Parenting in Recovery
Learning to Navigate the Challenges
The Science of Parenting
Despite our best intentions as parents, everything won’t always go perfectly. Whether you are dealing with barriers to parenting the way you want or facing challenges with your family’s health and safety, we need strategies for parenting through tough times. For this reason, Recovery Iowa partnered with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach's The Science of Parenting podcast to bring you a full season to help you navigate parenting, wherever you may be in your life. This season will explore the research and reality around building resilient families and handling difficult situations with your child’s best interests in mind.
I want to do better for my kids than I had growing up. That requires a lot of learning and unlearning on my part."
Episode 1: Raising Resilience
When life is hard, how can our family cope? What do we prioritize when we have to make tough choices? Listen to our season opener to learn what parents can offer our kids to help turn their adversity into resilience!
Episode 2: Good Enough Parenting
When facing competing demands and difficult situations, sometimes we have to settle for “good enough parenting”. What does it mean to lower the bar, and how do we still meet the needs of our kids when we can’t give 100%? Tune in to today’s episode to find out.
Episode 3: Parenting Amid Threats to Safety
Ideally, every family and child would have a safe and consistent home environment. When that’s not the case, parents are often forced to make hard decisions for the wellbeing of their children. Listen to today’s episode where we discuss approaches for protecting kids and a framework that provides hope!
Episode 4: Custody, Kinship Care, Coparenting
When we share the responsibilities of caring for children with other adults, it comes with opportunities and challenges. Listen in for strategies for resolving conflicts and working together to create a nurturing environment for the kids!
Episode 5: Repairing & Rebuilding Relationships with Children
Even with our best efforts, we will still sometimes do something that was hurtful to our child. In this season’s finale, our hosts share personal experiences and discuss research on the components of an apology and discuss a specific strategy for repairing parent-child relationships!
Learn More about The Science of Parenting Podcast
The Science of Parenting podcast has worked hard to create eleven podcast seasons. Each season shares research-based information with parents to help them make informed decisions about their own families. To find more parenting resources or podcast episodes, click the link below!
