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Back to EpisodesHalf of You Think I'm Too Soft. Half Think I'm Too Harsh. You're Both Kind of Right.
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Robbie had a few too many glasses of wine with his father-in-law, got into a deep conversation about old school versus new school parenting, and decided to bring the whole thing to the podcast. The result is one of the most honest episodes about where he actually lands on discipline, empathy, and what it means to raise good humans without being a pushover or a dictator.
He grew up with old school tough love. He's also someone who believes in emotional intelligence and treating kids like actual human beings. Most parenting content makes you pick a lane. This episode argues that the lane you're supposed to be in is the uncomfortable middle — and that staying there requires more self-awareness than either extreme.
Topics covered: the old school versus new school parenting debate and why Robbie doesn't fully buy either side, why being a hypocrite as a parent is more common and more damaging than most people admit, how to hold firm boundaries while still treating your kids with respect and dignity, what discipline actually looks like when it comes from a place of love instead of frustration, and the conversation every parent should be having with themselves about what kind of home they're actually running versus the one they think they're running.
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