Exceptional Parenting Podcast

In this episode Jamie Reimer from Hands On As We Grow joins us to give us a better way to keep active kids busy indoors when outside play isn't really an option. 

Let's be honest, the winter or rainy months can be really hard because either our kids are bouncing off the walls making WAY too many messes OR they are glued to the TV. 

Here Jamie gives great insight on how to simply and realistically address both of those to stay sane during the long winter months. 

And, if you listen to this before January 14th you can join her free Get Active Inside Challenge (and also get discounts on her ebooks which are so helpful...I talk about those in the episode) by signing up here 

https://handsonaswegrow.com/wendy

When you listen to this you'll learn

* How to turn crazy play into something fun and active but more acceptable for YOU

*How to prepare yourself mentally for indoor active play 

*How to prepare your home for the indoor play without turning the house upside down

*When the mess is too much how to help kids enjoy play time within your rules

*When messes happen how to make that playful as well

* How to make massive shifts in your child's attitude through the get active challenge

 

You can find Jamie in the following places online

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

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

Blog https://handsonaswegrow.com/

 

Again her free challenge starts January 14th and can be found here https://handsonaswegrow.com/wendy

 

Stressful culture, unmet emotional needs, life events (big or small) etc. can all be hard for kids to navigate. 

Here Carly Stender helps us see how to support our kids through these every day, or big events in ways that can honor our kids' emotional needs. 

In this episode you'll learn:

*How to know if your child needs help processing a difficult emotion

*How behaviors can be indicators of needing help

*How to show up to support kids even when they don't ask for help

*How to help kids open up even when they aren't wanting to talk

*How to tell if we need to intervene

*How to know if it's "typical behavior" vs something that needs to be addressed

You can find Carly 

On Instagram

On Her Website

 

When it comes to our kids who seem to be a highly sensitive child, have exceptionally emotional tendencies, the outbursts can feel impossible to deal with. 

Nothing works in the moment of rage, emotions, and tears. Timeouts lead to destruction, harsh words, and angry rages. Punishing is futile. What answers are there for parents in these intense heated moments?

Today we talk all about this, exploring how to promote positive social emotional development for our kids even through their sensitive tendencies. 

Today I'll uncover how to support your sensitive child during even the toughest moments by explaining;

*why most typical parenting strategies don't work in the moment

*how to focus on teaching your child important skills for working through the intense emotions 

*how to stay sane during the whole thing

*and what to do if everything goes wrong (let's be real, it happens)

 

 

3,336. 

That's the number of articles a mom had pinned to her "parenting tip and mom hacks" board with a little note saying "I need to remember these during the hard moments".

Reading that my heart sunk, because I knew she wasn't the only mom out there trying to better her parenting skills while drowning in mom hacks and parenting tips that will NEVER be applied. 

It's no secret that with the internet and Pinterest, we have more information than we could EVER implement, and when it comes to parenting, we don't have time to sift through what works and what doesn't work for our unique kids. 

So, in this episode I outline why those mom hacks might be holding you back and the filters I use when sifting through them. 

Motherhood isn't easy and we deserve to only have to try out the best parenting tips out there. This episode will help you sift through all the mom hacks, knowing exactly what will work for you and what's just time wasting fluff. 

 

When it comes to daily parenting without yelling, sometimes it can feel like an uphill battle. It seems that each day we wither win or lose, depending on how much we are willing to give, and if we end up yelling at kids, it's a downhill spiral from there.

The truth is, life isn't so black and white, and neither is motherhood.

While yelling at kids is never promoted, when it happens, we need to have a plan for how to turn it into something positive to avoid the downward spiral. That's all here.

Having a kid who is particular about their food choices can put a lot of strain and stress on a parent.

Our guest today, Alisha Grogan, is an expert on helping parents to support their kids in establishing healthy relationship with food, eating a wider variety of foods, and enjoying mealtimes more.

Listen in to hear her simple and sustainable suggestions, which are definitely counter cultural, but truly work to get your kid eating more food.

When behavior ramps up, it can be frustrating, exhausting, and sometimes even infuriating.

With kids who have heightened sensitivities, these behaviors are more extreme than most others can even imagine. 

Knowing what to do in the moment is not easy because, let's face it, most things others tell us to do just DON'T WORK!

Here I got against the grain and show you what actually does work and won't cost you your sanity!

If there’s one question I get asked over and over again, it’s this “how do I know if my kid is just being bad or if it’s sensory?”

There are hundreds of articles on the internet about the difference between a meltdown and a tantrum the difference between sensory and behavior, and quite frankly, I think all of those articles miss an important point.

Here I’m going to share that with you and clear up any confusion in this episode

Being a mom is the hardest and most fulfilling job ever...until it's not. When it comes to having kids with emotional, clinical, or behavioral needs, it's easy for us moms to lose ourselves when taking care of them.

Monica explains how to beat the overwhelm without spending a lot of time or money to better ourselves and find more fulfillment in motherhood.

When it comes to getting a preschooler into a bedtime routine that works, the process can be less than ideal.

This episode is for any mom who has felt the pressure to create a bedtime routine based on books, advice, and articles that don't work and is determined to find something that does work!

Allison shares her own story of things not working out perfectly with her oldest daughter, how she let go of the stigma and created a simple and powerful bedtime routine without tears, and how you can too.