Your Child Is Not Your Mini Me | After Hours With Amanda Season 5 - Ep. 10

In this episode, I’m talking about why our tiny humans are not our mini mes, even when they look like us, sound like us, or remind us of ourselves. This one is about parenting without projecting, seeing their hearts before assuming their intent, and remembering that behavior is often communication, not just a power struggle.

I’m also getting into terrible twos, big feelings, labels, inner child moments, asking better questions, and learning to let my tiny queens grow beyond the version of them I thought I knew.

Come sit with me for this one. It might call us out a little, but lovingly.

00:00 Three for Three, Baby
00:44 Blind Boxes and Little Joys
02:12 Disneyland, Coffee, and Life Catch Up
04:02 This One Might Call Us Out
09:35 The Comment That Started It
11:19 Why Mini Me Bothers Me
13:04 When We Project Our Story Onto Kids
15:10 Listening Before Assuming
19:05 Stop Boxing Tiny Humans In
20:06 The Terrible Twos Reframe
23:20 Behavior Is Communication
26:38 Letting Them Grow Beyond Our Version
29:34 Questions That Help You Know Them
34:54 Empathy for Them and Yourself
41:44 Making Room for Their Hearts