Amy Lang, MA had been a sex educator for over 16 years when she freaked out about talking to her young son about her favorite topic.

Amy went on to combine her expertise in adult education and her love of sexual health and started Birds & Bees & Kids in 2006. Her mission is to help parents feel comfortable and confident when they have these important conversations.

She shares such practical insight and tips, including ways to talk about absolutely everything, especially with a 9-12-year-old, which is what her new book entails.

In this episode, she shares...

• WHY having talks about sex with your child is SO important
• WHY we have such a hard time with this
• What to expect in your child's body + behavior throughout puberty

DON'T MISS-

• How you know you're on the right track
• A few phrases to take out of your vocabulary + what to replace them with
• One tip every parent can utilize right away at school pick up

// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //
Brain in the Palm of the Hand by Dan Siegel
Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg

// CONNECT WITH AMY LANG //
Birdsandbeesandkids.com
IG: @birdsbeeskids
Her new book: Sex Talks With Tweens: What to Say & How to Say It!   
Her advice-column style podcast: Just Say This!
FREEBIE: 7 Tips to Have Great Birds & Bees Talks
15% discount for The Birds and Bees Solutions Center for Parents

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Kayla Kohl has been BEEN THROUGH IT - from endometriosis + infertility to hyperemesis + pre-eclampsia, from weighted feedings +  PPA, to deployments + a pandemic...

This episode is one of those where the guest's journey + experience into motherhood is so unique, yet so incredibly universal.

Kayla Kohl is a full-spectrum doula and owner of The Birth Chronicles.  She became a mom through open embryo donation after years of infertility and loss and documents her journey into motherhood on her blog The Kohl Chronicles. 

In this episode, she shares...

• Her rollercoaster ride of infertility + the road to IVF
• How she gave birth to a child not related to her
• The transformative power of having honest conversations with other moms

DON'T MISS-

• Her struggle with not feeling like it's okay to say it's hard when she wanted it so much
• How she overcame crippling anxiety postpartum in a pandemic
• The advice she wished she would've realized sooner

// CONNECT WITH KAYLA KOHL//
Biz IG: @thebirthchronicles.co
BLOG IG: @TheKohlChronicles
Website: https://thebirthchronicles.co/

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It feels like kids are getting diagnosed with ADHD at alarming rates lately! Have you ever worried about things you've noticed in your child, wondering if they need to be evaluated?

This episode is going to give you worlds of insight!

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, a pediatric psychologist, is here to share everything we need to know about executive functioning skills - the part of the brain responsible for social-emotional soft skills like task initiation + completion, organization, regulation, impulse control, and more - that continues to develop until the age of 24.

Executive functioning dysregulation disorders, like ADHD, come up in conversation when you or your child's teacher have concerns related to your child's listening skills, BIG emotions, hyperactivity or hyper fixation.

In this episode, she answers...

• How does executive functioning develop?
• What is normal and what is concerning?
• When is it time to seek help or get evaluated for ADHD?
• At what age is she comfortable diagnosing a child with ADHD?

DON'T MISS-

• An easy-to-implement day-to-day activity every parent can do to teach + model several executive functioning skills at once
• Tips for adapting your environment to support a child that's struggling
• Insight into why a skill you've taught over + over may not be sinking in

// CONNECT WITH DR. ANN-LOUISE LOCKHART//
IG: @dr.annlouise.lockhart
Website: www.anewdaysa.com
Parent Membership Platform + Courses: https://drlockhart.mykajabi.com

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Iris Chen is a recovering Tiger mother and founder of the Untigering movement. In her book Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent, she shares her journey and reflections on shifting away from parenting rooted in power to parenting grounded in partnership.
She's an American-Born Chinese who ended up with kids who are Chinese-born Americans.  She's a peaceful parenting advocate, intersectional unschooler, anti-oppression activist, and deconstructing Tiger Mom.
 
In this episode, Iris shares how a workshop about brain science began a long journey to deconstructing everything she thought she knew about parenting, school, and even religion.

She began to move away from Tiger parenting which is based in control, which was the way she was raised and the culture she was surrounded by and began a process of re-parenting herself.  She shows gratitude for her strong-willed firstborn, resisting her control and pushing her to learn and grow and find another path. She speaks to the regret of not learning it sooner, and how she was able to share her journey so publicly in her book without shame.

We also dive into a deeper conversation into her shift from getting all the accolades and awards and formal schooling to finding and loving unschooling as a family.

So wherever you're at in your reckoning or movement towards more positive discipline approaches, I know that you'll be able to find gems in this episode that will keep you going for years to come.

We covered...

• how parenting and re-parenting are interconnected
• why she recommends you "Aim to Fail"
• how suffering from "good child syndrome" affected her growing up
• what "a day in the life" of unschooling looks like
• how there's truly no guarantees with any education approach

// CONNECT WITH IRIS CHEN //
IG: @untigering
Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent book
https://untigering.com/

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Jennifer Anderson is a registered dietician that has a Master's of Science in Public Health. In 2017 she founded Kids Eat In Color (@kids.eat.in.color)  a HUGE resource that helps children and families have better nutrition and mental health.

You will find her harm reduction lens with a focus on a parent's mental health and heavy dose of reality and humanity REFRESHING.

In this episode, we cover common misconceptions around food that she is working to debunk that make us feel like we're failing.   She speaks to the big principles or best practices that can help guide you to feel more confident in the minefield of feeling like nearly every food is bad for you. 

And most importantly, she wants you to know your best is exactly what your child needs.

Important questions answered:

• Can picky eating be prevented?
• Is family-style dining best?
• Is picky eating a worldwide phenomenon?

DON'T MISS...

• the 4 types of picky eating
• when to seek professional help
• how to take dessert of it's pedestal
• what to do when your child won't pick from two options

// CONNECT WITH JENNIFER ANDERSON //
IG: @kids.eat.in.color
Is my child's picky eating normal? QUIZ - https://kidseatincolor.com/quiz/
https://kidseatincolor.com/

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Everyone talks about how you'll never sleep when you have a baby.  But no one was talking about the sleep struggles that happened when the kids get bigger...

...enter Jessica Berk, certified child sleep consultant for kids out of a crib!

After Jessica's daughter moved up to a "big kid bed" she felt like she had a newborn all over again!  She knew she couldn't survive, so she decided to get certified as a child sleep coach through the Family Sleep Institute and spent the last 7 years perfecting a foolproof framework, the REST method, to turn toddlers into awesome little independent sleepers. She's successfully helped thousands of parents with even the most strong-willed kids get them to bed happily before 8pm and sleeping soundly for 10 to 12 hours through the night with no wakeups, in their own beds.

In this episode, I asked Jessica all the questions that come up for my clients. Why are they getting out of bed so often? What does sleep begets sleep even mean? How do you recommend paying off sleep debt when they're overtired?
 
We covered...

• the critical key to good sleep
• debunking common myths + misconceptions around sleep
• why toddlers get out of bed after bedtime
• the 4 steps of her REST Method
• how to get sleep back on track after the summer slide

// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //
Bedtime Stories: Mrs. Honeybee
Toothbrush Stories: Mrs. Honeybee (Apple podcasts or Spotify)
Book: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

// CONNECT WITH JESSICA BERK //
IG: @awesomelittlesleepers
Awesomelittlesleepers.com
Save your spot in her next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass: www.AwesomeLittleSleepers.com/ToddlerMasterclass

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There was so much about motherhood that they did not warn us about in that book What to Expect When You're Expecting. Many of us believed the myth or the expectation that a new baby or kids will fall into our life.
On today's episode, I'm interviewing Casey James, who shares her journey with postpartum depletion, her path of discovering her new identity through matrescence and redefining self-care.

Casey James is the founder of Thrive, a community driven resource for modern women and motherhood.  Her experience reconciling her career-driven identity with the growth and healing motherhood provided challenged her to embrace her expanded identity.

At the end of the episode we both discuss whether you have to find, discover or create our new identities, what that takes and how to do it.

We covered...

• the need to redefine self-care
• having permission to take time for yourself
• releasing the guilt of not having the energy to give her son what he needed
• the power of knowing what to Google
• how to embrace your new identity as a mom

// CONNECT WITH CASEY JAMES //
IG: @thryve_living
www.thryve.ca
Thryving Mother Podcast

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Today on Failing Motherhood, Ann Kaplan is here to share a truly vulnerable story.  When her teen son dove head first down a path of substance abuse and depression, eventually requiring residential treatment, she felt like she had failed her son as a terrible mother, failed her other kids during that time, and failed professionally as a parenting coach to have a son in this position.

Over the past few years she's gone through a lot of growth, moved away from codependency and truly realized the power of the things she has taught for so long.

She's here to share what helped her heal through this hard time and the insight she's gleaned, including ways to reframe what is + isn't a "problem", the power of knowing "this is not about me" and what matters most.

Don't miss:

• A big shout out to people pleasers 
• How to be judged without FEELING judged
• The 4 types of Parenting + how to grow based on where you are
• The importance of releasing guilt + shame
• What it feels like to embrace your intuition

// CONNECT WITH ANN KAPLAN //
IG: @annkaplanparentcoaching
annkaplanparentcoach.com

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You don't need more reasons to feel guilty for using screens.
You need insight so you feel confident that when you do use them, it's WITHOUT guilt.

In 2022, technology is a TOOL to use while parenting.  I am here to help you make confident decisions about what's best for your kids and your family!

If screen time is affecting your relationship with your strong-willed child, take the action I recommend in this series to reduce the power struggles for good.

In Part 2 of this 2 part screen time series, I address...

• How to transition off screens without a meltdown
• How to reduce dependency on screens if that’s one of your goals
• Why kids become obsessed with video games and why it might not be as bad as we might think

Included in this episode, I share what to say when turning the TV off that will gain cooperation, alternatives to screen time that don't disrupt your entire routine, and a resource if you are already struggling with video games at your house.

// Mentioned in the episode //
Spotify Premium - Family
Big Life Kids Podcast
Story Pirates Podcast
Audiobooks: Libby App - (log in with your library card)
Healthy Gamer GG  - Youtube Channel
Course  - Healthy Gamer Action Plan

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Today on Failing Motherhood, Brooke Rozzie is here to share how as a nutrition + fitness expert, equipping herself with more understanding of her hormones unlocked new levels of energy, clarity and patience in her motherhood.

Brooke Rozzie is a functional nutritionist and owns a women-based coaching company focusing on supporting women in feeling the best in their skin so they can show up their best in their life by aligning hormonal health prioritizing nutrition, movement, and lifestyle factors.

In this episode, she dives deep into the 4 phases of your cycle and what small nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle shifts to make in each.  She shares what to address FIRST when needing to alter your hormones and how to communicate your needs + expectations with your partner.

Don't miss:

• What blows her clients' minds the most
• What you need to know if your cycle isn't 28 days
• The difference in cycles between men + women
• Simple, accessible lifestyle shifts to begin to implement

// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women by Kate Northrup

// CONNECT WITH BROOKE ROZZIE //
IG: @brookerozzie
Podcast: The Power of a Woman
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