Episode 264: David Thomas & Sissy Goff

 

I am so happy to welcome David Thomas and Sissy Goff back to the show. This felt like a reunion since we haven’t been able to sit down together like this since 2019. They are no stranger to the show. They have been on a few past episodes of Surviving Sarah. But in case you are new here, David and Sissy are counselors at Daystar in Nashville, TN. They have written some my favorite books on parenting and I had the privilege of hosting the first two seasons of their podcast, Raising Boys and Girls.

Today’s conversation feels like a nod to our days on their podcast. We dive into a topic and tension that we feel in parenting and then they walk us through it with some really practical advice. Today, we talk about power struggles. They break down by developmental stage for girls and boys—what it looks like, why its happening and what to do about it. And lastly, how to disengage when the power struggle happens.

 
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Links mentioned:

  • Surviving Sarah episodes with David and Sissy

  • Raising Boys & Girls podcast

  • Brave book

  • Are My Kids On Track book

  • Early Childhood Magic

  • Love and Logic

Survival Kit:

  • Sissy: her nephew, henry

  • David: his sons

Takeaways:

  • Kids don’t push back against parents that they don’t feel safe with. The harder they push the safer they feel.

  • “You don’t know how hard it is to be an adolescent girl right now.”

  • Boys needs a healthy sense of purpose and power.

  • Girls needs identity and connection.

  • Are you hearing them enough?

  • Are you saying no too often?

  • Can you give them some healthy control?

  • How can you help your girls have a sense of identity and connection?

Discussion Questions:

  • What does power struggles look like with your kids?

  • What is the hardest part of that for you?

  • What did David or Sissy say that hit home with you?

  • What is one thing you can do today based on our conversation?

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