11: #Parentfails

In Episode 11 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im share their Top 5 parenting fails and discuss what lessons they have learned.

Our favorite #Parentfails shared by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show
Daniel and Christina’s Top 5 parenting fails
What lessons we have learned from our mistakes
How to deal with a family pet’s death
Why you should butter the back of your Pop-tart
Kids are resilient
The importance of allowing our children to make mistakes
The importance of asking ourselves, “Why are we doing the things that we are doing?”
How we can affirm our children amidst their insecurities
Why it is important to share our own stories with our children

Jimmy Fallon’s #parentfail show clip
Pop-tarts
Gluten-free Pop-tarts
“The Different Types of Moms you Meet” video – if you need a good laugh
The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey – a book about how the best parents learn to let go so their children can succeed

“Share your failures with others.”
“I can feed my kids Pop-tarts.”
“Let’s be the non-judgmental parents.”
“What have we done to each other, that we would feel the need to apologize for feeding our kids?!”
“When you’re going down, you’re going down.”
“Don’t internalize your children’s failures.”
The last thing you want is for your child to be afraid of failure.”
“We parent the way we’ve been parented unless we consciously do so otherwise.”
“They aren’t asking about crooked teeth…they are asking for affirmation.”
“A good place to start is to ask questions.”
“Share your stories.”