The Problem With Modern Parenting Nobody Wants to Admit

What if being a “good parent” has less to do with controlling your kids—and more to do with learning how to regulate yourself? In this episode of Cake for Dinner, Keisha sits down with Hunter Clarke-Fields, bestselling author of Raising Good Humans and host of the Mindful Mama Podcast, for an honest conversation about what modern parenting is getting right—and where we may have swung too far. Hunter opens up about discovering her own temper after becoming a mom, struggling with yelling and reactivity, and realizing that knowing the “right” parenting technique means very little when your own nervous system is overwhelmed. They unpack the pressure parents feel to get every interaction right, why moms are taught to sacrifice themselves for everyone else, and why Hunter believes the cultural obsession with the “selfless mother” can ultimately become harmful. They also tackle one of the biggest conversations in parenting today: Have we taken gentle parenting too far? Hunter explains why setting boundaries is not harmful, why it’s completely okay for your child to be angry with you, and why parents shouldn't be afraid to change their minds or say no. The conversation also gets into smartphones and screen time, overscheduled children, achievement culture, parenting through generational trauma, mom guilt, parental anger, and why an entire generation of kids has essentially grown up inside a massive experiment with smartphones. Hunter also shares a powerful three-step practice for repairing a damaged relationship with your child—even if the mistake happened years ago. Because there is no such thing as a perfect parent. You can apologize. You can reconnect. And you can always begin again. If you're exhausted from trying to do everything right, questioning your parenting decisions, or simply trying to raise good humans without losing yourself in the process, this conversation is for you.   Learn more about Keesha: https://keeshascott.com/ Book Pre Order CAKE FOR DINNER: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0H5CW77FP?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B0H5CW77FP&linkCode=xm2&tag=simonsayscom&dplnkId=ca66e48c-1d99-4095-a35e-8d40794ffd1d&nodl=1 Follow Hunter Clarke-Fields : https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmamamentor