{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d530a86a0585b87563adda5/5dacc6161be9596c14187a92?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Mother’s Heart : Dorothy Dersch, mom of 9. Trial, Triumph, and lessons along the way. Part 2","description":"<p>How do you react when your children make mistakes? And what are your parenting strategies and your end goal?</p><p><br></p><p>I believe every mom has experienced her child crying in a grocery store or refusing to eat their food, and we all have our methods to deal with these situations, but do we always find the best solutions to these problems?</p><p><br></p><p>In the previous episode, Dorothy shared with us her story of how she became a mom to all her wonderful children, and <strong>in today’s episode, </strong>we discuss some of the methods that have proven efficient in raising independent, respectful and self-empowering children.</p><p><br></p><p>Dorothy Dersch is a mom of eight that has had more face to face time with intentional parenting than many people. She says that if you count each child as a unique relationship, she has accumulated a total of 196 parenting years. Her eight children have five different fathers, yet, she’s been married to her first and only husband for 34 years. Dorothy worked as a Registered Nurse for a decade before staying at home and managing their crew.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Questions I ask:</strong></p><ul><li>Are there some things that you guys have done as a family to really cultivate the relationship that your kids have with each other? (01:58)</li><li>Has there been a struggle for you to sit back and let your children make mistakes? (11:05)</li><li>What are some questions that you ask your teenagers when you know they’ve made a bad choice? (17:03)</li><li>If there is one message that you would like to share with mothers, what would it be? (23:02)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, you will learn:</strong></p><ul><li>What Dorothy did to get her kids to eat their food, and the meaning of a “Thank You” portion. (03:28)</li><li>How Dorothy found a way to keep her calm, whenever her kids started crying or disagreeing with her. (07:06)</li><li>Dorothy’s end goal, when she decides how to raise her children. (07:53)</li><li>Dorothy’s advice on when to give your kid access to a phone or other devices. (19:07)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Join our community:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/371762880179971/?ref=br_rs\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Grou</a>p</li></ul>","author_name":"Marianne Anderson"}