Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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How We Can Help Cultivate Our Kids’ Interests and Identities with Guest Navia Oct 07, 2021

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With schools slowly opening back up too, it might be a period of uncertainty and anxiety for our kids-- especially for the little ones who are coming into kindergarten or middle school for the first time. It’s a time where they’re trying to figure out their own interests, hobbies, and identities, alongside their own peers while simultaneously dealing with academics and social interactions.

These are some of the concerns fellow mother and this week’s guest, Navia, shared with me. I’ll be sitting down with her to answer her questions on how she can help her daughters’ transition into a new stage of their lives while also finding ways she can take an active and encouraging role in cultivating their dreams and interests.

There are ways to help our children grow into confident and self-assured people without being controlling so please tune into this episode!

Episode Highlights:

How Navia can make her kid’s whining go away
How to help her daughter transition going back to school
Don’t worry too much about whether or not your kids are making friends
Give your kids the freedom on what they want to wear
Being open to your kids’ interests and ways you can cultivate it

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Taking Steps Towards Connective Parenting: Questions from Guest Carolina Sep 30, 2021

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Even when you have the best of intentions as parents and try to do everything right, it’s completely normal to mess up every now and then. What matters is the continuous and conscious process of becoming a better parent for our kids.

This week, I’m joined by Carolina. She has recently begun moving towards a positive parenting approach for her daughter alongside her girlfriend whose been co-parenting alongside her, but there have been some bumps along the way. I’ve dedicated this episode to help smooth out those bumps and do my best to answer her parenting questions.

I hope this episode will help anyone listening in just as much as it helped Carolina and her partner! So don’t forget to tune in!

Episode Highlights:

Carolina’s household dynamic with her daughter and girlfriend
Breaking away from the cycle of traditional parenting she’s experienced as a Mexican-American
Using special time to re-establish the connection with her daughter
Punishments erode the connection piece with your kids
Integrating play into her daily routine when her daughter is saying “no”
Sarcasm doesn’t have a place in parenting

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How to Be Empathetic When Our Kids Are Being Defiant with Guest Liz Sep 23, 2021

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Defiant and strong-willed children are something I’m sure we’ve all experienced. Whether it’s as toddlers or teenagers, it’s a tale as old as time in the book of parenting. Sometimes when this defiance is targeted towards you or their siblings, it can lead to further conflict so you want to find a way to properly nip that in the bud.

As a mother of two young girls, my guest, Liz, is no stranger to these frustrations so she and I will discuss her dynamics with her daughters, how to manage conflict and negative emotions in their family, and the importance of taking care of herself because even mommies need a little self-care too.

The path of connective parenting is a lot of hard work, but the loving relationship we’ll create with our kids will make all of it worth it, so make sure to tune into this episode!

Episode Highlights:

Leaning into play when our kids are frustrated or defiant
Setting consequences without punishment
How to deal with the sibling rivalry between Liz’ daughters
Responding to our kids’ resentment with empathy and self-care
How to handle tantrums and turn them into an opportunity to form a connection

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Harsh Parenting Creates Children Who Make More Mistakes Sep 16, 2021

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When your child makes a mistake, you want to help them process and understand their mistake without the use of shame, punishments, or making them feel like you’re disappointed in them.

Harsh parenting does absolutely no favors for us or our kids, and as a parent who used to subscribe to that kind of parenting, I want to take the time to talk about this, and share how shifting my mindset towards a more conscious and connective one has done more good for my family than any punishment has.

There are no shortcuts to connective parenting but I hope this episode can help you get started!

Episode Highlights:

Why it’s problematic for kids to worry over their parent’s reaction more than the actual mistake
Punishments impede our kids’ ability to think properly
How conscious parenting can change you and your family’s life for the better

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Why Is Play So Hard Sometimes with Guest Emily Murray from Hand in Hand Parenting Sep 10, 2021

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Many of us have had experiences with bottling up emotions, and kids are no exceptions to this. Kids aren’t as capable of properly communicating their emotions so when there’s a backlog of feelings like frustration and sadness, this can make them act out so they can vent. This can be equally frustrating for parents too but it is possible to connect with your kids in a way they can easily understand.

For this episode, I’m joined by Emily, a member from the Hand in Hand Parenting group and she will share with us one of their five listening tools for parents-- playlistening! Play is an important aspect of kids’ lives and it can be used as a better response to unsavory behavior over shame and encourages you to meet aggression with affection.

Hand in Hand Parenting has been instrumental in my journey to become a better parent for my daughters, and I hope this will help any of you having similar struggles so don’t forget to listen in!

Episode Highlights:

Playlisten as a form of connection through play
There is a time to be silly and there is a time to seriously connect
Why playlistening wasn’t appealing to Emily at first
Children are good and they want to be good
Why play can be hard for parents
The benefits of playlistening

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Behavior Analysis and Parenting: Questions from Guest Shelly Sep 02, 2021

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Our kids have the right to say “no” and have choices. But it’s a delicate balancing act between that and making sure not to give in to everything they say either. Since kids also have underdeveloped brains, it can be difficult for them to properly communicate their negative emotions which can put them into conflict with their parents and other kids. This challenge is a natural frustration for parents and is something my guest is familiar with.

Shelly Belk, behavior change coach and mother, joins me for this episode to ask me questions on parenting, and how she can better reconcile her background in behavior analysis while raising her daughter with empathy. We’ll always discuss the importance of allowing our children to experience and fail; to be the counselor and confidant rather than the fixer of their problems.

Don’t miss out on this week’s episode so we can help our kids navigate their feelings and create healthier connections with them!

Episode Highlights:

How can we navigate with kids who are good at negotiating
Empathizing with our kids and allowing them to feel and process their negative emotions
Teaching our kids to respect other kids’ boundaries without making them submissive
Lean into inconsistency and expect the feelings

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Parenting with Respect for Our Kids’ Autonomy with Dr. Siggie Cohen Aug 26, 2021

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Humans are built to work and depend on each other for survival and when you’re a parent, that desire to protect and help is increased tenfold. It’s a natural feeling to want to protect our kids from the harms and struggles of the world but it doesn’t mean we should micromanage them either. Sometimes the best course of action is to take a step back and watch.

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Siggie Cohen, a child and family therapist who aids parents establish a better connection with their kids through her online parenting courses. She’ll be joining me to discuss the importance of being respectful of our kids’ autonomy and ways we can help them exercise it while still providing guidance in their lives.

Listen in on this episode to help your kids find their own voice in the world!

Episode Highlights:

Autonomy and dependency is ingrained in us
Allow your kids to feel their own emotions
Encourage your kids rather than force them
Ways to help your kids realize their innate autonomy

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How to Help Build Your Kid’s Self-Esteem Aug 19, 2021

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Life’s full of challenges, and as parents, we want to send our children out into the world ready and self-assured so they can get through everything society throws at them. Self-esteem plays a huge role in that, and their time as kids and teens is a crucial time in building it.

For this solo episode, I’ll be talking about my personal struggles with self-esteem and how I turned them into lessons towards how I approach my kids, as well as give ways on how we can help build our kids’ self-esteem at home.

Don’t forget to tune into this episode so we can guide our kids down the path of self-confidence!

Episode Highlights:

How my childhood shaped my self-esteem
Do punishments help our kids learn from their mistakes?
2 ways to instill self-esteem in our kids

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The Case Against The Cry It Out Method with Guest Rachel from Hey Sleepy Baby Aug 12, 2021

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For many parents, the first six to twelve months of their baby’s life are probably one of the most stressful thanks to sleep deprivation. The emotional and physical toll of listening to your baby cry isn’t easy, but it’s important to realize that it’s just as stressful for them as their body and brain try to adjust to life outside of the womb.

For this week’s episode, I’ve invited Rachel, a pediatric sleep specialist, to share with us her experience and realizations with sleep training her baby, and how it isn’t as easy as tucking them into bed and calling it a night.

So listen in on this episode as Rachel shares her experience, and I offer ways to help ease this adjustment period!

Episode Highlights:

The Cry It Out Method and the psyche behind it
Rachel’s experience with sleep training her baby
The effects of The Cry it Out Method on a baby’s cognitive development
Applying Connective Parenting Methods and empathy to sleep training

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Are you ready to change your family dynamic through connective parenting? Work with me one on one and together we’ll hone in on the sources of discontent and chaos, and find solutions that are specific to your family’s needs. It doesn’t matter if you are married or single, if you parent alone or you want to do this with your parenting partner. To sign up for my One-on-One Private Parenting Sessions, click here to start now and change your parenting reality!

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