Win Win Parenting: Building Resilient Kids and Family-Friendly Workplaces with Dr. Rosina McAlpine,

About this episode

Russell Thackeray interviews Dr. Rosina McAlpine about parenting, resilience, and creating family-friendly workplaces.

In this Resilience Unravelled episode, Russell Thackeray interviews Australia-based Dr. Rosina McAlpine, a PhD educator and former academic, about supporting working parents and raising resilient children. MacAlpine describes her shift from business-school research to parenting after facing conflicting newborn advice, leading her to write Inspired Children and develop Win Win Parenting. She contrasts parenting styles—authoritarian, authoritative (best outcomes), laissez-faire, and neglectful—emphasising that authoritative parenting teaches values, empathy, and resilience. She outlines her practical “SEE” framework: Stop (self-regulate), Empathise (connect), Educate (teach life skills). The conversation links parenting and leadership, discusses workplace equity versus resentment, gender inequality and lack of support after parental leave, and Australia’s new minimum age for social media to reduce harms like bullying, anxiety, and body-image issues. MacAlpine’s website offers resources and programs for leaders to build family-friendly cultures. 00:00 Welcome And Introductions 00:49 Reina Mission And Background 02:47 Doctorate And Pivot To Parenting 03:12 Parenting Styles Explained…

People in this episode

Host: Russell Thackeray

Guest: Dr. Rosina McAlpine

Topics covered

• parenting
• resilience
• workplace culture
• mental health
• family dynamics

Keywords

• resilient children
• parenting styles
• workplace equity
• SEE framework
• family-friendly culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Inspired Children

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