About this episode

Dr. Shefali discusses how parents can raise conscious daughters and sons in a rapidly changing world.

Our rapidly changing world is leaving parents needing guidance more than ever. The threats seem to be from everywhere - at school, in the neighborhood, on the internet… How can we help our children become strong and resilient adults who will have the wisdom to lead our world forward? Parents are worried about protecting their daughters from violence and ensuring they grow up feeling confident and empowered. They’re wondering how their sons will be impacted by the loudest voices on the internet teaching them what masculinity should look like through the perspective of “the Manosphere.” And what about porn? I talk to so many parents who are trying to figure out how to keep their kids from being exposed to porn and being utterly confused about what to do next, when they inevitably stumble upon it. In this conversation with parenting expert Dr. Shefali, author of the bestselling book, “The Conscious Parent,” we talk about all of this and much more. Dr. Shefali’s two newest books, Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons, help parents guide their children’s emotional and physical development toward maturation into well-adjusted adults. Dr. Shefali is a Columbia…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Reagan

Guest: Dr. Shefali

Topics covered

• parenting
• child development
• resilience
• masculinity
• conscious parenting

Keywords

• parenting
• resilience
• conscious parenting
• child development
• masculinity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University

Books & works: The Conscious Parent, Raising Conscious Daughters, Raising Conscious Sons

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