As busy parents, it’s essential that we learn effective strategies to help our children navigate the different stages they go through and the challenges that arise at each stage. Whether our children are in kindergarten or about to enter middle school, we must help them to handle any difficulties they may encounter.  Ashley Bartley, M.Ed., NCC, is a school counselor, author, and curriculum writer. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia and her M.Ed. in School Counseling from the College of William & Mary. She is the creator of Counselor Station, where she develops curriculum and resources for busy school counselors. Ashley lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and three young boys. In today's episode, Ashley and I discuss how you can help your child with time management and how to establish routines in your home to make mornings go more smoothly. Ashley also shares helpful strategies for children experiencing separation anxiety and helping your child with a transition to middle school. In this episode, we discuss:
The main ways parents can help their students utilize the school counselor
How to handle when a child is having an issue with another child at school
How parents can help their children with time management
What parents can do to prepare their child and themselves for the transition to middle school
Strategies to help ease childrens’ worries and fears about going to kindergarten
How to establish a morning routine to make things a little easier
What school counselors help students with and when they might meet with them
Resources:
Counselor Station website
Ashely’s Instagram: @counselorstation 
Ashley’s Facebook
Ashley’s TpT Store
Books by Ashley
Atomic Habits, by James Clear
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124. Transitions, Routines, and Time Management for Kids with Ashley Bartley

The Motherhood Meets Medicine Podcast is a space that brings all women together. It's for those who hope to be a mom one day, those who are already mothers, and mothers of mothers. This podcast will give you candid, informal interviews on motherhood topics that you can listen to while you're driving to work, folding laundry or whatever else your busy day may bring. Each week, Your host, Lynzy Coughlin, will be focusing on topics ranging from postpartum issues to parenting teens. She's bringing in experts with formal training to cover everything motherhood! So grab your coffee and join us for a weekly chat on your time. All are welcome! Lynzy is a Physician Assistant in the Emergency Department where she has practiced medicine for the last 15 years. You can connect with Lynzy on her Substack account, Badass Matriarch.

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Your teenager is meant to make mistakes and push the envelope when it comes to boundaries and expectations. They’re learning who they are as individuals rather than as sons or daughters.  So how do we keep them safe while still letting them try and fail?  It all starts with the boundaries you’re setting with your young children today. If you’re having your very first talk about curfews and drinking with your child as you drop them off at a school party, you’re too late.  Dr. Jenny Rose joins me to share more about how we can get inside the teenage mind and how to start laying a sturdy foundation upon which to build our future relationship with our children.  Dr. Jenny is a clinical psychologist specializing in work with teens and children. She has her PhD in attachment based parenting and works at an inpatient psychiatric institution. She is on a mission to support kids and teens amidst a pandemic of heightened mental health struggles. She is also all about preventative interventions rather than just jumping in for treatment when things go awry.  Jenny is also a mother of three, and is launching a book in just two months, called mindful meals. This book is about nutrition for the entire family. It will feature a section that concentrates on raising conscious eaters and helping children to develop a healthy relationship with food. It is the first of its kind to focus on the psychology of eating and how as parents, we can safeguard our kids. In this episode, we discuss:  How the teenage brain works. Why they are more prone to taking risks. How we can better connect with our teens. Breaking down the complicated aspects of parenting a teen.Resources: RECIPE for Jenny’s Chicken Stew Ingredients: 1x brown onion 1 x pack of chicken breasts half a bag of butternut half a bag of pumpkin / sweet potato 3-4 baby marrows (zucchini) one bag of cauliflower / broccoli mix corn on the cob (1-2) Chicken stock seasoning Recipe: Fry your onions until golden and add in chicken breasts (cut into fours).Season chicken with salt, pepper, and chicken spice / seasoning. Once your chicken is browned, add in all your veg. Add in your chicken stock (you can even use 2), and fill your pot with boiling water. Make sure your water covers all the veg. Let it boil for about half an hour (until the veg is nice and soft). Once veg are soft, use a masher to mash all the veg (this will also pull the chicken apart). Add salt and pepper to taste. This recipe is so easy and versatile, remove whatever you don’t enjoy, add other veg you do like, and if you want to make it indulgent, and a dollop or two of cream! The sauce will be nice and thick (if too thick just add a bit of water). You can serve it on rice or pasta, but we actually eat as is (sometimes on the rice it can be a bit dry and loses the delicious, slurpy goodness). Discount Codes from Our Sponsors:  Navy Hair Care Shampoo + Conditioner: use code LYNZY for 30% off Navy Hair Care Charcoal Mask: use code LYNZY for 30% offQuestions: Help us understand how the teenage brain works? What is the biggest thing teenagers need from parents? Why are teens struggling so much? What typical difficulties do you see with teenagers? Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

165: Inside the Teenage Mind with Dr. Jenny Rose

Have you ever heard your child say something truly negative about themselves? Do they do it often? We all have a mental talk track that plays in our head through which we process our lives and emotions. So do kids.  What do we do when our kids start to display signs of their talk track becoming negative? Joining me today to share more about why negative self-talk occurs and how to navigate it with our kids is Dr. Emily King.  Dr. King is a child psychologist and former school psychologist who has worked with neurodivergent children and teens for the last 20 years. She received a PhD in School Psychology from UNC Chapel Hill, where she worked at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities.  She spent five years working as a school psychologist and public schools in Houston, Texas, where she specialized in providing school based mental health services. Dr. Emily now works in private practice in North Carolina specializing in supporting the mental health needs of neurodivergent youth.  Listen as Dr. King shares her tips, tricks, and advice for becoming an effective advocate for our children… to our children. Because they need us to be the ones to help them navigate their feelings and emotions.  
 In this episode, we discuss:  Negative self-talk and what it is. How negative self-talk presents in children. Ways to determine where negative self-talk is stemming from and how to respond.  Why it’s important to get curious rather than to simply react when your child says something negative. Different ways to help your child find their “thing”.  Resources: Connect with Dr. KingLearn with Dr. Emily -https://www.learnwithdremily.com/ Learn with Dr. Emily Substack -https://learnwithdremily.substack.com/
Questions: How do we know if children really mean what they say when they engage in negative self-talk? How can we respond in a way that supports and doesn't invalidate when a child is feeling negative about themselves? Why are neurodivergent children more likely to engage in negative self-talk?   Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

164: Navigating Negative Self-Talk with Our Kids with Emily W. King P.h.D

Traveling with children is not for the faint of heart. Leaving everything you’ve ever known along with family and friends to pursue a different lifestyle in a whole new country? Not a decision to be made lightly.  But when you know that you’re being called to something different, you take the leap and see where you land. Christina Dismuke and her husband did just that and she’s here to tell us all about it.  Christina was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and has her undergraduate and master's degree in education from Texas A&M.; She has lived in Perth, Australia for the last four years with her husband and four kids all under the age of seven. When their twins were born, she took a career pause from the classroom, and has enjoyed the impact this has had on her family as they moved abroad.  Their move to Australia and having four kids in general has really moved them toward simplicity, access to next day delivery materials for social media worthy sensory play invitations, etc. Just isn't a thing in Perth, one of the most remote cities in the world. It has steered her ship in a different direction and has invited Christina to be a better noticer picking up on what her kids are watching and giving them access to it.  Listen in as she shares all about their life now and why they couldn’t have made a better decision for their family.In this episode, we discuss: Their decision to live and raise their children internationally. Her pregnancy and postpartum care in Perth and how it differs from the United States. The differences in childcare and the schooling system in Perth. Practical tips for traveling or living abroad with kids in general.Resources: Instant Pot Texas - Style Brisket Tacos https://thedefineddish.com/instant-pot-texas-style-brisket-tacos/Connect with Christina:Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/christinadismuke/?hl=enQuestions: Why did you and your husband decide to raise your kids abroad? Is pregnancy and postpartum handled better in Australia? How does the school system in Australia compare to the United States? What are some tips for people traveling and or moving abroad with children? 
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163: Raising Kids Abroad with Christina Dismuke

Protecting our children online is so important. We all know that we need to teach our kids not to share their personal information with strangers online, but what else is there? How can we approach this monumental task with grace and understanding?  Here to share her thoughts is Fareedah Shaheed. Fareedah is an award winning Internet safety expert and a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. She uses her background in cybersecurity and online gaming to help parents protect their kids online. Her work has been featured in CNN, The Wall Street Journal, NASA, Fox, Yahoo, and many more for Rita offers a course on how to protect your children on their phone, and it will be linked in the show notes below. She's also currently working on a Roblox safety webinar launch and additional free webinars throughout this year. This was a brilliant conversation that provided really important insights on ways to have conversations with your children at all ages and stages and why you might need to look internally before discussing with your kids. In this episode, we discuss: How Freedah came to be an internet safety expert. How the landscape of internet safety has changed over the years. Sextortion and how to talk to your children about it. Thoughts on parental control and monitoring software.Resources: Dr. Nicole Le Pera: The Holistic Psychologist - https://theholisticpsychologist.com/ Train Live with Marisa Peer - https://marisapeer.com/Connect with Fareedah:The Hidden Threat: Protecting Your Child On Their Phonehttps://sekuva.mykajabi.com/protecting-your-child-on-their-phone PKO Ambassador:https://sekuva.mykajabi.com/partner-with-cyberfareedah-pko-ambassador-info-page My free Protect Kids Online (PKO) Resource Library:https://sekuva.mykajabi.com/get-your-internet-safety-resource-library Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cyberfareedah/Questions:What's the number one mistake parents make when it comes to protecting their kids online? What's your thoughts on parental control and monitoring software? What are some effective ways to educate kids on internet safety? Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

162: Protecting Children Online with Fareedah Shaheed

Over the next few months, I’ll be mixing in some of our earlier Motherhood Meets Medicine interviews with new episodes. These ‘best of’ episodes are the most shared and listened to episodes of all time! Here is today’s featured episode with Kate Mangino, PhD all about unlearning traditional gender norms in the household.  Gender norms are slowly changing in the everyday household. Men used to be the income providers and bring home the money while women would take care of the children and house chores. Since times have been changing, women are expecting more from their partners even as little as switching caregiving roles so the women can have some time to themselves for a minute or two. The women in my community have loved Kate's book Equal Partners and requested to have her on as a guest. Kate's role and expertise in social changes provides incredible insight into hard hitting questions from the community and change. Kate Mangino, PhD is a gender expert and professional facilitator who works with international non-profit organizations to promote positive social change. She has written and delivered curricula in over 20 countries about issues such as: gender equality, women’s empowerment, healthy masculinity, HIV prevention, and early and forced childhood marriage. She brings her lens of gender and social change to her debut book, Equal Partners, which addresses household gender inequality in the United States and offers practical advice as to what each of us can do to rewrite gender norms. While we are still working on changing social norms in this generation. In today's episode, we talk about gender norms and creating household balance. Kate will share what she learned during her research for her book, and she gives some excellent suggestions on how to raise conversations with your partner about gender. She will also share some data on raising boys and give some tips on how we can raise our boys to be caregivers as they grow older. 
 In this episode we discuss:
Women who had to leave the workforce to take care of the family and how that impacted the dynamic of the home.
How to bring up a life changing conversation about gender roles.
Encouraging boys at a young age to feel their emotions and put a name to it.
Anyone can work on gender equality- not just those in a nuclear family.
Why hours in a work day can be a big issue in dividing up family tasks throughout the day.

 Resources:
Grab a copy of Kate's book, Equal Partners
When Moms Outearn Their Husbands, They Gain More Housework, Study Says
https://katemangino.com/
https://twitter.com/manginokate

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124. Transitions, Routines, and Time Management for Kids with Ashley Bartley

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