Parenting Full Circle: Transforming Childhood with Improv, Agency, and Acceptance with Melissa and Nick Ruffilo

In this episode of Improv Your Parenting, meet Nick and Melissa Ruffalo, improvisers and parents who seamlessly integrate improv into their everyday parenting. Discover their improv journey, parenting techniques, and how they use playful interactions to nurture creativity and problem-solving skills in their 13-year-old son, Dexter. Gain insights into their gentle parenting approach, the concept of agency and acceptance, and how they use improv to help their son handle real-life situations and emotions. From teaching via playful games to processing emotions through role-play, Nick and Melissa share their unique parenting style that makes life both fun and educational for their child.

00:00 Introduction to Improv Parenting

00:06 Meet Nick and Melissa Ruffalo

00:21 Improv in Daily Life

01:49 Parenting with Improv

02:19 Gentle Parenting and Emotional Processing

08:04 Improv Origins and High School Days

11:30 Raising a Confident and Playful Child

13:26 Improv and LARPing

15:02 Parenting Advice and Reflections

24:28 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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