“Un-tigering” through Conscious Parenting: How this Practice Changed Everything for Iris Chen
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Producer Mel Nichols joins Cory Greenberg for a conversation with Iris Chen, an author and founder of what she calls the “Untigering” movement, which aims to inspire generational and cultural transformation, especially among Asian communities. Iris is also an unschooling mom, which means she allows her children educational freedom, something a lot of families might not understand. As Mel embarks on her own unschooling journey with her kids, she and Iris unpack what it actually means and what it doesn’t, which is an image of kids choosing to play video games all day. Iris talks about her own background being raised with authoritarian parents intensely focused on outward measures of success, and what inspired her to do things differently with her own kids. While unschooling may not be for every family, there are some really important takeaways that all parents should hear.
Brought to you by Tutor Corps and Pacific Preparatory.
About our guest:
Iris Chen is an author, unschooling mom, deconstructing tiger parent, and founder of the Untigering movement. As an advocate for peaceful parenting and educational freedom for children, her mission is to inspire generational and cultural transformation, especially among Asian communities. She spent 16 years living overseas in China (land of the tiger parent!), but now resides in her native California with her husband and two sons.
Find her at:
Website: www.untigering.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untigering/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/untigering
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-chen-8583751b9/
Podcasts: https://msha.ke/untigering#interviews
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