53: Grace, Not Guilt: What If I Don’t Like My Kid Right Now?

<p>Jen discusses the often-unspoken reality that parents can deeply love their children while not liking them at times. She explores developmental changes that make kids feel like “strangers,” how children’s behaviors can reflect parents’ unmet needs and loss of self in early parenting, and offers practical ways back to connection.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.thrivingparentscollective.com/deepening-into-parenting">Deepening Into Parenting Membership</a></p><p><br></p><p>**Submit questions for Jen to answer on the podcast <a href="https://forms.gle/z94YSLLNVyYr7N2NA">AT THIS LINK</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Jen Bluske</p><p>Producers: Jamie Gale and Jen Bluske</p><p><br></p><p>Contact Jen Bluske:</p><p><a href="https://www.ctn-madison.com/">Clinic Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thrivingparentscollective.com/">Thriving Parents Collective Website</a></p><p><br></p><p>Where They’re Planted is a Lit Path Studios Production.</p><p><a href="notion://www.notion.so/jamiegale/www.litpathstudios.com">⁠www.litpathstudios.com⁠</a> | IG: <a href="notion://www.notion.so/jamiegale/www.instagram.com/litpathstudios">⁠@litpathstudios⁠</a></p>