MFRadio.de – Up to date with presenter Tom: Bestselling author Nora Imlau on relaxed parenthood and the art of living family more easily
MFRadio.de – Up to date with presenter Tom: Bestselling author Nora Imlau on relaxed parenthood and the art of living family more easily
In the new episode of Up to Date on MFRadio.de, presenter Tom talks to the well-known family expert and bestselling author Nora Imlau about a topic that moves millions of parents:
How can you make family life loving, but still relaxed - without losing yourself in pressure to perfection and self-doubt?
How can you make family life loving, but still relaxed - without losing yourself in pressure to perfection and self-doubt?
With her new book "What makes family easier - relieving impulses for a bond-strong everyday life", Nora Imlau has her finger on the pulse of the times. Because in a society in which parents are constantly oscillating between high standards, everyday stress and the search for the "right" path, it shows: Good parenting does not mean being perfect - but remaining authentic, empathetic and human.
"Many everyday decisions are morally neutral. A loving, bond-proof childhood and canned ravioli for dinner are not mutually exclusive," says Imlau in the interview.
Parents today often feel torn: between job, household, education and partnership, there is hardly any room for their own needs. Studies confirm that around 70 percent of all parents feel exhausted or burnt out, and many even experience depressive phases. Mothers in particular, who often take on the lion's share of care work, are under enormous pressure.
But it is precisely those parents who want to do everything "right" – the so-called cyclebreakers, who want to give their children a more loving childhood than they had themselves – who often fall into a new trap: "attachment perfectionism". The desire to do everything right can become so great that care becomes overwhelm.
This is exactly where Nora Imlau comes in. As a mother of four and experienced author, she speaks openly about these contradictions - and about ways out of exhaustion to more lightness. Her motto:
"Better happy than perfect."
In the show, she explains how parents can develop serenity in everyday life, even if the children don't want to go to bed, disdain the vegetables or prefer to hang on to the screen instead of playing.
Her approach: commitment instead of evaluation. Closeness instead of norm. Trust instead of coercion.
The book is not a dogma, but – as Imlau himself says – a "treasure chest full of ideas". Every family should take what suits them. No pressure, no ideology – just inspiration for a togetherness that really lasts.
🍼 Topics in the interview:
- Why perfectionism destroys family life
- How parents can stay mentally healthy
- What is really behind the term "attachment orientation"
- Why small mistakes often create the greatest closeness
- And: How parents learn to treat themselves with generosity
The conversation is a warm-hearted, honest and inspiring exchange about what family really means – Love, understanding and humor in the chaos of everyday life.
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Author: MFRadio Redaktion / Tom Weyermann
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