Purposeful parent Emily Harman shares insights on how to empower a child to find their truth and develop agency in choosing the right path for them. Emily is a multifaceted individual, having served in the Navy for 38 years and founded the Onward Movement through which she currently inspires people to master their authenticity. In this episode, Emily shares some of her purposeful parenting strategies!

Emily discusses powerful ideas such as how to influence children to manifest honesty, differentiating consequences of telling the truth vs. lying, creating open dialogue at an early age, how little lies can turn into big lies, the importance of understanding & listening to your children when they “misbehave”, modeling self-awareness as people & parents, being proactive to tackle challenging scenarios, prioritizing integrity, letting children learn at their own pace, allowing failure be the teacher at times, positive reinforcement in addition to consequences, & sticking to your word.

Emily’s parenting mission statement: To be the best parent that I can be, be self-aware, and to raise children into young adults that are contributing to society and that have honesty, integrity, and self-love

Connect w/ Emily at:

Website - https://emilyharman.com/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-harman-8580413/