Mom Talk

Episode: E139 - Homeschooling 101 

Guest(s): Tamara Strijack 

Are you feeling overwhelmed with homeschooling? Not sure how to juggle multiple kids at different stages?

With the current global pandemic, many parents have made the difficult decision not to send their children back to public school. This has brought on a lot of anxiety and pressure.

On today’s episode, Tamara Strijack of the Neufeld Institute, is here to guide us through this new challenge.

She will leave you feeling calm, confident and inspired, ready to jump in with both feet and actually have some fun!

Tamara has a wonderful article and some additional resources available for our audience! To get your Free access, please visit the contact us section on our website, parenttalk.ca

Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Click here to find Tamara on our Panel of Experts!

https://parenttalk.ca/tamara-strijack/

Happy Canada Day!

Hi Everyone,

Episode: E136 - How to Have a Successful Divorce or Separation with 

Guest(s): Juli Hall & Martha Sasser

Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Juli Hall & Martha Sasser with Co-Parenting Into The Future to talk about how to have a successful divorce or separation.

We cover:

• How to create a partnership that will also empower their children going forward.

• The problems that ‘blaming the other parent’ cause for the children.

• How ‘getting responsible’ for what happened in the marriage can contribute to a powerful future.

• The importance of having agreements that work for the couple AND the kids.

• The importance of having a goal or a context that is bigger than just ‘getting along’ with your former spouse.

Happy listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Co-parenting Into the Future Course, 10% OFF extended till the end of June!

For more information visit coparentingintothefuture.com

or call (832) 643-5908

Guest(s): Sonja Latifpour, Registered Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist, and Clinical Director at Bright Star Counselling. 

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Registered Social Worker and Child Psychotherapist Sonja Latifpour with Bright Star Counselling, to talk about supporting our children through grief.

We cover:

• At some point or another, our children will experience losing a loved one. This may be a parent, a grandparent, a friend or even a pet. Sonja shares some things a parent should know when explaining death to a child.

• How to know if your child is grieving. Signs to look for that your child is processing their feelings about the loss.

• What you can do as a parent to help your child understand and cope with a death.

• How to help your child when you are also grieving at the same time.

• When to seek professional help.

Hoping this will be helpful to parents for when those difficult times come up.

Here is another resource that could also be helpful, http://www.crccs.ca/

Geneviève & Heather

Click here to find Sonja on our Panel of Experts!

https://parenttalk.ca/sonja-laftifpour/

Guest(s): Louise Clarke, Parenting Coach, Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster, and Author

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Parenting Coach, Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster, and Author Louise Clark, to talk about How to Manage Difficult Teenagers.

We cover:

• What we need to understand developmentally about our teens.

• The main struggles parents are facing with their teens.

• Strategies we should avoid.

• The best way to handle screen time and social media.

• How to encourage our teens to open up.

• What to do if our teens don’t ever seem to want to leave their rooms.

Happy listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Guest(s): Bridgett Miller, Parenting Consultant, and Author

Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Parenting Expert and now Author, Bridgett Miller! She is launching her brand new book “What Young Children Need You to Know” and is here to tell us all about it along with some great tips as always.

We cover:

• Why this book isn’t your typical parenting book that's meant to be read cover to cover, but instead, readers are encouraged to focus on pages that resonate with them and the challenge they are seeking help with.

• What is Conscious Parenting?

• How parents should view their role in regards to raising their children.

• Bridgett shares some of the topics and describes how the book is laid out.

• Bridgett explains her perspective on what is happening when children do or say things “just for attention”.

• If you could only tell parents one thing, what would it be?

Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Guest(s): Sheree Budgell, Pelvic Health & Orthopaedic Physiotherapist 

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Sheree Budgell, to talk about returning to exercise after birth.

We cover:

• What timelines should a postpartum mom follow when returning to exercise or running?

• For moms who love to run, should they be squeezing their pelvic floor the entire time to prevent leaking?

• Symptoms that moms should be aware of that indicate that a type of excercise is too much load for their pelvic floor.

• Can we do longterm damage by returning to high impact exercise too early?

• Other possible factors that need to be considered with returning to exercise.

 Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Guest(s): Ashley Avinashi , Parenting Coach, Best Selling Author, and Founder of Raising Humanity.

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Parenting Coach, Best Selling Author, and Founder of Raising Humanity, Ashley Avinashi, to talk with us about why we struggle as much as we do as parents in today's world.

We cover:

• What made Ashley move from a successful corporate than entrepreneurial career into supporting the healing path for parents.

• What is behind the chronic struggle that most parents face in today's world.

• How where we find ourselves today is perhaps the greatest collective opportunity we have to heal from intergenerational pain/patterns.

• What we can do as a first step in clearing what we are carrying so we can live more freely, on purpose, and in our joy.

• The core needs of our children and us as parents, during this unprecedented time.

Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather

We wanted to tell you about the ‘Local Love Fund’ sponsored by United Way of the Lower Mainland.

Our collective response to COVID-19 calls upon our resourcefulness, resilience and ability to take care of one another. Do you have a new and creative way for supporting your community? United Way is here to help.

They have up to $1,000 available for your community project. For more information or to apply, visit uwlm.ca

Guest(s): Shawna Comey, Family Navigator with Westcoast Families.

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Family Navigator, Shawna Comey with Westcoast Families, to talk about how to Navigate Parenting in your Community and Access Support and Services

We cover:

• What is a family navigator and what is their role in helping families.

• Advice for new moms in the community.

• What an average day of a navigator looks like.

• How families can find help during the pandemic.

Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather