That Was Like a Crazy Trust Exercise

Trust. 5 letters that carry a tremendous amount of weight. Trust falls, trusting your scene partner/kids, and why potty training is the worst – trust me!

We’ll kick off our show with The Raise a Glass Series, get on to our questions to explore, and end with A Short Story Before We Go. MFA is the sometimes-musical, dramedy, in 3 acts, 1 intermission, the length of a sitcom designed to give mama’s (and any caregiver) a break in the day to breathe and reset along with a much-needed audio hug. 

Quote: “it doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be.” Isabella from her song What Else Can I Do in the movie Encanto

Act I: The Raise a Glass Series

The Raise a Glass Series is a space for reflection and gratitude centered around the topic of the day and inspired by lyrics from Hamilton the Musical.

Today’s lyrics – “Burr, how do I know you won’t use this against me the next time we go toe to toe? Alexander, rumors only grow, and we both know what we know” 

Act II: Main Questions

1.       What does trust mean? 

2.       What can the theatre teach us about trust?

3.       We want our kids to show us we can trust them, how do we show our children we are trustworthy? How do we model trust?

4.       If we had full trust in our children and they had full trust in us, what would our relationship with our kids look like? 

Intermission: Angelica Interlude

Act III: A Short Story Before We Go

Episode transcript: available at www.mfaparentingedition.com/047

Sources that helped inspire this episode:

Building a Relationship of Trust Between You and Your Children - WeHaveKids

Trust Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Lessons on trust from child development research | Queen's University Gazette (queensu.ca)

5 Improv-Inspired Games to Build Trust in Your Teams - Honestly

17 Proven Drama Exercises for Building Confidence - DramaTips

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