The Parenting 411 Podcast
The Parenting 411 Podcast
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When it comes to parenting, “the days are long, and the years are short.” You treasure the journey, but when chaos erupts you need solutions. That’s where we come in. We deliver information parents need from sources they can trust. You’ll hear from authors, educators, and other professionals who bring knowledge and compassion in service of their calling to help parents and children thrive.
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The podcast delves into diverse parenting topics such as advocacy for children with learning differences, promoting family health without gym membership, and creative parenting through art. For instance, episodes on advocacy discuss navigating educational needs for children with IEPs while health episodes explore innovative strategies for managing family diets.

When it comes to parenting, “the days are long, and the years are short.” You treasure the journey, but when chaos erupts you need solutions. That’s where we come in. We deliver information parents need from sources they can trust. You’ll hear from authors, educators, and other professionals who bring knowledge and compassion in service of their calling to help parents and children thrive.
In this episode, I sit down with leadership mentor and values-based coach, Adalena Oliver, about core values, those beliefs that guide decisions when no one is watching and how they shape parenting through what children observe in everyday moments.
Adelena shares how recognizing misalignment with her values, especially freedom, influenced her leadership and personal choices. She recounts a childhood lesson that set her on a course of discovering the true meaning of core values. Adalena explains her Developmental Core Values Theory, emphasizing that values show up differently across life stages and that parents often err by punishing without curiosity about their children’s level of understanding, thoughts, and intentions.
We discuss principles like modeling values, apologizing, and restoring trust, as well as deciding which inherited practices to keep or change amid cultural and technology-driven pressures.
If you’ve been wondering how to impart crucial values and ideals to your children in a meaningful way, tune in for tips to get you started.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome
01:07 Why Values Matter
02:21 Defining Core Values
06:01 Adalena’s Values Journey
12:15 Values Across Stages
14:39 Stop Scolding Start Being Curious
20:20 Consequences and Repair
25:53 Daily Values Conversations
29:24 Breaking Dysfunction Cycles
33:45 Unpopular Value Choices
39:29 Where To Follow Adalena
39:57 Final Takeaways
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