The Art of Raising Humans

Parenting Legacy•www.parentinglegacy.com

Kyle and Sara Wester are Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) with over 20 years experience working with children and teenagers in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Their podcast will help you parent from a place of freedom, love, and courage. Their passion is to help you uncover areas of fear and shame in your parenting and inspire you to empower your children to become healthy adults.They use the latest research in neuroscience coupled with their own experience raising 3 children.

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Episodes

Why Obedience Shouldn’t Be Your Parenting Goal (Episode 162)

In this thought-provoking episode, Kyle and Sara Wester challenge a common parenting goal: obedience. They explore why obedience might deliver quick results, but often at the cost of long-term connection, emotional development, and a child's capacity for critical thinking. Instead, they advocate for cooperation as a healthier, more empowering goal. Drawing from real-life examples and their work with families, Kyle and Sara share practical strategies to nurture trust, respect, and internal motiva...

Jun 02, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 162

Rethinking Responsibility at Home: From Chaos to Connection (Episode 161)

In this episode, Kyle and Sara sit down with Lori Sugarman-Li—author of Our Home —to explore how reframing family responsibilities can transform your household. They talk about the emotional labor of parenting, why chores aren’t just tasks, and how involving kids in meaningful work builds connection, confidence, and life skills. 💡 Topics include: Why "helping" isn’t the same as "collaborating" Making invisible labor visible Teaching kids responsibility through shared care How shifting language ...

May 26, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 161

Coaching Sibling Conflict with Confidence: From Chaos to Connection (Episode 160)

In this episode of Art of Raising Humans , Kyle and Sara Wester explore one of the most common stressors for families—sibling conflict. Instead of falling into the trap of being a referee, dismissing the drama, or shutting it down, what if you could coach your kids through it? Kyle and Sara break down the three roles parents often play (resister, dismisser, ref) and why they don’t work. Then they share a compassionate, research-backed alternative: coaching kids to build empathy, communication, a...

May 19, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 160

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