Episodes
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For this week's episode, I had a lovely chat with Miranda. She is pregnant and has a two and a half year old. We talked about how to prepare her kiddo for a new sibling, and how to approach her own transitions with potty training and moving to a big kid bed. This episode is for anyone grappling with how to best support their kiddo. We discussed ways to minimize extra stress and to be ensure that her first born didn't feel "unseated" by this new baby. Enjoy!
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In our third episode of the season, I live coach with Carolina about her daughter's explosive tantrums. Carolina was clear she does not want to squash her daughter's spirit, but needed insights to help manage her behavior when she gets upset. We had a great conversation that I think will be helpful for anyone with a strong willed child, anyone who is managing tantrums, and how to disseminate what is actually happening to cause them so much frustration. When we allow our children to suck us into their big feelings, we can easily get lost into power struggles without any chance of coming back. I hope this episode helps you to better understand your reactive child and gives you tools to both accept them as they are, but also to help them manage their own feelings.
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Coaching call #2 with another brave soul...also named Julie!
Julie W reached out about how to get her three year old to eat food without a big fight and power struggle.
Julie is a personal trainer, and spends a lot of time helping her clients unpack their body issues, and doesn't want her little girl growing up with eating issues.
She was super transparent and I'm excited for all my picky eater kiddo parents to hear our conversation and see what insight you gain from it.
Coaching is about taking universal problems, and through simple conversations, listening and a little introspection, finding a path to success that will work for YOU and your family.
If you'd like to do a mini session, reach out! If you're interested in joining a parent time group, reach out anytime for a discovery call!
I hope you find this helpful...we'll post follow ups as well on IG.
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This episode is a few firsts! First video podcast! First live interview no editing! First coaching call to share!
As you may know, Parent Time is about coaching. This will show you what that means. Coaching isn't about me giving someone answers, it's about the conversation between two individuals where we figure out what the underlying issues are and how to approach the issue at hand in a sustainable way.
In this episode, Julie W and I explore how to encourage her five year old to try things when she's not 100% comfortable, without pressuring or pushing her into something that doesn't feel safe to her. This could be particularly helpful for parents of children with "slow to warm" temperaments...the children who like to hang back and check out a situation before jumping in. Often these children are the ones we end up pushing and pressuring, so I'm excited for you all to hear about how we approach this question. If you'd like to be on the pod and have your own mini session, you can DM me on IG or send me an email anytime!
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When a preschooler's family changes with the addition of a new baby, in the first several months it is common to see all kinds of regression and limit testing. It doesn't always happen right at birth, but after the honeymoon phase when baby is crawling, mobile and getting into things more we will usually see an uptick. This episode is for you if you are planning to have a second child, already had one, or are just seeing new behaviors in your big sibling now that baby is here.
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For many years I’ve preached the gospel that boundaries make children feel safe. This episode is about boundaries with children and with ourselves. We can set boundaries all day for our children to adhere to in order to control their behavior, but what about the silent messages we send all day long when we don’t set our own boundaries for ourselves? When they never hear us tell anyone know? When they see us doing things we really don’t want to be doing or engaged in situations that aren’t healthy for us? The boundaries are two sided coin, it’s not just about setting them for the children it’s also about what we show them. This episode explores these ideas, I hope you enjoy it!
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We see every behavior and every emotion under the sun in one day at preschool. Every single day.
We take our children to school and expect them to learn their ABCs, songs, colors, shapes and about the world around them.
What we can forget sometimes is that they are also learning how to socially engage with others, completely from scratch, all day every day.
Children's behaviors often carry a message; I need attention, I feel powerless, I need boundaries...adults please help me!
Kid Time does not and never will label your child or any child; we believe in addressing the behavior not labeling the child.
As soon as you label a child you tell them how to behave and how to interact. I'm a biter...who can I bite next?
This episode explores how to have conversations with our children without escalating the situation.
If you have a concern that YOUR child may be "bullying" others, please listen. We hope it helps you reframe your thoughts too!
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Is there anything more nerve wracking than taking your child to a new environment for the first time? Not really!
I've spoken with the Directors of all of our sites and gotten their feedback about what they think parents should know before starting preschool. We hope you will take a listen and acquaint yourselves with the procedures and suggestions we have for you.
We are so excited you have chosen us to take care of your children...the bonus is we are also here for you!
We are all in this together...lets do this!
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In the wake of terrible news, we as parents and teachers are faced with the task of explaining the unspeakable to our children. It is difficult to imagine making kids understand why a school shooting occurs, especially when we ourselves have a hard time grasping it. In this episode, I speak with Amy Williams, a teacher, coach and trainer about this topic. Her website has a wonderful write up about how to approach our children on these topics, and this conversation even for me was very calming. I have had a hard time talking about this without the rage bubbling. My talk with Amy helped me to see ways to channel my rage into action, and how to activate and empower my child to be a global thinking problem solver rather than a sitting duck.
I hope you enjoy this episode and that is gives you some peace as it has brought to me
https://www.amywilliamsacademy.com/
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This week we interview Sydney, Mayhew's director, and Josh, our teacher trainer about the importance of Risky Play. Why is it important, what does it look like, and what are they actually learning? We have a conversation about how assessing risk is an important life skill, and it begins with children learning how to navigate their environments. Climbing, jumping, going up a slide and imaginative play with sticks are all things we as teachers see as very valuable, and also are things that make parents nervous. We discuss the difference between risk and danger, and how to navigate the two.
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Consistency is so helpful in working with our little ones that we devoted a whole episode to how you can be consistent with your Kid Time teachers. We go over some basics that we train all of our Kid Time teachers to utilize to keep communication positive, affirmative, and clear.
We go over the phrasing your children are used to hearing at school, so all you have to do is mimic and see how your child responds. This is the communication style they are used to all day, so we want to share it with you all to keep it going into the evenings and early mornings, when you are dealing with the most transition. We are all in this together, and parents and teachers MUST work interdependently to raise these amazing and challenging little humans!
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Transitions occur anytime we have a change of environment. When we move inside to outside, from dinner to bath to bed, from waking up to going to school, these are all transitions, AKA the hardest thing we deal with daily and very regularly with our children. This episode explores some simple tips and also some theoretical basis to see them differently; looking at the bigger picture often can make situations less frustrating and we could all use less frustration! Take a listen if you would like to hear about ways to smooth out your transitions and make life a little easier for yourself and your preschooler. Or school ager. Or teenager. Or maybe even spouse. :)
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Like it or not, our children are ALWAYS listening, and everything we do they are watching. What we model for our children can set them up for success, or can perpetuate old patterns we would rather see go by the wayside. Showing, not telling is much more valuable than do as I say, not as I do. Our kids are no longer buying that! How to approach this idea of garnering respect and teaching our children how to be people without making ourselves crazy.
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Mindful parenting is the holy grail, right? Finding ways to mindfully connect with ourselves and our children feels impossible with the pace of life we all experience. In an increasingly tech addicted society, it's imperative that we find the small moments to ground ourselves, be in the present moment, and most importantly to model this for our children. We deserve it and so do they!
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Body shaming is a real problem in our society, and it starts with US. We have been given a tough bill of goods; impossible beauty standards, double duty of full time jobs and parenting, and that toxic scary place called the INTERNET which makes us all feel like we don't measure up. In this episode, we discuss how our internal body shame comes out and how it will affect our children. More importantly, I give some suggestions as to how to reset the situation to change this very toxic state of affairs for our kids, and for ourselves. We all deserve better.
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A deep dive into the whys, the whens, and the hows of potty training. How to stay out of the success mentality and to look for the cues that show true readiness. Teaching children to listen to their bodies without pushing, controlling and creating a stressful experience. Let’s find the ease, so they choose to go along positively.
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On this weeks podcast, I interview my 10-year-old son. We talk about what it’s like to go from preschool to elementary, what makes a good mom, and what it’s like being my child, good and bad :-) join us as we hear from a 10 year old perspective what it takes to be a good mom, and what children truly do need from us. I hope you enjoy, this was a very fun episode to record!
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The holidays can be a lovely time, and can also be an INSANE time, where moms are tearing themselves in two to create perfect memories for their children. What are your traditions, and why? What is purposeful, what brings you joy, vs what have you inherited or picked up to keep up with others? How can we celebrate and have traditions without burning ourselves out? My special guest and resident Unicorn Kirsti joins me to discuss enjoying the process and finding joy. Full disclosure, she LOVES Christmas and I am a Grinch. We hope you enjoy our chat, and feel inspired after to find a little more mellow and chill in this season wherever you can.
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One of the hardest parts of parenting is managing our own expectations. Expecting too little or too much from our children can have major effects on our children's ability to manage themselves. Often our expectations are colored by our own internal baggage, and not grounded in the reality of your child and who they are. This episode takes a look at how to manage your expectations, and how to more productively teach our children self care and self awareness. Are you expecting too little of the people in your home, both big and small? Too much? Lets try to find the happy medium, the sweet spot, where everyone contributes what THEY can. Fostering self reliance is a huge part of parenting...we are raising people, not just babies or kids...but we also don't want to ask more of them than they can handle.
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If you're like most people, the holiday season is full of both joys and anxieties. Seeing family can stir up a lot in us; we are more easily triggered, stressed about creating "perfect" memories for our children, and it has been a long time since we've even seen humans. If you are feeling nervous about the family dynamics, unwanted advice, helping your children through seeing a bunch of new people at once, give this one a listen. I explore a few strategies and do a little big picture thinking about what we can and can't control during family events. Keeping ourselves ok should be at the top of the list, so we can also support our kids. We also touch on consent for children being touched/hugged/kissed by relatives they may not remember. Gone are the days of being required to kiss and hug, let's talk about re-setting the rules about what is all right for us in our families, and leave this important legacy to our children.
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