Family Looking Up

It's the time of year when all parents wonder if they are actually teaching their kids to have more gratitude.  We all certainly hope that we are!

Adriane Thompson of the amazing blog "Raising Kids With Purpose" is with us this week talking about 10 really fantastic ways to create a more grateful home.  

We hope you find inspiration that will bless your home!

Mom Squad, we have such an amazing episode for you this week!  Potty training is the #1 most asked for topic from our listeners.  We have searched for over a year for an absolutely fantastic expert to talk with us about the world of potty training.  We were elated when Monica Ferrie, co founder of "Toilet Training Educators" agreed to talk with us!  

Between the three of our co-hosts, we have successfully potty trained 14 kids.  But we were BLOWN AWAY by Monica's knowledge and insights.  Honestly, this is the best help on potty training we have ever heard!  Enjoy!!

It seems (to most parents) a dream within a dream, but is it really possible to get kids to do their homework without all the drama?  According to our guest JoAnn Crohn, it is! 

JoAnn is a mom, a former teacher, the founder of NoGuiltMom.com, and author of the book "Drama Free Homework". 

JoAnn helps moms find happiness and use the most effective parenting techniques.  We are thrilled to have her join us this week so she can share the classified intel!!

If you are looking for great books, movies, television, or music to be entertained by then look no further!  In this episode we divulge all the entertainment that has been getting us through 2020 and all the reasons why we love them in this Mega Media Madness episode!!

Can two words be more perfectly matched than “sleep tips” and “desperate mother”?  I have never uttered more fervent prayers to God than in the moments between 1am and 5am as I was trying to put a baby back to sleep.

Tara Williams, founder of Dreamland Baby, talks with us about sleep tips and about creating a safe sleep experience for babies.  She covers the ABC's of Safe Sleep as well as other tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In this fantastic episode of Family Looking Up, we explore the four types of parenting styles with Dr. Amy Stroeber (a licensed psychologist, trainer and parenting consultant).  Dr Stroeber outlines the four types of styles and gives tips and insights on how we can become more well rounded in whatever  type we naturally gravitate toward.

Don't we all want to create more resilience and sense of belonging in our children?   Today our guest, Lisa Lisson, talks to us about how using our family history can help our kids overcome hardships and gain a better understanding of who they are.  

Lisa is the author of the blog, Are you My Cousin.  In this episode, she describes how to start researching our family history and fun ways for our kids to get involved.

It's an episode full of laughter that we bring you this week!  We talk about all sorts of interesting and funny things that everyone can live without knowing...just not happily😂😂

Join us in a good laugh with some Diet Dr. Pepper!

For many parents, having a good nights sleep is a thing of the past... or is it?

Christine Lawler is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as the founder and owner of the sleep consulting company, "The Peaceful Sleeper".  

Christine believes that good sleep is essential to happiness.  She makes it her goal to take the overwhelm in being a mom away and bring back the magic that is motherhood!

We are in disbelief that we are approaching our third anniversary as a podcast!  This year, one of the big things we would like to implement is using questions from our listeners to determine better which experts we have on the show.  

This episode is answering a fantastic question from one of our Mom Squad named Anna Varli.  Anna is a mom of 2 kids and struggles with something all parents do: wondering when to step in during kids squabbles and when to back off.  

Lynn Jiminez is our expert for this week.  Lynn is a mental health therapist and the owner of Connect. Flow. Grow. She teaches parents and children techniques to better connect and bring less contention into the home.