Sonia Choquette: The Parenting Skill That Helps Children Trust Themselves

About this episode

Zoe Blaskey and Sonia Choquette discuss the importance of helping children trust their intuition and the skills necessary for emotional validation.

What if one of the greatest gifts we could give our children isn't confidence, resilience or achievement, but the ability to trust themselves? In this powerful Motherkind Moment, Zoe is joined by intuition expert and spiritual teacher Sonia Choquette to explore why so many of us lose trust in our inner knowing, and how we can help our children stay connected to theirs. Sonia explains why intuition isn't a gift reserved for a lucky few; it's a natural human ability that children are born with. Together, she and Zoe explore how fear, overthinking and the pressures of modern life can disconnect us from our instincts, and why learning to trust ourselves may be one of the most important skills we can develop. Sonia shares a simple exercise for reconnecting with your intuition, explains why validating your child's feelings matters more than having the "right" answer, and reveals the parenting approach she believes helps children build lifelong self-trust. If you've ever second-guessed yourself, struggled to trust your instincts or wondered how to raise children who feel confident in who they are, this episode is for you. 💡 In this episode, you'll learn: Why intuition is a skill, not a…

People in this episode

Host: Zoe Blaskey

Guest: Sonia Choquette

Topics covered

• intuition
• parenting
• self-trust
• emotional validation
• child development

Keywords

• intuition
• parenting skills
• self-trust
• emotional validation
• child confidence

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