The One Parenting Skill That Changes Everything

The One Parenting Skill That Changes Everything

From Solo Parent by Solo Parent

March 23, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of repair in parenting and how it can transform relationships with children.

This week we're discussing The One Parenting Skill That Changes Everything . There are nights when you replay the whole day. The sharp word before school. The moment you lost patience and immediately wished you could take it back. As a solo parent, guilt settles in fast. It sits with you through dinner, through bedtime, through the quiet after the kids are asleep. You wonder if the damage is already done. But what if the thing you're most afraid of admitting is actually the very thing that could change everything? Robert Beeson, Founder and CEO of Solo Parent, sits down with Elizabeth Cole, single parent and co-host, and Amber Fuller, a counselor with a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy and single parent herself, to talk honestly about repair: what it is, what gets in the way, and how to actually do it. This conversation gets honest about something most solo parents feel but rarely say out loud. The guilt from past mistakes can sit for a long time when you don't know where to begin. Shame, survival mode, and never having seen repair modeled growing up all make it harder. And even when the desire is there, knowing what to actually do in the moment is its own challenge. Key…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Beeson

Guests: Elizabeth Cole, Amber Fuller

Topics covered

  • parenting
  • guilt
  • repair
  • trust
  • single parenting
  • mental health

Keywords

  • parenting skill
  • guilt
  • repair
  • trust
  • single parent
  • mental health
  • shame

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Organizations: Solo Parent

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