Raising the Next Gen is your go-to parenting podcast for practical, uplifting advice on raising happy, resilient, and productive teens and tweens. Each episode features practical advice from experts, real-life stories from parents, and personal insights from our own family’s journey. We’ll dive into the challenges and triumphs of modern parenting, from cultivating healthy habits and digital wellbeing to building mental resilience and fostering leadership skills. Our approach is simple: small actions compound to create big impacts. Discover easy, actionable tips that you can start using today to encourage your kids to explore their unique talents, achieve their goals, and define their own success—all while creating stronger family bonds.
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Raising the Next Gen is your go-to parenting podcast for practical, uplifting advice on raising happy, resilient, and productive teens and tweens. Each episode features practical advice from experts, real-life stories from parents, and personal insights from our own family’s journey. We’ll dive into the challenges and triumphs of modern parenting, from cultivating healthy habits and digital wellbeing to building mental resilience and fostering leadership skills. Our approach is simple: small actions compound to create big impacts. Discover easy, actionable tips that you can start using today to encourage your kids to explore their unique talents, achieve their goals, and define their own success—all while creating stronger family bonds.
In this solo episode of Raising the Next Gen, we go back to 2011—before I became a mom and was inspired by the Tiger Mom philosophy made famous by Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. As an expectant parent and fellow Asian woman, I resonated deeply with the ideas of Tiger Parenting and thought that this was the path for me.
Now, 14 years later, I realize that becoming a parent unraveled many of those once-strong beliefs. From struggling through sleepless nights to the emotional weight of perfectionism, I had to re-examine everything what I thought I knew. Tiger parenting may have been familiar, but it wasn’t sustainable — for me or my children.
I discovered that I could choose my own path, and implemented a gratitude practice with a healthy dose of self-compassion to free me from letting go of labels like “Tiger Mom.” Tune in hear about this part of my parenting journey, and find tips to help you create a style that works for your unique families — rooted in flexibility, intentionality, and growth.
Whether you're breaking generational cycles or simply questioning your parenting defaults, this episode is a reminder that you don’t have to parent the way you were parented. You get to change. You get to grow. You get to choose.
🎧 Tune in and be encouraged to raise resilient, happy, and emotionally healthy kids—without the grind of perfection.
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For more on Sonia's journey from perfectionism to gratitude, read her story in Chapter 18 of the co-authored book Mamas Gotta Grow.
Raising the Next Gen Podcast
Raising the Next Gen is your go-to parenting podcast for practical, uplifting advice on raising happy, resilient, and productive teens and tweens. Each episode features practical advice from experts, real-life stories from parents, and personal insights from our own family’s journey. We’ll dive into the challenges and triumphs of modern parenting, from cultivating healthy habits and digital wellbeing to building mental resilience and fostering leadership skills. Our approach is simple: small actions compound to create big impacts. Discover easy, actionable tips that you can start using today to encourage your kids to explore their unique talents, achieve their goals, and define their own success—all while creating stronger family bonds.
