Powerful Parenting For Today's Kids

In this episode, I share some of my journey of decluttering and the amazing benefits I am experiencing from it! Also, here I invite you to join me in this adventure. Come along, won't you?  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

I recorded this episode on what would be my daughter's 18th birthday had she lived. I so appreciate all of you who listen and I wanted to share a little bit more about me and how I got to where I am and what changed me. I hope you get a lot of value out of this episode and at the end you feel like you know me a little more. And be warned - you may want to listen with some tissues... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

I have found myself in many conversations with my coaching clients and other parents about symptoms that they are not recognizing as anxiety. I knew it was time to revisit this topic here on the show. In this episode, I talk about what anxiety might look like in your child and how to identify it, as well as some techniques to begin learn to manage it. Join me! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Today's episode was inspired by a concerning conversation I had with a teacher recently about catching her 8th grade students cheating. It's not the cheating that startles me the most - it's the REASON they cheated. Tune in and listen. Together, we need to change some things.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

I very much enjoyed chatting with today's guest, Janet Allison about boys and how we can best support them as we raise them. Join us!  Janet has a special audio to help parents help boys with anger. You can grab that here - http://boysalive.com/anger You can also check out Janet's podcast here - http://on-boys-podcast.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

In this episode, I talk about Oprah and Deepak's 21 Meditation Experience and invite you to join me! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

It's been a month since Jay and I finished the Whole30, so we decided it was time to update you on where we are and where we are headed. Join us!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Do you ever struggle to figure out how to connect, or stay connected, to your child? I have that pretty well figured out with two of my children, but the youngest one, well, he was a different story. Until last weekend. Join me to find out what we did! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

When our kids are growing, and squabbling, it can feel like there is no end in sight and no good can come of it but that's not true. Our siblings are the training ground for us to learn how to compromise with others. Join me as I share something that happened last week in my home and how I got to see the fruits of my parental labor.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Do you ever feel frustrated when your kids fight with each other? Do you always find yourself embroiled in the middle of it with no one left feeling satisfied at the end? Join me in this episode as I talk about this very thing, and also learn a great way to change this dysfunctional dance in your home! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

In this episode, I talk about a walking meditation and invite you to do one! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

In this episode, Jay and I share an injury that our daughter sustained this week and how we helped her through it, as well as what we and she learned along the way. Join us! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Money can be a complicated thing and as parents, it is imperative that we teach our children about it. But first, we must try to develop a healthy relationship with it. Having a healthy relationship with money is a vital life skill that we need to impart to our children to help them to launch into adulthood. I hope this inspires you to start talking about this big topic if you have not yet already! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

I recorded today's episode the morning I published it. It is Wednesday, and two of my three kids have yet to go to school this week. So far, we've had a holiday, a sick day and now a snow day. If I didn't learn how to surrender years ago, my head might be exploding today! I share my journey in the hopes that it helps you, too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Does your young child ever have BIG emotions that leave you puzzled and  a bit shocked at the magnitude of it all? In this episode, I share a listener question that I got in the hopes that it helps you, too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Do you need a few minutes just to quiet your racing mind? If so, you came to the right place! Join me as I take you through the Platform Technique to accomplish just that!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

How do we do all that we do? It takes a village to raise a child and we couldn't do it without Jay's wonderful mom! She is always there to help us with our kids and their schedules. It also takes a good deal of "calendar syncing" to make sure we are doing what we want to do and making sure everyone gets where they need to be.  One of the most fundamental beliefs we share is that we each chose to spend our lives with the other one of us. Who are we to tell the other person how they should be spending their time? If the activity makes the other person happy and can fit in with our lifestyle, why not? And then, with all that we have going on, how do we not become ships passing in the night? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

In episode #3 of Maximizing Life in the Middle (throwback) we talk about a stand that our daughter and her classmates took to be allowed to wear tank tops to school when the weather gets warm. The initial reason years ago for banning tank tops in her school was so that boys would not be "distracted" by seeing girls' shoulders. At what point does it stop being the girl's responsibility to not be a distraction and instead become a boy's responsibility to not be distracted by the girl? We also talk about how each individual is responsible for their own behavior and should not blame their choices on another person. We cannot control what happens in the world; we can only control our own response. Join us! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Do you ever find yourself amazed at what you learn from your child? In today's episode, Jay shares something that one of children taught him and how that reinforced his desire to stay open to learning from them whenever possible. Join us as we dive in! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

Do you struggle with social media use with your children? In this episode, I share a story about my younger son and his social media use, my feelings about it and how we moved forward even though he was not happy with me. It is vital that as parents we monitor their social media use, not only to keep them safe, but also to help them develop sound judgment. Join me! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support