Ep 169: Beyond Mean Girls: Parenting and Dignity

Welcome to Episode 169 of Parenting With Impact with Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster! This week’s guest is Rosalind Wiseman, a speaker, writer, and advocate for young people across the country.

Rosalind Wiseman challenges us to understand the power of dignity to build courage, connection, and community.

She is a speaker, writer, advisor, and thought leader on leadership, culture, conflict, and young people. Currently, she serves as the senior leadership consultant at the US State Department’s Office for Overseas Schools which serves over 195 schools throughout the world and is supporting Professor David Yeager at the University of Texas on a forthcoming book on young people and motivation.

She is the author of nine books including the multiple New York Times Best Sellers: Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World—the groundbreaking book that was the basis for the movie and Broadway Musical Mean Girls, and Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, which was awarded Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life. Her ninth book, published by Chronicle Books in the fall of 2022 with co-author Shanterra McBride, is Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Brave, Life Changing Conversations about Race and Racism. She is currently revising Queen Bees & Wannabes for a 4th edition to be published in 2024 in time for the 20th anniversary of Mean Girls.

Listen to this Parenting With Impact episode with Rosalind Wiseman about parenting and dignity.

What To Expect This Week:
-How technology and the Internet have changed parent-child communication, highlighting the struggle to find a balance between control and creating a safe environment.
-The difficulties parents encounter when communicating with their children, particularly when discussing topics like social dynamics and adolescent development.
-The importance of supporting children and families during tough situations; they discuss treating children with dignity, highlighting the importance of valuing a person's inherent worth.
-You need to meet children where they are, and understand their underlying motivations, while respecting their agency in parent-child relationships.

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