What if the biggest mistake we’re making as parents is thinking it’s our job to shape our children?

This week, Rachel Childs and Kate Mangino sit down with parenting expert Anita Cleare to challenge everything we think we know about “good parenting.”

From the myth of perfect outcomes to the reality of relationship-building, Anita reframes parenting as something far less controllable and far more human.

Together, we explore:

• Why parenting isn’t something you do to your child, but a relationship you build with them

• How modern “performance parenting” is setting us up to feel like failures

• The hidden cost of doing too much (for our kids and ourselves)

• Why conflict between parents is inevitable (and even valuable)

• The uncomfortable truth about letting go, stepping back, and allowing failure

• How to stay connected to teenagers when they’re pulling away

This episode will challenge your assumptions, ease your guilt, and invite you into a more realistic and joyful way of parenting.

Meet our guest, Anita Cleare, here.

The Work/Parent Switch (UK)

(The Working Parent’s Survival Guide in the USA)

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Find out more about your hosts Kate Mangino and Rachel Childs.