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Creating connection with our children can happen pretty naturally when we're spending quality time together. But how do you continue to build connection during the mundane, day-to-day time? I’ve got some effective connection-creating tools to share with you in today’s episode, and it all starts with how you talk to your children and nurture their self-esteem.

This week, I’m sharing how your communication might be unintentionally causing your kids stress and affecting their self-esteem, and how to choose words that empower your children for the rest of their lives.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://thepeacefulparent.com/153

As your dedicated parent coach, a huge part of my work is helping you identify blind spots in your parenting. Blind spots often masquerade as limiting beliefs, and when you have them, you struggle to see reality for what it is or can become. But once you can identify and understand your blind spots, you can start showing up as the parent you really want to be.

Tune in this week for a conversation with Hive member and coach Felice about the destructive impact blind spots can have when we don't acknowledge them, how they dysregulate us and prevent real connection with our kids, and most importantly, how you can get rid of them.

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In this week’s episode, I share not one, but TWO lessons that came out of a recent coaching call. The first of these tackles the concept of micro-changes and how they are impacting your little human. I also dive into the gift of giving your child your undivided attention. Learn how to take stock of your daily interactions with your kids and find out how you can dedicate even a small amount of time to make them feel seen, heard, and valued.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://thepeacefulparent.com/144

Last week, we had an amazing conversation with Corinne Crabtree all about parenting for a positive body image. This week, I’m joined by a wonderful mother and Hive community member, Hannah, who is currently in the middle of changing her own paradigms when it comes to body positivity and parenting her kids through the same experience. 

Tune in as Hannah and I unpack the learned nature of body positivity and negativity. We’re discussing how to model a healthy body image even if you’re struggling with looking at your own body positively, how we value different body types, how to bring neutrality to the conversation, and our role as parents in having these conversations with our children.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://thepeacefulparent.com/141

Do you have negative thoughts about your body? As you'll hear this week, the way we think about and speak about our own body impacts the way our children think and speak about theirs. So, how can we set them up to have the best possible body image?

I have the perfect guest to talk this through with: Corinne Crabtree. Corinne is a Master Certified Weight and Life Coach. She has helped countless women around the world lose weight and feel amazing through her podcast, Losing 100 Pounds with Corinne, and her program, NO BS Weightloss. Corinne has experienced the generational curse of body shame, like so many of us, and is here to discuss putting an end to that cycle.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://thepeacefulparent.com/140

A simple reality of parenting is that we cannot teach our kids every lesson for every experience, and trying to do so will prevent you from connecting. One of the strategies I teach parents is to pick their top 3 lessons, just 3, and focus on teaching those.

Learn how to ditch the panicked mindset and dedicate time to focusing on 3 values you would like to teach instead. Your children have a lifetime to learn; take a moment to celebrate all the successes and connect on what really matters.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://thepeacefulparent.com/136

Dina is a champion of The Hive; she has been a member for 2 years and has developed countless new tools to parent in a manner that fosters deep connection. Today, Dina and I break down her recent struggle with anger.

Learn to identify your anger as a signal, ground yourself in the underlying emotions, and move forward as the peaceful leader of the household. We unpack methods for finding neutrality while identifying and moving through our anger.

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There's no such thing as the perfect parent, right? Yet some of us are still running ourselves ragged trying to excel in every aspect of parenting.

I invite you to drop the unrealistic parenting expectations that are robbing the joy of parenting from you, and to stop modeling striving for perfection to your kids. To help you do this, I share three ways to SUCK as a parent, and show you why perfectionism keeps you from showing up as your best self.

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When Brandon Reed's first son was born, he and his wife were desperate to find a way to get him to sleep through the night. It was exhausting for everyone involved. In response, he created a podcast of long immersive sound experiences and his family finally found some rest. 

This week, Brandon shares the story behind his podcast, 12-Hour Sound Machines, and how to use it. Discover why sleep schedules are essential for you and your babies and how different frequencies can help different people. We discuss various types of soothing noises, and methods to encourage sleep hygiene for the whole family.

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Did you know that your child's brain isn't physically capable of multitasking? Yet as adults, we are constantly modelling how to multitask and not give our full attention to anything at one time.

I invite you to take inventory of your parenting and dig into the impact of multitasking. I share why I gave up multitasking and how that has impacted my ability to be present and connect with my son. Find out how you may be affecting your connection with your children with this habit, and how to stop.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://thepeacefulparent.com/127

Hannah is a mother of 4 small children and a member of our Hive. She shares her struggle as a mom of young kids and the overwhelm that brought her to Real World Peaceful Parenting. Hannah graciously shares her experience and the shifts she has found through the support of our program.

I break down what Real World Peaceful Parenting is in its essence. Together, Hannah and I discuss co-regulation, brain development, and learning tools to implement as a parent when our children storm. Find out how to meet your child’s needs with curiosity and calm.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://thepeacefulparent.com/126

Are you fascinated by honey bee's? You will be after this episode!

The boys sit down with Joanne de la Rionda and Randall York of Cloister Honey and here's what they learned;

• Why Max and Matt are opening a bar called the Drone Congregation Area
• What is the life cycle of bee's?
• When the mating flight occurs?
• How the "Royal Jelly" is distributed?
• Why a male bee's are only 3% of the hive population?

Fascinating is an understatement for this episode. Give it a listen and I promise your brain will be buzzing!

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