Creative Parenting with Nina Meehan

Creative Parenting – 
Nina and Izzy talk about Izzy's very personal journey to discovering bringing the creative process to her parenting and how she has built that discovery into her career.  She gives you the five questions you need to be asking right now to get more clarity on parenting and talks about her upcoming book.

Creative Parenting –
Nina sits down with Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the New York Times Best-Seller "How to Raise and Adult" to talk about letting go of helicopter parenting and how to break free from the trap of trying to control outcomes for our kids.  Julie and Nina dive into how hard it is for parents right now and how we can actually make things easier by letting go of perfection and making our kids do chores.

Creative Parenting –
Ryan has a career that started with a dance class that his mom sent him to against his will and has moved on to Broadway, So You Think You Can Dance and now Dance Supervisor for Hamilton. Nina and Ryan discuss how movement can be a conversation with your kids and a few fun games that you can do to bring dance to your home tonight!

Creative Parenting – 
In this conversation with the Managing Editor of Romper, April Daniels Hussar, Nina and April discuss the joy and importance of "Benign Neglect."  April tells listeners what is the most important type of information for parents to pay attention to and what we should all be ignoring!

Creative Parenting –
Nina sits down with Dr. Cyndi Burnett, Director of Possibilities for Creativity and Education and discusses how to create the space for creativity in your home.  The 20 Creative Thinking Skills (download here) are incredible tools for inspiring your children and yourself.  Cyndi and Nina get into the nuts and bolts of Creativity in this master class episode.

Creative Parenting –
Paul L. Underwood, author of of two recent New York Times articles: "How to Tell a Great Bedtime Story" and "Yes And...Clean Your Room" sits down with Nina to talk about all things parenting, improv and bedtime stories!  Using improv technique to help us make parenting easier can be fun and easy!!

Creative Parenting –
Marla Sokoloff is known for her incredible work as an actress on "The Practice," "Full House," Party of Five" and so many others.  In this conversation, Nina and Marla break down what the reality of motherhood is like and how to balance a creative career. Marla also talks about her journey from acting to directing and her upcoming movie Blending Christmas. https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/blending-christmas

Creative Parenting –
Barney's book Beautiful Oops is an international phenomenon! Nina and Barney talk about the joy of giving kids and parents the opportunity to get messy and creative with art and how that can build connection. And he talks about the joy of being a grandparent!

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Creative Parenting –
Kanika Chadda Gupta is a mom of three and a former CNN reporter, a dancer, a podcast host and a brand specialist.  In her conversation with Nina, she opens up about how she brings creativity into her home--spoiler alert, she shares stories from her grandmother with her kids while walking to school! She talks about the importance of keeping the parenting process positive and using your “Mom Sense” whenever possible!
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Creative Parenting –
Myles discusses how his experience designing games for the TV show Survivor is similar to raising his two boys. Nina and Myles deep dive into why games are a great tool for parenting and Myles reveals his go to game for all families looking to incorporate more game nights into their family life.
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