Sara Chatwin: It's okay to interfere with your child's friendships
About this episode
Sara Chatwin discusses how parents can navigate their children's friendships and relationships with respectful authority.
What happens if my child starts befriending or dating someone I'm really not a fan of. How do I protect them from getting played or getting into a toxic relationship? When should we interfere with our children's personal lives? When and how do we put our foot-down and say "no, you can't hang out with this person" How do we do that with respectful authority, that strikes a balance between making sure you're not ruling with an iron fist, and that our kids understand where we're coming from? Mindworks' Registered Psychologist Sara Chatwin joins Tim Beveridge to unpack what can be done. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Tim Beveridge
Guest: Sara Chatwin
Topics covered
- child friendships
- toxic relationships
- parenting authority
- interference in relationships
- psychology of parenting
Keywords
- child friendships
- toxic relationships
- parenting
- interference
- psychology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mindworks, Newstalk ZB
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