In this week's episode we discuss all the necessary items in preparation for baby's birth. This isn't registry wish list items, this is basic needs for mama, like diapers (yes, diapers for mama), padsicles (what are thoooooose!), and all of the nitty gritty details that we're prepping for baby #2's arrival. 

Marcela Collier is a licensed Therapeutic Provider and founder of High Impact Club. She is a mom of twins, parent coach, and helps parents switch their mindset to respond according to their children's behaviors with the type parenting that the child needs.

She is the creator of the Parenting With Understanding program that takes parents from, "I don't know what I'm doing," "I've tried everything and nothing is working," to correcting less, and connecting more by responding according to their children's needs.

Key Takeaway: Behavior is communication, it's not that children are bad or you are bad as a parent, it's just the way the communicate. If you know how to meet the child's need based on their behavior that is now you will change the behavior

Resources: 5 Love Languages Of Children - Gary Chapman

Parenting With Understanding Course

Website: www.marcelacollier.com

Instagram @highimpactclub

TikTok @highimpactclub

YouTube @highimpactclub

It's our favorite time of year, spooky season, but this year Halloween doesn't quite look the same for many of us. How are you keeping the spirit alive with your family? Share with us how you're celebrating and making the most of Halloween 2020 @elevatethevibe

Have you ever been told that you're not creative? Or do not have artistic abilities? Our guest this week, Amber Seyler Vyskocil, is an elementary school art teacher in Harford County, Maryland. She has both a Bachelors in Fine Arts and Masters in Art Education and over 15 years working with students to nurture their creative abilities. Not all children feel like they are creative and Amber's goal is to take the child who doesn't like art and have it be their favorite subject and the reason why they want to come to school. Amber's passion extends beyond modalities like colored pencils, paint and clay where she uses art as a vehicle to teach about subjects like environmental education, anti-racism and personal empowerment.

Key Takeaway: Art & creativity are for everybody, it helps in all career paths and with critical thinking. Take risks, fall and get back up again. 

Resources: Check out your local community colleges, rec councils, libraries for interactive art classes for you or your children. 

Art Hub For Kids 

Kinetic Sand 

Cassie Stephens

Art Before Breakfast - For Adults

Where to find Amber: instagram @rfeart #artkeepskidsinschool

Amber's Etsy site: A Cup Of Amber

Potty Training. In this this week's episode we are asking for help from the audience on how to approach potty training. 

If you're a caregiver we need your tips/ tricks/ resources on what has worked for you in potty training the bb's in your life. 

Head over to our instagram @elevatethevibe and share your insider knowledge with us, we need all the help we can get. 

What happens when the unthinkable happens?  Many people believe estate planning is reserved for the wealthy or for people who are entering the later years of their lives, but what would happen to your spouse, your children, your business, your assets if the unthinkable happens?

Crista Hermance aka the Estate Planning Mom, founder of Hermance Law specializes in protecting families with minor children through estate planning, offering her clients peace-of-mind to ensure that their assets are distributed as they would desire.

Key Takeaway: nominate guardians for your minor children & have it documented!

Resources: Estate planning guide for parents 

Website: hermancelaw.com

social: @estateplanningmom

In this week's solo episode we talk about dealing with death. As parents it can be difficult to explain the process of death to your children especially if they are young. Whether it's a pet, a family member or friend, we ask the audience how to do you approach this difficult process and conversation with your children? 

Paola Borgonovo is the founder of NovoYoga, a yoga studio located in Rodondo Beach, CA offering a variety of classes, including yoga for kids. Paola has been teaching yoga to children for over 30 years and has seen first hand the benefits it provides. Our children are growing up in a world that brings with it pressures across school, competitive sports, technology and constant connectivity. Having tools to help them focus on their self-health, relaxation and inner fulfillment, they can navigate life's challenges with a bit more ease and this is exactly the benefits that children receive from a consistent yoga practice. 

Key Takeaway: Stay consistent, even as a parent if you are consistent your child will pick this up from you. Kids have so many activities, try for six months to be consistent. Teach them how to breathe, their lung capacity is developing and the breathe is the center fo everything, breath helps to keep you centered when emotions go all over the place.

Resources: Talk to other parents! What works for them! Byron Baptiste - My Daddy Is A Pretzel

Website: www.novoyoga.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novoyoga/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovoYogaRedondo/

In this week's episode we discuss our first shopping outing in six months, as a family, during Covid. Having a toddler it's not easy to convince him to wear a mask and we ask parents, how are you managing masks with your kids? Do you enforce them when you're out? What about at daycare, preschool or during school? 

We'd love to know your tactics for managing as we navigate these unprecedented times in our lives. 

Join the conversation on IG @elevatethevibe 

Thalia Eve is a Registered Dietitian & Nutritionist who works with parents struggling to create confidence and control during meal times with their children.  Thalia provides tools and mindset shifts for parents to cultivate peaceful family meals without added pressure, bribing or feeling stressed out and defeated by children who are picky eaters. She works with parents to uncover the positive power they intrinsically hold to help their children create a healthy relationship with food. Let's welcome Thalia to the show.

One tip for the audience - reframing the parents mindset, the parent has the positive power, caregivers have a lot of influence over the child's eating behavior, and you can use this in a positive way. Role modeling, eating together, having family meals is very important. Think about how you're communicating with your child.

Key Takeaway: you have so much positive power as the parent, reframe your mindset around your child eating and acknowledging what you can control and cannot control.

Resources:

3 Respectful Phrases To Help Stop Mealtime Battles https://theplumpantry.com/free-phrases-guide/

Mealtimes without meltdowns  https://theplumpantry.com/mealtimes-without-meltdowns/

Book: Born To Eat

Book: Brave Parenting

Thought Leader, Author, Podcast Host: Janet Lansbury