)
Release Date: July 28, 2024
Duration: 25 minutes

This podcast, called “Raising Parents”, explores the idea that as kids learn, parents learn – in essence, that kids raise their parents too.

My second guest is Nicole Reist, a fellow partner-in-crime along this parenting journey. Attached below are some of the topics we covered during our conversation.

Parenting Style and Memories of Raising Children

• Nicole describes her parenting style as “both structured and flexible” depending on the circumstance, “playful” and “permissive”
• Nicole shares happy memories of raising her children, and in particular, a family trip to BC where they spent quality time together
• She also reflects on a difficult experience when one of her sons had to temporarily leave the home

Family Traditions and Self-Reflection

• Nicole shares a cherished Christmas Eve tradition, the ringing of “The Santa Bell”, which she carried forward from her own childhood
• She also reflects on the conscious decision not to use guilt as a parenting tactic the way her own parents did

Foster Parenting and Parenting of Adult Children

• Nicole shares the family’s decision to foster international students (12 in total over the years), and what that experience brought to her and her family
• She also shares how her relationship with her own children has changed, now that they are young adults, and how she regularly connects with them for advice

Advice for Other Parents

• Love your children unconditionally and let them be who they are
• Let your children make their own mistakes, so that they can learn from them
• Encourage your children to spread their wings, take chances, and explore the world around them
• Always be there for them to come back to

A full transcript of the podcast episode can be found here:

Credits:
Featured image – Kay Parent
Intro/outro music – PodBean
Transcript – Otter.ai

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