Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin Rupture and Repair: Embracing the Messy Reality of Parent-Child Relationships
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Apr 28, 2026 
David Thomas, therapist and co-author of Capable, and Sissy Goff, clinical therapist and author on child and family mental health, join to unpack raising resilient kids. They discuss how the pandemic cocooned children, why parents must tolerate discomfort, the power of rupture-and-repair, and swapping protection for preparation. Expect practical nudges like small curveballs and handing over real responsibilities.
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Pandemic Accelerated A Capability Crisis
- Kids' confidence and capability have dropped, especially after the pandemic accelerated isolation and missed developmental milestones.
- Sissy Goff says kids who were 5–7 during COVID missed stretching, leading to avoidance of hard things like driving or making friends.
Social Media Fuels Parental Paralysis
- Technology and social media increase parental paralysis by flooding parents with information and comparisons.
- David Thomas notes parents face decision fatigue from endless expert opinions and curated lives online.
Parenting Swings Create New Extremes
- Parenting trends swing as corrections to previous generations and can overcompensate, producing new problems.
- Sissy Goff traces shifts from needs-based to success-based to happiness-based parenting then to tool-focused parenting, creating new extremes.
