Raising Rebels: Moving Beyond the Goal of Obedience

Raising Rebels: Moving Beyond the Goal of Obedience

Saturday, December 10, 10 – 11:30am

We don’t need more obedient adults. We don’t need another generation of people who were taught to color inside the lines and think inside the box.

So why is so much of the child rearing and discipline advice being given to parents (often uninvited) still geared to teach children to be compliant and obedient? Much of that advice comes from a place of mistrust in the inherent goodness of humanity, and flat-out fear. And it serves to preserve the power dynamics that are serving our species and our planet so poorly. Let’s teach our kids to think for themselves, question authority, and imagine a way to live in the world that is not only more sustainable, but also more equitable, just and peaceful. Sometimes we just want our kids to do what we say, because we are overwhelmed, but if we change the way we look at them and learn some new skills, we can raise the kind of rebels who will change the world – and – who we will enjoy living with!

Join Tina McRorie, Ma for this 90 minute workshop and learn strategies for raising healthy, resilient humans with the authenticity, agency, compassion and courage that the future stewards of our planet need to have.

Photo credit: Kiana Bosman