In this episode I sit down with my dear friend and super talented life coach Kanesha Baynard to talk about the relationship we have with our parents and in-laws while also navigating our own journey as parents. Kanesha is an expert in multi-generational family dynamics and in this episode, we cover a lot of ground \u2014 the common challenges, tackling uncomfortable conversations, designing an alliance with our parents and in-laws, and much more.\nIf you\u2019ve ever had a communications fail or conflict or disagreement with your own parent or parent-in-law over some aspect of raising your own child, Kanesha\u2019s perspective and practical strategies will undoubtedly inspire you to foster a dynamic that will best serve the whole family and meet everyone\u2019s needs in a respectful way moving forward.\n\xa0\nKanesha Baynard is a workshop facilitator, creativity coach, and inner wellness author who has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show. Her work has also been featured in many local and national publications. Kanesha is the author of The Self-love Playbook for #boldthinkers, 52 Powerful Questions: A Journal and Planning Guide for Creative Entrepreneurs, and Focus on What Matters: A Guided Journal.\nShe is the founder of the Bold Living Today community focused on helping members disrupt unfulfilling patterns through creativity and navigate transition with confidence and boldness. Kanesha has created several card decks designed to help busy professionals, caregivers, and teens reconnect with activities and behaviors that foster imagination, joy, creativity, and space to refuel. Kanesha works with non-profit organizations, wellness groups, caregiving resource providers, women business owners, leadership teams, youth organizations, and individual clients to improve productivity habits, manage mental wellness through creativity, expand outreach opportunities through focused brainstorming sessions, and provide life skill mapping.\n\xa0\nThings you\u2019ll learn from this episode\n\nHow to recognize and understand generational differences between our parents parenting style and our own\n\nStrategies for handling difficult conversations with our parents\n\nHow to handle it when we feel judged by our parents or in-laws\n\nHow to take care of our needs and our kids needs during difficult moments\n\nHow to ask for what you need from your parents and in-laws in a respectful way\n\n\nResources mentioned for navigating tricky family dynamics\n\nKanesha Baynard\u2019s website Bold Living Today\n\n\nPAL Protocol: Managing Challenging Conversations in Multigenerational Settings\n\n\nThe Self-Love Playbook for #BOLDTHINKERS by Kanesha Baynard\n\n\n52 Powerful Questions: A Journal and Planning Guide for Creative Entrepreneurs by Kanesha Baynard\n\n\nFocus on What Matters: A Guided Journalby Kanesha Baynard\n\nSupport the show\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\n\n\nVisit Tilt Parenting\n\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\n\n\n\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\n\n\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices