Reflective Parenting Podcast
What if one book could help you see yourself more clearly as a parent?
As parents, we're constantly learning. We listen to podcasts, read books, and consume endless advice online, but real growth happens when we pause long enough to reflect on what we're learning and what it means for our own lives.
Welcome to The Reflective Parenting Podcast, a parenting book club led by neuroscientist, international speaker, mom of three, and founder of Curious Neuron, Dr. Cindy Hovington.
Each month, we'll explore a new book together and reflect on the ideas that can help us better understand ourselves, our emotions, our relationships, and our parenting. Every week, I'll share reflections, insights from neuroscience, and practical takeaways to help you become more self-aware, manage stress more effectively, navigate conflict with greater confidence, and show up as the parent you want to be.
This isn't a book summary podcast. It's an invitation to slow down as parents, think more deeply, and grow alongside your children.
Because becoming a better parent isn't about consuming more information; it's about reflecting on it with me by your side.
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Reflective Parenting Podcast
Melinda Wenner Moyer: Raising kind humans
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In today’s episode, we are joined by Melinda Wenner Moyer, award-winning science journalist and author of How to raise kids who aren’t assholes.
Here’s what we talked about:
5:19 - What inspired the book
9:31 - Why is your main message “communication is key?”
12:32 - How can we raise a kind human?
15:48 - How can we foster our child’s emotions if we weren’t raised that way?
21:25 - Should all kids be bullied to become resilient?
27:16 - What are parenting styles and are they really important?
31:36 - What is discipline really?
34:14 - How do you teach your kids compassion and empathy: connecting the dots
38:40 - If I get called into the principal’s office because my child is a bully, what can I do ?
44:18 - How could you talk to your child about racism
46:05 - Melinda’s takeaways
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https://youtu.be/YcQMK99i5CQ
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She releases 2 newsletters a week on Substack.
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