How to be a happier parent with KJ Dell鈥橝ntonia
Air Dates: January 13-19, 2020
There are some people who believe that they are prepared to critique teachers鈥 performances because they went to elementary school themselves. The confidence of what seemed to work for us as individuals fuels a lot of stress for teachers. The same can be said about parenting. Nothing saps the confidence of the uninitiated quite like the reality of actually becoming a parent. KJ Dell鈥 Antonia however, tells parents to cut themselves some slack.
Dell鈥橝ntonia is a former New York Times reporter, editor and lead blogger of The Times鈥 鈥淭he Motherlode Blog,鈥 and current Times contributor. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, 鈥淗ow to be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute鈥 and the forthcoming novel 鈥淭he Chicken Sisters.鈥 Before The Times, she was a Slate XX Factor blogger and a contributor to Slate, where she covered parenting and a broad range of subjects, from legal issues to pop culture. Dell鈥橝ntonia is a graduate of Kansas State University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in business and physical anthropology, and the University of Chicago Law School. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and four children.
This week on 鈥淪tory in the public Square,鈥 Dell鈥橝ntonia says 鈥渢he secret to being a happier parent is not to always put your kids first.鈥 鈥淜ids who believe that they come first are actually pretty stressed out kids鈥 because they believe their parents鈥 happiness depends on them. She also encourages parents to embrace their adult lives even after having kids, promoting balance within the family.
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