TPP 020a: Casey O'Roarty on Positive Discipline and Neurodivergent Children
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey there, it's Debbie and welcome to Playback Friday. I'm going back into the archives and re-releasing some of my favorite conversations from years ago every Friday. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one yet. And even if you are, you just may get something completely different from listening to it this time around. Here you go and enjoy the show. What's the biggest myth out there about positive discipline and how would you bust that?
Well, the biggest thing that I hear is that it's permissive. If I could go through all the literature and change the word positive to the word connected, I would because I've worked with both parents and teachers who have said, I just don't know how to handle this situation positively. And that's why it's like, well, you know, that's not really what it's about. It's about maintaining connection with our kids while also, you know, it's kind and firm, right? So it's kindness and firmness at the same time.
Welcome to the Tilt Parenting Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Reber, and today we're going to take a deep dive into the world of positive discipline. Thank you so much for having me. As I share in the episode, positive discipline as an approach has profoundly impacted my own parenting style and as a result has had a tremendous impact on Asher as well. So if you're not familiar with what exactly positive discipline is and how to use it in your family, you're really going to enjoy this episode. Thanks for listening to the Tilt Parenting Podcast. To learn more about Tilt, visit www.tiltparenting.com.
Hey, everyone, Debbie Reber here with the Tilt Parenting Podcast, and I'm really excited to be talking with Casey O'Rourke of Joyful Courage. Hey, Casey. Hi. Positive discipline is one of my most favorite subjects, and that's what we're going to be spending a lot of time today talking about. Before we go into that, though, could you just tell us a little bit about, you know, who you are as a woman and as a mother? And then also tell us a little bit about Joyful Courage, which is your brand.
What is the biggest myth about positive discipline and how is it busted?
Yes, I would love to share. My name is Casey. I live in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. I have two kids, a 13-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. Prior to having children, I spent time as a school teacher in a really small school in the Cascade Mountains. And I'm the oldest of five kids of a blended family. So I pretty much, I feel like I know everything. Yeah. And... And everybody should just listen to me. Yeah. And so with that background, having going into having kids, I really felt like it was in the bag. You know, it would be piece of cake. I have, you know, background in child development and I know how to work with kids. How hard could it be? And then, of course, like we all do, we have the experience of actually having our own children and realizing we don't know anything anymore.
other than the models that we had. And yes, I mean, knowing in our head is different than knowing in our heart. And, you know, child number one came and in my mind was pretty easy as long as she had full access to the boob and was in the sling. She was a happy girl. And then I had child number two. And that's really when I realized there was so much more to learn about parenting, not because he was was, you know, difficult or challenging. But because the dynamic shifted with two, I really went into mama bear mode, which I had read about the idea that you kind of push your older child away because you've got this baby to keep alive. And when I had read about it, I thought, oh, that won't be Because I'm
so
connected to my daughter and, you know, I just couldn't imagine. And it came on really strong. And some of the patterns that had been modeled for me really surfaced at that point. And I realized, wow, I don't have all the tools that I need. And at the time, I was also teaching a different parenting program.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:38
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What is the biggest myth about positive discipline and how is it busted?
2:38–12:57
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How does Casey’s background shape her approach to positive discipline?
12:57–35:48
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Why is connection and belonging essential in positive discipline?
35:48–46:53
Speakers
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