Open Session with Parents

In this SonRise episode, creator Kelli Richardson Lawson and SonRise Executive Director Kelly Chapman lead an open discussion with parents about how to deal with ongoing challenges with their children. With honesty and compassion Kelli and Kelly draw on their own experiences and hard-won wisdom reminding everyone it’s possible to choose a self-empowering response to any situation. They emphasize one must tend to one’s own mental health to be available to others. They also encourage SonRise listeners to define boundaries, allowing children to experience the consequences of their actions rather than jumping into rescue. Above all, Kelli and Kelly urge parents to learn self-acceptance, self-love and to practice the art of forgiveness with self and others. Kelli says if we loved ourselves as much as we love our children how much better off everyone would be.