Episode 87: Parenting Perfectionists: Helping Your Child Embrace Grace & Perspective when Pursuing Goals

Type A. Alpha. #BlackExcellence.  Goal Getter.

These identities are often desired and celebrated in Black culture. Many of us in our liberated parenting community identify as these on some level. We also encourage our children to drive for greatness as well. At times, however, this drive can include achievement’s problematic twin: Perfectionism.

In this episode, Trina Greene and Ivory Parnell-Chambeshi discuss the ways that perfectionism shows up in our children and ourselves. They discuss typical perfectionist behaviors, how they affect our well-being, as well as, the origins, which are found in Black people’s oppression and effort to survive. The co-hosts also share their experiences dealing with perfectionism, how they see it in their children and ways they try to pounce on perfectionism!

This episode is presented with audio and video option! So listen in or see us In Living Color! Feel free to comment about your own journey with perfectionism below or email us as [email protected].