23. How to Deal with Childhood Trauma & Raise Happier Kids

Are you parenting with unresolved childhood wounds? Could healing yourself be the key to raising emotionally healthy, resilient children?

In this episode of The Modern Indian Parent Podcast, Sanchita Daswani is joined by Priya Kanakia, a parent educator focusing on conscious parenting. She is on a mission to empower parents to heal and rediscover themselves, leading a movement towards a generation of emotionally strong children.

They break down what conscious parenting really means, debunk myths, and share practical steps for handling everyday situations with awareness and empathy.

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[Blog] How to Deal with Childhood Trauma & Raise Happier Kids

🎯 What You’ll Learn

✅ The first step to becoming a conscious parent
✅ Why scolding and hitting is not an effective way to parent
✅ Does conscious parenting raise soft kids?
✅ How and when should we heal from childhood trauma?
✅ Is it okay to apologize to your kids?
✅ How to handle a tantrum with awareness
✅ Best approaches for parenting a strong-willed child
✅ When should we let kids follow their intuition?

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👩‍⚕️ Connect With The Hosts

Rinie Gupta (Co-Host, Pediatric Sleep Consultant): https://www.instagram.com/riniegupta/

Sanchita Daswani (Co-Host, Pediatric Nutritionist): https://www.instagram.com/sanchitadaswani/

🤝 Connect With The Guest

Priya Kanakia (Parent Educator, Conscious Parenting Expert): https://www.instagram.com/totcircle/

📌 Episode Chapters

⏳ Skip to the part that interests you:

00:00 Introduction
07:55 First Step to Becoming a Conscious Parent
11:13 Why Scolding and Hitting Is Not a Good Way of Parenting
13:28 Does Conscious Parenting Raise Soft Kids?
17:58 How & When Should We Heal From Our Childhood Trauma?
19:03 Is It Okay to Apologize to Your Kids?
20:46 How to Handle a Tantrum?
23:21 How to Help a Parent With a Strong-Willed Child?
25:01 When Do We Let Our Kids Follow Their Intuition?
29:47 How to Work With Priya to Become a Conscious Parent

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