Timeout? Grounding? The dreaded "I'm disappointed in you".  In this episode we discuss disciplining your child and our current strategy as well as what we grew up with. Parents out there, have you switched this up as your child has become older? Or do you stick to the same process? There's no one right way to go about this. Share with us on our latest IG post about what works for you and your family. 

IG @elevatethevibe 

This week we sit down with Chris Nevil from MySafe:LA, a non-profit organization that teaches fire and life safety throughout Los Angeles. The MySafe:LA program began in 2008 teaching fire safety in elementary schools and has grown to a nationally recognized public safety organization. Providing education on how you can best prepare your family and home in the event of a fire or earthquake with services like CPR training, Burn Prevention, Pet Safety and safety for Older Adults as well, MySafe:LA offers courses, webinars and even their own podcast in both English and Spanish with the goal to save lives through education, engagement and partnerships.

Key Takeaway: 1) Get your kids involved and let them take leadership in your planning and home safety. 2) Check your smoke alarms 3) Make your escape plan & practice it!

Resources: 

Website: https://www.mysafela.org/

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

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQebByRvNrDebLSja5w2yQ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mysafela

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/mysafela

La FIre and Historical Society Museum: https://lafdmuseum.org/

In this week's episode, hosts Katie & Jason Berlin talk through the dichotomy of teaching your child to be friendly versus instilling a level of trepidation with people they do not know. 

We are asking on this week's IG post, how do you handle this? And what method has worked well for you? 

Find us on instagram @elevatethevibe

Ellie Laks is the founder of the Gentle Barn, a non-profit animal rescue that has saved over 500,000 animals while teaching kindness and compassion within the community. Ellie is an author, TedX speaker, animal communicator, healer, wife, mom, and animal advocate. Her passion led her to create educational programs that invite at risk youth to the Gentle Barn and give children the opportunity to explore empathy, kindness and responsibility. With locations in Los Angeles, Nashville, St. Louis and a goal to open Gentle Barns in every state, Ellie's mission is to create a world where future generations have reverence for all life.

Key Takeaway: Especially in these crazy and uncertain times, we desperately need a more gentle world, we need more love, compassion and inclusiveness, not just to people, but to animals, but to the planet and every living creature in it. Instill gentleness into our children and future generations.

Resources: The Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King, standing up to the injustice of his time. Jane Goodall and her teachings as well. Cowspiracy & What The Health on Netflix

Website: Gentlebarn.org https://www.gentlebarn.org/

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/gentlebarn?sub_confirmation=1

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

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

Twitter https://twitter.com/thegentlebarn

TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thegentlebarn?lang=en

Donate: https://www.gentlebarn.org/donate/

Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/ellie_laks_my_gentle_barn_learning_to_listen_to_animals

In this week's solo episode, hosts Katie & Jason Berlin discuss the accidental end to their son's pacifier and ask the audience for advice on how to wean their child from his or her favorite comfort item. 

Catch us on IG @elevatethevibe and share your stories 

Dawn Allison is the founder of the Well Grounded Spirit. She is a holistic life coach with training across several healing modalities including: neurocognitive bias, the limbic system, traditional Chinese medicine, meditation, hypnosis, reiki, astrolog and plant medicine. Her guidance enables her clients to become honest about their stories, beliefs and values while helping them to realize that all the tools they need are already within themselves.

Key Takeaway: What is your relationship like with yourself? Have you check in with yourself lately? What does that really look like? What can you do to improve that? Take responsibility for yourself and awareness for yourself. How aware are you of the relationship with yourself? What is your state of gratitude and internal knowing? Answers these questions empower you and allow you to be of service to the world. 

Resources: The Five Minute Journal

Website: https://www.thewellgroundedspirit.com/

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

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

In this week's episode we are keeping it short and sweet, while sharing big news and talking au pairs. If you, a friend or a family member has experience with an au pair, share your insights with us, drop us a dm @elevatethevibe on give us a shout via email at [email protected]

xoxo

Mikey Taylor, is a professional skater turned real estate investor. From a young age he understood that perseverance, grit and mindset were keys to creating the life he desired.  Investing in real estate has been a major piece of the puzzle for Mikey who has retired from skating and is the president of Commune Capital. His faith in the power to believe in yourself coupled with hard work inspires him to share his wisdom with future generations.

Key takeaway: whatever you believe is possible is what is possible, the bar can be adjusted, if we tell ourselves a lie enough you believe it is true. Keep pushing the bar higher, be really clear on how you are talking to yourself. 

Resources: 

IG @mikeytaylor

IG @communecapital

Text Group 805.953.8938

As parents we want to give our children an incredible life. In this episode we discuss how do you find the balance between nurturing your child's interests, when to give them the extra push to overcome hardships, and when to let them find their own path. We leave this episode open-ended and ask the audience what has worked for you and your family? 

Squat For Change is a non-profit that was founded by Donte Palmer. Donte was out to eat with his family and needed to change his son's diaper. The men's restroom was not equipped with a child changing table and Donte had to squat to change his son, laying his son over his knees. Donte's oldest son snapped a photo of the scene and a few days later Donte posted the image to social media. Little did Donte know that this photo would change the course of his life. Squat For Change's mission started out as a movement to equip all restrooms with baby changing stations and has grown into creating representation for what family units look like with father's in the home.

Key Takeaway: Know yourself, Know Your Worth, know who you are, the moment you know who you are everything around you begins to fall into place> if you can't see your worth, ask someone close to you, what are the good things you see in me? Write their feedback down, Take their answers for what they are so you can see for yourself what you offer.

Resource: instagram @squatforchange 

Website: SquatForChange

Instagram: @dontepalmerofficial @squatforchange

Facebook: @squatforchange

Twitter: @squatforchange