My guest this week is Paula Coop McCrory. Paula is an educator, artist, content creator, mother, wife and writer. We discuss Paula's experiences of raising her three sons through empowerment, emotional awareness and intelligence, trust and communication.

After her youngest son was born, Paula decided to start a Pinterest account as a hobby and outlet for her to express her creativity. What started as a hobby and a form of therapy became an account that had over 4 million followers. Her great taste in fashion, art, style, home furnishings, food and travel appealed to a large marketing company who bought Paula's account. Today, Paula is taking a break from social media to focus on parenting and writing.

In this episode, Paula talks about her own stories of growing up with two parents who greatly influenced her. Paula shares with us an important lesson she was taught after taking up gymnastics, "Better to try and to fail then, to not try at all and [recognizing that] no experience is wasted." Paula instills this belief in her children. By encouraging her sons to acknowledge their feelings and then express themselves, Paula thinks this is a better approach as opposed to them always acting out physically.

We also discuss Paula's own experiences of teaching and being a parent at a Montessori school. According to Paula, her sons learned a lot in their earlier years of education including the "way they learn and their approach to learning and even their approach to self." When her children transitioned from a Montessori school to a public school, Paula noticed they became more confident and made their own choices in what they wanted to learn.

This episode is full of interesting information and stories. Whether you are a parent or an educator, you will benefit from listening to my conversation with Paula.

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