As a parent, it's heart-wrenching to see your child starting school without a social safety net, left feeling alone and disconnected. It's natural to feel helpless and overwhelmed by the situation, but there are actionable s…
The college acceptance season is upon us and emotions are running high for both students and parents. Some are elated with the news of acceptance, while others are crushed by rejection. Whether you have a college-bound kid o…
Get ready for an exhilarating journey today as we launch into our first-ever interview series that will take us through the awe-inspiring lives of phenomenal individuals with powerful stories, wisdom to share, and tips to el…
Today, I'm going to do a bit of a deep dive into the importance of play, especially in terms of children's psychosocial development and how unstructured, non-guided play is absolutely critical to good mental health in childr…
As a parent of teens, you might be familiar with what I like to call the dreaded "screaming teenage hair fit," caused by everything from finding the perfect outfit before an important event, a haircut gone wrong or even just…
As parents we have all heard the same messaging about - making sure our teens talk to us face-to-face and spend less time on their screens. However, when it comes to texting with them this may not always be the hard and fast…
Making mistakes is guaranteed in life. But they're also an inevitable and intricate part of learning and growth. This means how we react to those mistakes, especially in front of our kids, really teaches them how to respond…
February is the perfect month to explore the science behind love and its impact on parenting. Discover how dopamine and oxytocin, aka ‘happy hormones’, can help you better understand yourself, build stronger relationships w…
Ever feel like you are stuck in this never ending loop of back and forth with your kids? In today's episode, I'm talking about "the protest". When it comes to strong-will kids or "Gladiators" as I lovingly call them you wil…
What is a gladiator child? I realized I referenced that term a lot in some of my podcast episodes but I haven't actually done an episode that speaks specifically on what a gladiator child is like, who they are and wha…
Having older children now has made me very much aware of time and pace at which it moves. Everyone warns you of this fact when you first become a parent and it isn't until, you look back you realize how fast time actually we…
The holidays can be wonderful, warm and lovely but they can also be really stressful. Kids are tired, they're sugared up and full of excitement. Unfortunately, excitement doesn't always feel great in a child's body.
Today I have my favorite guest, Natalie Syrmopoulos, joining me, and we're talking about how to invest in play even when you've had a really stressful day. Like most parents just hearing that probably sounds exhausting,
Today I want to talk about teenage angst and in particular, the age of 15. 15 is a tough age for teenagers that I call that the 'existential year'. Whether you have a teen this age or one upcoming join me and together let's…
It is unbelievably challenging to parent a master procrastinator. Your days are filled with worry, and an ever-growing pit in your stomach as you watch them play video games, or sit on their phone amidst looming homework due…
Today I'm going to talk about baby play, also known as limbic bonding. This is one of the pillars of Connected Parenting that includes moments where you deeply connect with your child, look in their eyes, rub noses, put you…
Today's an interesting topic --------- I'm going to talk about self-heckling and the broken self esteem that comes as a result of it. Self-heckling is that constant voice inside our head, that says things like... "of cours…
Today I want to talk about sleep as it is certainly a big issue for not only kids in general but more specifically gladiator kids and even us as parents. This can be especially true right after a high anxiety holiday like Ha…
For most kids Halloween and the time leading up to it can be really fun and they love it. But for a lot of very sensitive children the feelings and reactions can be quite the opposite and extremely anxiety provoking.
The teen dating scene, has become extremely complicated both for them and us as parents. In fact by the time you listen to this, the scene may have even morphed and changed a little bit again. Social media of course has pla…
Childhood is a time where kids are trying to figure out how to be heard, how to make an impact, when to back off, and when to step forward. They do this by making a lot of mistakes, bumping up against things and learning som…
Your kids have been at school all day and then they've probably had after school programs, so by the time they sit down to do their homework at night, they are fried, they are tired, and they don't want to do it.
Anxiety and worrying get a bad rap. We are taught to think of them as a bad thing and something we have to fight against. This is why it is vital that we help our kids understand the important role anxiety plays in our lives.
Sometimes your kid will say things like, I keep thinking of this, or every time I hold a glass, I think about smashing it and they get worried about what they see as troublesome thoughts better known as intrusive thoughts.
