Peaceful Worldschooling Podcast - Episode 22: Inspiring Intrinsic Motivation with Iris Chen

Join Angela Harders as she has a conversation with Iris Chen. Iris is The founder of the Untigering movement and the author of Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent. After starting out as a hard-core tiger mother, she began to untiger when she saw the negative effects of authoritarian parenting in her own family. Now she’s on a mission to empower others to practice peaceful parenting and unschooling, especially among Asian communities.

2:37 - Can you share a little about you, your family, and your story?
4:35 - How did you discover gentle parenting?
7:50 - How do you parent without punishment?
9:50 - How can rewards cause harm?
17:50 - What was the transition to gentle parenting like for your children?
22:07 - How do you come back to being a gentle parent after messing up?
27:10 - How do you handle when your children are angry or sad?
34:26 - How do you cultivate a gentle parenting community?
36:07 - Can you tell us more about the Untigering Community?
37:50 - What would you say to someone who says that your children are not expecting your authority?
45:45 - How did gentle parenting inform your decision to pursue unschooling for your child's education?
49:08 - Did you have any fears or concerns about unschooling when you first started?
51:50 - Are there things that you wish you would have done differently in your unschooling journey?
54:44 - What does a self-directed learning facility look like?
57:30 - What are your children interested in now?
1:05:38 - What would be one piece of advice that you would give to someone considering gentle parenting and unschooling?
1:07:22 - How can someone connect with you?

***CONNECT WITH IRIS***
Website: https://untigering.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/untigering
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untigering/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/untigeringmom
Membership: https://ko-fi.com/untigering/tiers

***RECOMMENDED RESOURCES***
Book: Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
Book: Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent by Iris Chen
Book: Tales of a Toxic Teacher by Angela Harders
Self-Directed Learning Center in Los Angeles: Alcove Learning alcovelearning.org

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