ResponseABLE Parenting

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57. 5 Key Signs You Have a Strong-Willed Kid Sep 02, 2024

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Hey mama, do you have a strong willed kid? Are you curious if they're defiant, have a behavioral disorder, or are just here on this planet to make your life miserable?! I get it, I've been parenting a strong willed child for 7+ years now and I know the roller coaster that it is.

In this episode I break down the 5 key markers I've noticed with strong-willed kids. I have a feeling you'll recognize several of these with your own kiddo.

I also invite you to take a look at The Strong-Willed Language inside of The ResponseABLE Parenting Community. In this ongoing series I will break down the ways to connect, communicate and support yourself and your strong-willed child so that we can stop the screaming matches, reduce the power struggles and actually enjoy having the time with these amazing kids!

I cannot wait to see you there and support you further! You can join the community below and head right to the Strong-Willed Language section! Don't forget to use your code PODCAST for $10 off your first month.

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

Do you find yourself yelling more often than you want? Does it feel like yelling is the ONLY way to get through to your kids? But it makes you feel awful? You absolutely need my Free Guide To Stop Yelling: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/yelling

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is OPEN! Join The ResponseABLE Parenting Community so you have access to a parent coach (me :)) to answer every pressing and challenging question you have as well as build your skills, grow your capacity to regulate your emotions and feel better as a parent in everyday hard situations! And now the STRONG-WILLED LANGUAGE series is up and running! Every week get your hands on a skill that works specifically for our strong-willed kids.

Join Today! Enter the code PODCAST for $10 off your first month! https://responseableparenting.ck.page/community

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56. Getting Your Spark Back with Rachel Marie Martin Aug 26, 2024

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I am so excited to share this interview with you. Rachel Marie Martin is an author, entrepreneur, speaker and mom to SEVEN yes you heard me SEVEN children!! She shares her story of how she felt lost in motherhood, a pivotal moment in her life where she chose to prioritize herself and how she's been able to move through life even when people questioned her because she trusted that spark.

I invite you to listen and see yourself in her story.

You can find Rachel at FindingJoy.net

On Instagram @finding_Joy

And Facebook https://www.facebook.com/findingjoyblog

Rachel's Book GET YOUR SPARK BACK comes out 8/27/24 everywhere books are sold!

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

And now the STRONG-WILLED LANGUAGE series is up and running! Every week get your hands on a skill that works specifically for our strong-willed kids.

Join Today! Enter the code PODCAST for $10 off your first month! https://responseableparenting.ck.page/community

55. Preparing for Back to School Aug 19, 2024

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Back to school is upon us! If you have a stage 5 clinger like I do, this can be a hard moment for both them and you. This morning I had to fight back some tears as well and put on a sturdy face so I could support my son on his first day in a new school and new grade.

In this episode I share how to help your children feel more safety inside during this transition. I also share a few rituals that have helped me in the past and ways to stay grounded as the parent.

I wish you all the best of luck as we all head back to school!

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

Join Today! Enter the code PODCAST for $10 off your first month! https://responseableparenting.ck.page/community

54. Cling to what you know? Or Grow… Aug 12, 2024

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In this episode I piggyback off of Episode 47 which talks about our low self worth loops as parents. This episode talks about that inner feeling, that inner knowing that you have to shed an old belief system in order to truly step into the parent that you want to be.

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is OPEN! Join The ResponseABLE Parenting Community so you have access to a parent coach (me :)) to answer every pressing and challenging question you have as well as build your skills, grow your capacity to regulate your emotions and feel better as a parent in everyday hard situations! Join Today! Enter the code PODCAST for $10 off your first month!

https://responseableparenting.ck.page/community

53. The Stages of Growth Inside The Community Aug 05, 2024

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I am so excited to share this episode with you! I do a deep dive into what my community looks like! I share the 5 stages inside the community and what you could expect from each stage. I share that no matter where you start, there is no shame, no expectations of how fast you grow or how you "perform" inside this community.

The community group is my baby :) I have designed this space to give you endless opportunities for growth and support. A place where you can feel seen, feel heard and understood maybe for the first time in your parenting journey. So that you can shed the parts of parenthood that do not serve you and truly step into your path. A path that feels joyful, simple, less triggering, less chaotic, less guilt ridden.

The beauty of this community is right now - it's in its infancy. YOU get to shape the content and the direction! YOU share with me what's going on, what you need, where you're frustrated or struggling and I will build the path for you to follow so that you can move through this without as much struggle, pain and confusion.

I truly cannot wait to connect with you and take your parenting journey even deeper!

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is OPEN! Join The ResponseABLE Parenting Community so you have access to a parent coach (me :)) to answer every pressing and challenging question you have as well as build your skills, grow your capacity to regulate your emotions and feel better as a parent in everyday hard situations! Join Today! Enter the code PODCAST for $10 off your first month!

https://responseableparenting.ck.page/community

52. Consequences vs. Boundaries - How to teach appropriate behavior without punishments Jul 29, 2024

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I have said many times that threats, bribes, consequences and punishments don't work very well. And I get A LOT of feedback (nice way to say nasty comments 😉) in my feed about how these are necessary to teach our kids how to be "real world ready." And how else are they going to learn how to act appropriately if they don't have punishments when they act out of turn?

This episode addresses just that!

I share in this episode how I've been able to remove threats, bribes, punishments and imposed consequences AND how I've been able to teach the lessons, instill the values and teach my kids how to act appropriately without all of that!

I share my system of value based boundaries and how our "bubble" gets bigger and smaller based on their abilities to live inside these values.

It's a shame-free framework that works so well and I'm excited to share this with you!

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is OPEN! Join The ResponseABLE Parenting Community so you have access to a parent coach (me :)) to answer every pressing and challenging question you have as well as build your skills, grow your capacity to regulate your emotions and feel better as a parent in everyday hard situations! Join Today! Enter the code PODCAST for $10 off your first month! https://responseableparenting.ck.page/community

51. My 2 paths: Reactive or Responsive Jul 22, 2024

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I share a vulnerable moment in time for me in this episode. My oldest son and I are not jiving and the frustration is level 10 what seems like most of the day…and most days. I can do all the work in the world and sometimes it's a simple visual that helps me in moments of conflict, chaos and challenge.

We often find ourselves facing two paths in parenting. One is so incredibly easy to take because we've been there so so so many times. It's easy because our neural pathways are strong and deep and the pattern has been repeated so many times. But it doesn't feel right and many times we are simply at a crossroads, unsure of how to handle the situation.

This episode is about that crossroads.

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown 4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is currently closed. Subscribe to the podcast and stay tuned for the next time the doors open :)

50. Stop When the Red Lights are Flashing Jul 15, 2024

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I love this episode not just for the really simple visual to help calm us down in a moment of mom rage but because the visual was brought to me by my late son Jackson. In this episode I walk you through a grounding visual that will help settle you in the heat of the moment and remind you of what your goal is on this responsive parenting journey.

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is currently closed. Subscribe to the podcast and stay tuned for the next time the doors open :)

49. Benefits of Play: Interview with Play Therapist Kimberly Bartlett Jul 08, 2024

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In this episode you get to hear from Play Therapist Kimberly Bartlett. We talk about effective play strategies to really engage your kids in a different way. She shares simple and actionable tips that will help you in the most challenging moments with your kids.

Kimberly Bartlett is a dedicated professional in the field of play therapy, holding the titles of Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™ and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. As the owner of Evergreen Play Therapy in Seattle, she channels her passion into utilizing Integrative Play Therapy techniques to facilitate transformative change and growth in children and families. Through this approach, she creates a nurturing space where healing, self-expression, and skill development thrive.

I'm excited for you to take a listen and get to know Kimberly!

If this podcast speaks to you, please email me becky@responseableparenting.com , share with me what's going on for you and we can get on a call together to see what coaching could look like for you.

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is currently closed. Subscribe to the podcast and stay tuned for the next time the doors open :)

48. Client Interview: How Understanding Her Strong-Willed Child has Transformed her Life Forever Jul 01, 2024

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I am so excited for you to hear from Katelynn. Katelynn is a mom to a very strong-willed 3.5 year old. When she and I first started coaching her daughter was having several meltdowns a day that lasted for a minimum of an hour and sometimes stretched closer to 2. Katelynn felt like she was failing, she was overwhelmed with all the advice she was seeing on her feed and just needed relief.

She looked at coaching with me as a one stop shop to get all of the support, tools and resources she needed to succeed in parenting. What she got was a total transformation of not only her parenting but of her belief in self, communication style and so much more.

You'll hear from Katelynn about what our time together coaching looked like and her ah-ha moments. I am excited for you to listen! If this podcast speaks to you, please email me becky@responseableparenting.com , share with me what's going on for you and we can get on a call together to see what coaching could look like for you.

FREE GUIDES! Make sure you grab my Free Guide to Managing Meltdowns: https://responseableparenting.ck.page/meltdown

4 steps to get you through your kid's meltdown without snapping!

This guide will walk you through the process of staying regulated and give you tools to use during high stress moments.

COMMUNITY! The community is currently closed. Subscribe to the podcast and stay tuned for the next time the doors open :)

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