Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Processing Fear and Promoting Connection Mar 18, 2020

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Fear can be resolved by using empathy and play. We give you our best thinking and ways to cultivate connection while we have this extra time with our families. If you're yearning for a sense of community, join our facebook group and check out Michelle's link tree for all her guides for ideas during isolation. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and consider supporting us on Patreon!

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Chores and Allowance Mar 11, 2020

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As members of the family, we expect our kids to do chores and help out around the house; sometimes we even pay them for the jobs. And once they earn their money, we expect them to manage it responsibly. But where do they learn that? And how do we guide them in that without making ourselves crazy? Michelle has so many great resources, we decided to link them all here! We have lots of fun extras up on our Patreon, check it out if you haven't already; we appreciate you all so much!!

Parenting Peacefully Isn't Always Easy Part Two Mar 05, 2020

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Casey is back to check in after our first conversation. We talk about the car seat experiment, special time, the daily struggles that continued and much more. Here is a link to Michelle’s connection plan that can help you get a daily idea of where to start! Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and join our Patreon for extras!

Parenting Peacefully Isn't Always Easy Part One Feb 27, 2020

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Have you ever been so dedicated to doing something, working all the angles, putting in all the time and effort and there are still days when it just doesn't work? You know about connection, you use it, you even do Special Time and listen to big feelings. With all that hard work you just want the pay-off the regulated behavior and the calm child. It doesn't seem fair or kind or at all manageable at times. Quite frankly it isn't, this parenting thing is far from fair or easy. Listen in as we try to give our good friend, Casey, a place to discuss what is hard about parenting with more peace. This episode is a real look at a parenting challenge and a kind loving mom who finds herself in the thick of things just like the rest of us, every single day. Rate, review, subscribe and check out our Patreon and Michelle's special time guide.

Electronics Feb 20, 2020

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Electronics, electronics, electronics (Jan Brady voice)! Roblox, Snapchat, Minecraft, Thomas the Train and whatever else these techies are throwing our way! Even Sesame Street can be addicting. How can we navigate the electronic world without losing our minds? How much is too much and where do we set the boundary? What if nobody listens? Then what? Let’s talk electronics and all it entails. Please rate, review and subscribe!

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Sleep Feb 13, 2020

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Ever elusive sleep! It’s like a unicorn we chase, endlessly when our children are young. Nobody wants to sleep except mom and dad! It becomes stressful and difficult making bedtime often unmanageable. What can we do? How can we help our families get more rest without using methods that may not feel good while also supporting ourselves and our kids through all the feelings that come along with sleep? Whether we co-sleep or don’t sleep, we give you our very best thinking and personal struggles and solicitors all related to sleep. Rate, review, subscribe and please support us on our Patreon. We appreciate you so much!! Here are the Hand in Hand articles: Helping Kids Sleep and Moving Kids to Their Own Beds.

Instragram vs. Reality Feb 06, 2020

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We're tackling social media and all it can bring to us as parents but also individuals, good and bad. We released a special episode on parenting and enneagram numbers on our Patreon, join today to access the content! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!!

Backtalk Jan 30, 2020

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Backtalk can feel like the ultimate sign of disrespect but is it? Or is it indicative of something bigger going on inside our children? We dive in to why it can be so triggering and ways to manage. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and check out our patreon!

Changing my Behavior to Change my Child's Jan 23, 2020

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In order to change our children's behavior, we have to first change our own. It is difficult, frustrating, counterintuitive and takes a lot of inner work and self awareness. We're talking through the ways we have been able to make changes to our own behaviors and the power you have to change the atmosphere of your own home; Michelle does her yoga while we record and gives us an example of her meditation, you don't want to miss it! She also created a guide to encourage healing through journaling, linked here, check it out and start journaling today. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and check out our patreon.

Tantrums Jan 16, 2020

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Meltdown city here we come! Talking all kinds of tantrums and how we manage to stay calm and connected to our children as they release their "icky" feelings. Tantrums can be so healing for our little ones, teenagers and even for us, as adults. Let us know what you think and join in the discussion on our private Facebook community group. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe, visit our patreon and check out Michelle's empathy guide for help with what to say or do during tantrums.