Summary: This week on the Strocel.com Podcast I’m speaking with Lorelei Rozzano. She’s the author of the book Gracie’s Secret, which aims to help kids develop skills for handling difficult situations. While I’d love to be able to protect my kids from all the bad stuff in the world, like all parents, I know that I can’t. Instead, I’m doing my best to provide them with tools, and to cultivate an open and trusting relationship so that they’re comfortable speaking with me. But, let’s be honest, we can all use some help from time to time, which is why I’m excited to share this podcast with Lorelei. So, how do you help kids deal with their difficult feelings? How do you make sure that you cultivate the kind of relationship that makes you a safe person to speak with? And how do you differentiate between the kinds of secrets that are dangerous and the kind that are, for the most part, normal? These are the kinds of questions that I asked Lorelei. Whether your own child is dealing with some difficult stuff, or you just want some tips for your own parenting toolbox, I encourage you to listen to the podcast: Next week I’ll be re-sharing a podcast with Emma Kwasnica, talking about Facebook and its ongoing practice of removing breastfeeding photos and suspending users. You would hope, after years and years of this practice, and after a whole lot of time spent editing and clarifying their policies, that they would have stopped removing photos that do not, in fact, contradict its stated rules. However, my friend Gina over at the Feminist Breeder recently had one of her photos removed, and her account suspended for three days, over a breastfeeding photo. So, once again, I’d like to shine some light on this issue. Subscribe to the Strocel.com Podast in iTunes and you won’t miss a minute! Also, if you have a podcast idea, please share it with me. I’d love to hear your suggestions!
