Exceptional Parenting Podcast

“I was never a yeller until I became a mom.”

I’ve said that so many times in my head, and for so long I wondered WHY. If you’ve ever felt that way or wondered why after becoming a mom, emotions are SO different than before, this episode is one you’ll definitely want to dive into. 

 

Alice Pickering from momdocpsychology shares both her personal experience, and her professional explanations of why this happens, and why mom mental health is a topic few people talk about. 

 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to view “negative emotions” in a more productive way so we don’t feel like we have to hide from or fix them
• How to work through those emotions in ways internally without putting a bandaid on them
• One simple practice you can start today to change the way your brain views and the way your heart responds to the same situations
• How to create a self-care routine that actually works to help you work through tough emotions

 

Resources: 

Website: www.momdocpsychology.com

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/momdocpsychology/

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

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

Teaching kids to be confident in their own skin and love their bodies is not a passive process. In this episode, Heather from Happier than Skinny helps us see how we can make it a reality. 

 

With all the pressure from social media, friends, and even media itself, it can be confusing for kids to develop confidence in who they are, and the bodies they have. Whether your child is a teen, tween, or adolescent, there are so many small changes we can make to help them know how to filter out those messages and stand firm in the message that will help them appreciate themselves. 

 

In this episode, you'll learn

• What we can do daily to foster more self-love and self-confidence in ourselves and our kids
• How to help kids filter out all the junk messages

I was 26 years old and full of textbook information about parenting when I became a mom. Thankfully, my first child was a textbook child in so many ways...but not all. Those other things, I just brushed under the rug and tried to not talk about in front of other moms who I feared would judge me. 

 

In this age of self-development, and cliche phrases like  "you do you" and "be the best parent you can be", it's easy to jump on that bandwagon, but really making those things happen? Nobody really has the answers Until now. In this episode with Lara Schulte from Generation.mom, she explains it all in a way that makes so much sense and is doable for all of us. 

 

Here you'll learn how Lara took skills she learned in her corporate job and turned it into a message that is not helping and supporting thousands of moms across the globe to be their best self.

 

"If you just work hard, everything will turn go great". That's what most of us think when we start the journey of parenting, and then reality hits. The things we are working hard at, are making us miserable, and not helping. 

 

In this episode, Wendy Snyder gets very real about her darkest moments of parenting and how she used those to move on to a more positive, realistic path in parenting. 

 

Here you'll learn:

How our ideas of what behavior is are making us less patient

How to turn that around

Why past parenting practices won't help us now

How to address tough behavior without being permissive or pessimistic

When positive parenting seems impossible with the behaviors you are seeing, this episode will give you the hope and the tools you need to realistically start turning it around. 

 

You can find Wendy's free guide to starting this process here 

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Kids today are different. They are exposed to more social pressure, more media, more messages from outside the home, and more stuff to juggle. Most of that is inevitable, which is why it calls for a shift for us as parents to be more intentional with how we approach parenting. 

I once heard a friend say "Ill just do the best I can and hope for the best with my kids." That kind of hopeful thinking doesn't cut it for today's kids, so here I give two reasons why, and two ways to step into more intentional and purposeful parenting.

When it comes to having kids with ADHD or symptoms that look like ADHD. 

In this episode Dr Valerie Jacobs is talking all about the medical aspect of it all. BUT of course, we aren't just talking about all the fluffy things, we go deep here, looking at what can cause it, what common triggers are, how to treat it naturally, and when to medicate if necessary. 

This episode was so helpful for me as a person who sometimes struggles to pay attention and it's given me the tools to feel like I can treat it naturally and proactively.

It's one thing to hear parenting experts talk about parenting and how different it can be, but today I'm bringing a parent who isn't a parenting coach to you to talk about her journey of being the yelling, impatient mom who was desperate for answers, to being the one who feels like she understands, is more confident, and more patient than ever. 

My hope is that you will see yourself in her story and see that it's possible for you too. 

 

"Be patient, don't yell, and be positive and everything will be ok"

The messages around about parenting are there, but after TRYING to be patient, to NOT yell, and to be positive, I know I felt like a failure more often than not. 

Looking back I see I was approaching it all wrong. I was trying to ACT patient, rather than feel patient, and the difference is huge. 

In this episode, Valerie Kohlik opens up about how to actually feel patient, both with ourselves and our kids. 

Here you'll learn

*why counting to ten, holding your breath, or just being positive don't work

*how the ways we were raised affect our ability to be patient now

*how to turn that all around

*how to help our kids learn to be patient

*how to help them work through impatient times

*AND how to come back from an impatient time of our own

 

Where you can find Valerie:

https://www.valeriekolick.com/

https://www.facebook.com/valeriekolickcoaching/

"Be patient, don't yell, and be positive and everything will be ok"

The messages around about parenting are there, but after TRYING to be patient, to NOT yell, and to be positive, I know I felt like a failure more often than not. 

Looking back I see I was approaching it all wrong. I was trying to ACT patient, rather than feel patient, and the difference is huge. 

In this episode, Valerie Kolik opens up about how to actually feel patient, both with ourselves and our kids. 

Here you'll learn:

*why counting to ten, holding your breath, or just being positive don't work

*how the ways we were raised affect our ability to be patient now

*how to turn that all around

*how to help our kids learn to be patient

*how to help them work through impatient times

*AND how to come back from an impatient time of our own

 

Where you can find Valerie:

https://www.valeriekolick.com/

https://www.facebook.com/valeriekolickcoaching/

Getting kids to chores can be such a pain. First we ask nicely, then we get a little more firm, soon we find ourselves threatening things we could never follow through on, just to get a little help around the house.     After years of repeating this same pattern, I decided to make some changes.     In this episode you'll learn the exact process I used to turn things around in my home. My kids don't love chores, but they do them without fighting most of the time, and I don't ever have to threaten them.     Everything I do is outlined in this episode. Listen in, try it, then tag me on Instagram @wendybertagnole when you've had results from it too. I'd love to celebrate with you.