dimensions of parenting
Sara Vatore
For many of us, when we become mothers, we are confronted with a barrage of parenting advice, expectations, and judgments. The choices we make about our children's education, their upbringing, and how we deal with our personal emotional triggers can become subjects for scrutiny.
In this episode of Multidimensional Transmissions, I brought my dear friend Andrea Bordenca back onto the show to discuss the many dimensions of parenting. We are pulling back the curtain on the realities of parenting, whether it's managing external societal expectations or our internal wants and priorities or fostering open dialogues with our children.
Navigating the waves of parenthood, Andrea and I break down practical ways for helping children express their emotions, build resilience, and foster trust. We discuss the importance of supporting our children's emotional development, and how to create an environment that allows them to express their feelings without judgment.
Andrea Bordenca resides in Ludlow, Massachusetts with her husband Christopher Bordenca and three sons. Andrea owns a suite of businesses. Each business shares a common thread among all these businesses: culture and belonging.
Andrea spends most of her time coaching & consulting leaders & their teams. She is a white cisgender woman who is passionate about working with women & non-binary leaders of all races, and abilities to create effective boundaries where discerning self-care & care for others becomes transparent & uncomplicated. When individuals have the capacity to fully express themselves & be present with others’ voices, we can then celebrate that we are each dimensionally different & dynamic, this is when innovation happens.
Andrea works with several collaborators supporting leaders and their teams to design, strategize, & grow together. She’s a recovering “solo performer” & has learned & experienced that it does not need to be “lonely at the top”.
Andrea works primarily with: School Districts & Medium to Large For Profit Organizations.
In today’s episode we explore:
The threads of Andrea’s parenting journey
The judgment that parents can face from others
The educational choices we make as parents, including Sara’s decision to unschool/homeschool with her youngest
The power of having honest conversations with our kids and getting feedback on our blind spots
Creating safe spaces for kids to express themselves
How we can understand and address our triggers as parents
Helping our children navigate their emotions
Embracing our children as individuals, not as extensions of ourselves
I hope you enjoyed this honest conversation on the many facets of parenting with Andrea. If you are interested in learning more about how you can work with her, you can check out leadyourselfyouth.org and Venture Way Collaborative to see what they offer!
Thanks again for creating the space to listen to this episode of Multidimensional Transmissions. If there was something here for you that really resonated, please share this episode with the people in your world and leave a rating and review.
Links:
Learn more about working with Andrea
Explore Venture Way Collaborative
Listen to the last episode with Andrea
Learn more about how you can work with Sara
Quotes:
“We’re learning as parents too. We’re not perfect.”