3093: Confessions of a Parent (From the Dinner Table) by Dr. Kelly Flanagan on Positive Parenting

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3093: Dr. Kelly Flanagan shares a funny and honest confession about family dinners with three kids. He reveals how the nightly circus at the table became a lesson in letting go of what he wants, accepting his kids as they are, and finding the quiet mind and settled heart that make for healthy relationships at home. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drkellyflanagan.com/confessions-of-a-parent-from-the-dinner-table/ Quotes to ponder: "Eckhart Tolle says stress is what happens when we want to be in a different moment, a different place, or a different circumstance." "I could achieve the order I want with an iron fist or a screaming voice, but at what cost?" "And the sweet irony is this: the quiet mind and the settled heart are what we wanted all along." Optimal Relationships Daily is a daily relationship advice podcast where we narrate the best articles on healthy relationships, dating, marriage, and family, read to you by a professional narrator so you can strengthen your closest connections a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices