Mom Talk

Guest(s): Stephanie Watt 

Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve & Heather are welcoming fellow Mom Stephanie Watt to talk about Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough.

We cover:

• What is Pertussis or Whooping Cough?

• Stephanie shares the experience of her daughter having Pertussis when she was too young to be fully vaccinated. 

• Symptoms, Incubation period, How long are you contagious.

• Best Practices for Prevention.

Happy listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Guest(s): Jason Kreidman Dad University

Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Jason Kreidman from Dad University to talk about whether we are doing too much for our Children.

We cover:

• How we know if we are doing too much for our kids.

• Reasons parents may be doing too much for their kids.

• Things parents do for their kids that maybe they shouldn’t.

• The consequences of doing too much for our kids.

• How parents can turn things around.

Happy listening!

Geneviève & Heather

See Jason’s Bio and contact info:

https://parenttalk.ca/jason-kreidman/

Episode: E118 Depression in Children

Guest(s): Sonja Latifpour Bright Star Counselling

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Sonja Latifpour from Bright Star Counselling, to talk about Depression in Children.

We cover: 

• What is depression and how we know if it’s depression and not just sadness.

• What depression looks like at different ages.

• Why children get depression. 

• What to do if your child is talking about suicide.

• Treatment options for depression. 

• Tips for helping your child at home.

• Helping siblings understand the diagnosis.

• Talking to your child’s teacher. 

• Fighting the stigma.

Mental Health affects all of us and we need to keep the conversation open.  Whether it’s your child, partner, friend, or possibly even yourself, mental illness is invisible and we need to fight the stigma.

It’s ok to not be ok. Please reach out for help if you or someone you know needs it.

Geneviève & Heather

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to ParentTalk’s Special Edition REAL MOM & DAD MOMENTS!!!

These segments include the "Cute and the Funny" as well as the "Crazy and Frazzled" moments they are experiencing being mothers of young children. Today we have the pleasure of also welcoming Jason Kreidman from Dad University to share his own Real “Dad” Moment.

In this episode, Jason shares a parenting awareness moment he experienced with his daughter, Heather shares the conclusion of Hudson’s Big Boy Bed transition and what that now looks like for her whole family, and Geneviève talks about a crazy moment with her son Nathan that happened on her recent trip to Mexico for a good friend’s wedding. 

Happy listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Episode: E116 Bed Wetting

Guest(s): Sue Atkins The Parenting Expert

Monday on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are excited to be welcoming back Parenting Expert, Speaker, and Author from the U.K., Sue Atkins to talk with us about Bed Wetting.

We cover: 

• Why our child may be wetting the bed.

• Possibility of being a medical condition.

• How we can help them. 

• Why it’s important not to laugh or make children feel bad for bed wetting.

• When we should consider seeing a doctor. 

Happy Listening! 

Geneviève & Heather

https://sueatkinsparentingcoach.com/

Episode: E115 Beyond the Birds & the Bees, Sex Ed. For Kids

Guest(s): Corinne Underwood with Choices for Sexual Health

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Corinne Underwood, Sexual Health Educator, Certified Coach and Founder of Choices for Sexual Health, to talk to us about Sex Education for Kids.

We cover: 

• The right time to start talking about sex with our children. 

• Why it is important. 

• What we need to talk about and when. 

• How to have “the talk”.

• How to handle “awkward” moments (real life examples☺).

Happy Listening! 

Geneviève & Heather

Episode: E114 How to Tame our own Reactivity

Guest(s): Louise Clarke with Your Parenting Partner

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Parenting Coach Louise Clarke with Your Parenting Partner, to talk about how to Tame our own Reactivity. 

We cover: 

 • How we can manage our emotional reactivity.

 • How we can stop being reactive parents.

 • What Louise does to manage her own reactivity. 

Happy Listening!

Genevieve & Heather

Episode: E113 Nutrition tips for the whole family

Guest(s): Ann Marie Rideout from Well Fed Studios

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Ann Marie Rideout from Well Fed Studios to talk about Nutrition Tips for the Whole Family. 

We cover: 

 • Eating at home more often. 

 • Quick and healthy meal options. 

 • Getting everyone involved in meal planning and prep. 

 • Healthy snacks to have on hand. 

 • Foods that we should cut out. 

 • Introducing changes to the family. 

Happy Listening! 

Geneviève & Heather

Episode: E112 Say Sorry! - How Forced Sorries do More Harm than Good with Dr. Deborah MacNamara. 

Guest(s): Dr. Deborah MacNamara, Clinical counselor, Faculty at the Neufeld Institute, Speaker, and Author

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Dr. Deborah MacNamara, Clinical counselor, Faculty at the Neufeld Institute, Speaker, and Author, to talk about how forcing sorries can do more harm than good.

We cover: 

 • What we ‘should’ do instead of making our child say sorry. 

 • How children become more caring. 

 • What we can do if our child doesn’t seem to care. 

 • How the digital world is causing our children to be less compassionate. 

 • When (age) children start to understand and show empathy towards others. 

Happy listening! 

Geneviève & Heather

Be sure to check out Deborah’s New Children’s Picture Book The Sorry Plane! 

Illustrated by Zoe Si