Brené Brown blogs about imperfect parenting after eight years of research into shame, empathy, compassion and vulnerability and their impact on relationships.
As parents we want to give our children the best, to be perfect teachers and role models for them. But as humans, we fall short. Imperfection is unavoidable, but what kind of impact does it have on our parenting? Can we embrace our imperfections as parents and still teach and model healthy living for our kids?
Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, has spent the past eight years at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work studying several of the emotional components of the relationships we form as parents and children, such as shame, empathy, compassion and vulnerability. Brené is sharing her insights from these years of study in a series of discussions online, which can be found on her blog, Ordinary Courage.
I'm going to be following along and participating in the discussion, as well as listening to the recording of Brené's lecture in which she publicly presented her research for the first time. I'm curious, and I hope to be challenged and stretched in my thinking about parenting as well.
