About this episode

This episode discusses a practical approach for parents to set boundaries and teach responsibility without resorting to punishment or permissiveness.

Many parents today feel stuck between two extremes: Punishment and power struggles,OR permissiveness and inconsistency. But what if there’s another way? In this episode, Kyle and Sara Wester from Art of Raising Humans walk parents through their GUIDE framework, a practical, relationship-based approach that helps parents hold boundaries, teach responsibility, and build emotional regulation without relying on fear, shame, or punishment. This conversation is filled with: real...

People in this episode

Guests: Kyle Wester, Sara Wester

Topics covered

• parenting
• boundaries
• emotional regulation
• punishment
• permissiveness
• relationship-based approach

Keywords

• punishment
• parenting
• emotional regulation
• boundaries
• fear
• shame
• responsibility

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Organizations: Art of Raising Humans

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