Parenting Our Future

Why would hackers even care about me!? If you’ve said that to yourself (like I have), you need to listen up! There are some simple things you can do to keep your information safe and private from people who wish to do you harm.

My guest Cathy Pedrayes is an expert in safety and online safety. She’s sharing simple tips and tricks to keeping yourself and your family safe online.

In this episode, Cathy and I talk about:

Why not to give out your phone number and what you can do instead

phone and app security settings

the importance of multifactor authentication

and so much more!

Cathy is super fun and relatable and I know you’ll love our conversation!

Cathy is providing a checklist from her book that details the best practices to safeguard your data, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

About Cathy Pedrayes

Safety expert and former scientist, Cathy Pedrayes is best known to her 2.3 million TikTok followers as the “mom friend.” With her signature blue dress and pearls, Cathy's content includes clever safety tips, such as how sleeping with a door closed can save a life and go-to lies for awkward situations. Cathy’s safety life hacks have been covered by Good Morning America, Buzzfeed, Today, and more, as well as in her new book published by Simon & Schuester, The Mom Friend Guide to Everyday Safety and Security: Tips From the Practical One in Your Squad.

Contact information:

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Website: https://www.momfriendguide.com/

Book Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mom-Friend-Guide-to-Everyday-Safety-and-Security/Cathy-Pedrayes/9781982185671

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathypedrayes/

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CathyPedrayes

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathypedrayes/?hl=en

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cathypedrayes

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home.

FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I’ll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com

The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We all deserve access to help and support when we need it most.  

I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting.

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Who wants some SCREEN FREE options for your kids that are FUN? Allow me to introduce you to Tonies if you don’t know of them already! They are fun and learning all wrapped up in an adorable and durable box!

Not only are the fun to play with, you can use them as a way to bring family together through story, and use them as a screen free way to do bedtime stories.

There is even an option with the Creative Tonie, that comes without stories to create your own or have a loved one share one of their stories for your kids. This is a beautiful way to connect the generations and keep generational stories in the family (I would have loved to capture my dad’s stories before he passed away).

If you would like a free Tonies Starter Box, valued at $145 USD, email [email protected] with the subject line: TONIES and your name and address in the email message, and you’ll be entered to win the starter sets. All entries must be submitted by Nov 25, 2022, at 12 midnight Pacific Standard Time. Winners will be notified by email. Only Entries with a United States address will be valid.

For 15% off your Tonies purchase at us.tonies.com put in the coupon code: TONIEPODCAST

About Drew Vernon

Drew is a beauty-turned toy marketer who has worked on brands including Covergirl, Olay, and LEGO. At LEGO he managed the U.S. preschool business and created Prescription for Play, building a network of 2,500 pediatricians to promote daily parent/child play. At Tonies he promotes screen-free education through the Tonie box, which gives young children an on-demand audio library through tactile play.

Contact Information:

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Website: https://us.tonies.com/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/childhood/id1548516281

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewvernon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tonies.us

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonies.us

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/toniesUS

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home. https://parentingforconnection.as.me/Checkupcall

FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I’ll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com

The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We all deserve access to help and support when we need it most.  

I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting.

If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the...

Our kids are naturally curious explorers who can easily get caught up in their own world of make believe and play! It’s wonderful to experience and it’s vital to their growth and development. BUT we don’t have to take on the role of full-time entertainer, and our kids don’t need us to (it’s also not a crime if our kids are bored!).

My guest, Dr. Jody LeVos, explains all of this and talks about how play helps kids develop social emotional skills, cognitive abilities, solve problems, develop physically, and most importantly, make sense of and explore the world around them.

The best part about play is that it’s FUN! Life is heavy enough and having fun is good for all of us.

In this episode, Dr. LeVos and I talk about different kinds of play, how it meets multiple needs for your kiddos, builds connection and creates moments that are remembered for a lifetime.

I know you’ll love hearing this conversation and Dr. LeVos and I hope you will leave the episode wanting to do something fun with your kids, you’ll never regret it!

For fun activity pages from BEGIN, you can download them from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com And check out their website for discount codes! beginlearning.co

About Dr. Jody LeVos

Jody LeVos, Ph.D., currently serves as Chief Learning Officer at BEGiN. She has been designing early learning experiences for children and families, and overseeing the development of curriculum and play-to-learn products (digital apps, toys, books, and movies), for more than a decade. She’s had the great honor of working at some of the world’s best-known ed-tech, children’s media, and toy companies, including LeapFrog, VTech, KidKraft, Mattel, and HOMER. Jody LeVos has a Ph.D. in Developmental Science from the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada), focused on children’s mathematical and cognitive development. She has extensive experience providing meaningful data-driven insights for parents, crafting informal learning curricula, leading teams of learning design experts, and advocating the importance of learning through play. She has published 19 peer-reviewed papers and chapters and has contributed to numerous panels and channels, including CES Kids@Play, Hallmark’s “Home and Family,” and the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Screen Time Summit. She co-founded and served a two-year term as Vice President for the Bay Area's chapter of the Children's Media Association, and currently serves as Board Trustee for Explo, an organization focused on helping students from grades 2-12 explore the world, develop agency to pursue their passions, and find their future selves. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two children, cat, and dog, and enjoys training and participating in endurance sports (triathlons, ultra-marathons) in her spare time.

Contact Information:

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Website: beginlearning.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-sherman-levos-phd-8786901b/

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

Instagram: @playmattersphd @learnwithhomer

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading! Thanks for listening!

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I’ll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com

My intention with my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We have too much of...

What if you didn’t have to work a typical 9-5 job? What if you could set your own schedule and make the money you want? My guest, and mom of three, did just that!

I’m so pleased to welcome Lauren Golden, the mastermind behind the Free Mama Movement.

In this episode, we talk about what lead her to re-examine her home and work life, how she started, and how she teaches others to live a life where they can have a business they love and the time for their family they want! Lauren has created a program that will help you find your talent and create a business from the ground up!

We touch on topics like:

For Lauren’s 99 Skills Checklist, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

About Lauren Golden

Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 38 thousand people. Her mission is simple: to ensure that no mother ever has to choose between family and financial freedom. Lauren is also a #1 International Bestselling Author (The Free Mama: How to Work From Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money) and an Award-Winning business owner of a multi-million-dollar company, whose multitude of experience has made her a popular choice for guest speaking events. She has spoken in front of thousands of people, sharing the stage with the likes of Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson. If you are interested in learning more about her mission for all mothers to live a totally awesome and guilt-free life, visit thefreemama.com

Contact information:

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Website: https://thefreemamamovement.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement

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

https://www.instagram.com/thefreemama/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenGolden?lang=en

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgiDyOm-SnuJIzIEXoRZpw

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home.

FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I’ll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com

The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We all deserve access to help and support when we need it most.  

I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of...

Should we be thinking about social media as risky behavior, equal to drinking alcohol, doing drugs, unprotected sex and operating heavy machinery? Sciencedirect.com defines risky behavior as: “Risk taking is any consciously, or non-consciously controlled behavior with a perceived uncertainty about its outcome, and/or about its possible benefits or costs for the physical, economic or psycho-social well-being of oneself or others.” In other words, it’s behavior that can cause harm to yourself and others.

My guest Bailey Parnell is an expert in keeping our kids and us safe on social media and brings a wealth of research and information to the topic.

Our kids are especially vulnerable on social media for many reasons. So where do we start?

First, we need to take a look at ourselves and how we consume social media. Do we use it to numb ourselves, to compare, or is it a fun pastime? Our kids are watching us so let's make sure we take a moment to notice how, when and where we interact with it, and lead by example.

It’s important that from the moment our kids have access to a device, we start talking about the risks to their safety and others. As our kids get older and want to be connected on social platforms, it’s important to have boundaries and talk to them about what drives social media and how powerful and damaging social currency can be. Bailey says the research shows that how we respond to what we see on social media is dependent on how good we are already feeling about ourselves. So if we are feeling low, it can make you feel lower and if you feel good, you aren’t as affected. This means we need to invest in our kids' sense of self (and our own) outside of the online world.

In this episode, Bailey and I talk about:

Bailey has generously given three helpful resources to the Parent Toolbox:

1. Having "The Talk" With Your Kids... About Social Media (12 Examples and strategies)

2. 12 Strategies to Improve Social Media Use

3. Social Media Addiction Assessment

Download these resources from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

About Bailey Parnell

Bailey Parnell is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp, a soft skills training company, and was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Bailey is a TEDx speaker with over 3 million views, an award-winning digital marketer, and a businesswoman with a talent for helping people develop the skills they need for success. Her work and expertise have been featured in Forbes, CBC, FOX, Flare Magazine, and more. Bailey did her Masters in Communications and Culture at Ryerson University with research looking into social media's impact on mental health, the results of which she presented at the World Youth Forum in Egypt and turned into her signature 5 Steps Towards #SafeSocial.

Social Media:

Website: https://www.baileyparnell.com/

https://skillscamp.co/

https://safesocialmedia.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baileyparnell/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/skillscamp/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/safesocialmedia/

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

https://www.facebook.com/SkillsCampHQ

https://www.facebook.com/safesocialmedia.co/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/baileyparnell

http://twitter.com/skillscampHQ

Talking to your kids about online safety, needs to be as normal as teaching them to safely cross the street. I know we would rather not talk about pornography but the reality is, that every child with a device connected to the internet, is a portal to porn. If you don’t talk to your kids, they will be all alone when they come across porn, (not if, when) and not know how to process what they’ve seen, or have the language for it.

Thankfully there are people like my guest, Kristen Jeson who is the founder of Defend Young Minds.com. I love talking to Kristen, but I also hate that I have to. Kristen and I spoke in 2020 about “porn proofing” your kids, and her books “Good Pictures, Bad Pictures”.

This time we talk about:

For Kristen’s guide, How to Talk to Kids About Pornography: Quick Start Guide, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

Previous episode with Kristen: https://www.parentingforconnection.com/parentingourfuture/episode/2d7cbe0f/good-pictures-bad-pictures-porn-proofing-kids-or-pof54

About Kristen Jenson

Author of #1 best-selling Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids, Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds, and Good Pictures Bad Pictures Guidebook for Professionals, executive producer of Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum, the founder of DefendYoungMinds.com, and owner and CEO of Glen Cove Press.

Contact information:

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Website: www.Defendyoungminds.org

https://www.defendyoungminds.com/

Books: https://defendyoungminds.com/books

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-a-jenson-05816532/

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DefendYM

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

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home.

FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I’ll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com

The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We all deserve access to help and support when we need it most.  

I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting.

If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the...

I never thought I would be having this conversation in such a personal way. In this episode, I’m talking to my friend, and LGBTQIA+ educator and coach, Heather Hester, about what to do when your child comes out to you. For me, I’m sharing, for the first time, that one of my sons has come out as bisexual to me.

My own reaction surprised me because I’ve always been open, accepting and affirming of everyone in the LGTBQIA+ community all my life. This led me to questions like:

Are you sure?

How do you know?

Is this just a phase?

I needed to take some time to digest my son’s truth as I know every parent needs to do. Heather is such a kind and understanding person who has been through this with two of her four children. She knows it can be messy and beautiful all at the same time.

The fact is, even if you don’t have an LGBYQIA+ child, your kids know someone who is. This matters because the statistics show that when a person comes from a supportive community and family, it significantly lower rates of them attempting suicide than in those who do not.

For helpful resources and more on what to say to your child when they come out, download Heather’s handout from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

Heather’s Podcast Just Breathe Parenting Your LGBYQ Teen: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/just-breathe-parenting-your-lgbtq-teen/id1486711596

Robbin’s episode with Heather on Just Breathe: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-power-of-connection-an-interview-with-robbin-mcmanne/id1486711596?i=1000531758165

About Heather Hester

Heather is a podcast host and an advocate and coach for parents and allies of LGBTQIA+ adolescents and young adults. She believes the coming out process is equal parts beautiful and messy. She works with her clients to let go of fear and the feelings of isolation so that they can reconnect with themselves and their child in a meaningful, grounded way as well as move through the coming out process with understanding and love. She is a writer, the mother of four (two of whom are LGBTQIA), and a student of life who believes in embracing the messiness, opening to education, strengthening through empowerment, and overcoming anything with love.

Contact information:

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Website: www.chrysalismama.com

Podcast: https://feeds.captivate.fm/just-breathe-parenting/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hhchrysalismama/

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrysalismama1

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCStxoUC1AC0T-otrjlf5IMw

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home.

FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I’ll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com

The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and...

For so long, talking about periods, discharge, infections, smells, sex and how to take care of “down there” has been taboo, embarrassing, and associated with shame. NO MORE I SAY! Well, it’s not so much me saying it as it is my guest, Dr. Jennifer Lincoln!

She is passionate about helping girls, women, and those assigned female at birth understand their bodies. She’s the non-judgemental and knowledgeable friend we all wish we had!

In our conversation, we talk about:

How and when to start talking to your kids about their bodies, how they work and sex. How dropping the same and embarrassment are so important (because they are going to go somewhere for the information, and you want it to be you!)

Periods, PMS, the smell, and packing a “Period Kid” (genius!!)

Masterbation (look at it this way, it’s the safest sex they will ever have)

HPV vaccines, are they safe and necessary?

Check out Dr. Lincoln’s sites below and her recommendation, https://sexpositivefamilies.com/

For Dr Lincoln’s checklist for what to expect for your first OBGYN visit, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

About Dr. Jennifer Lincoln

Jennifer Lincoln, MD, IBCLC is a board-certified OB-GYN who is passionate about helping girls, women and those assigned female at birth understand their bodies and feel empowered to advocate for themselves. Her book, Let's Talk About Down There: An OBGYN Answers All Your Burning Questions Without Making You Feel Embarrassed for Asking (Andrews McMeel, Sept. 2021) is a shame-free, illustrated handbook for people with vaginas. It’s like the health class you wish you had – think evidence-based, myth-busting sex ed that tosses shame out the window. In this engaging guide, Dr. Lincoln answers the questions about vaginal, sexual and reproductive health many are afraid to ask, addressing topics such as hormones, menstrual cups and birth control to empower readers to make more informed decisions about their health. Dr. Lincoln also serves on the medical board of Flo Health, Inc, the #1 women’s health app, and regularly contributes to media such as TODAY, Good Morning America, Buzzfeed, Newsweek, Parents magazine, The Daily Beast, Cosmopolitan magazine, Yahoo! and more. With a community of 2.6MM followers on TikTok and a loyal following on YouTube and Instagram, Dr. Lincoln enjoys using social media to educate and bust the (many) myths surrounding vaginal and reproductive health.

Contact information:

Email: [email protected]/

Social Media:

Website: https://www.drjenniferlincoln.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lincoln-md-ibclc-07b2241a2/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJenLincoln

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjenniferlincoln?lang=en

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjenniferlincoln/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrJenniferLincoln

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home.

FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me...

In this Episode, I’m talking to my friend and Safety Expert, Jason Brick, on how to teach your kids how to stay safe during a school shooting. (But these strategies will work in any active shooter situation).

As a parent, we don’t want to have to think about this; it’s our worst nightmare that our child might be hurt or killed in a school shooting. Parenting is hard enough, without worrying about doing the simple things in life that should be safe like taking your kids to school and going to the grocery store.

Because mass shootings have become a “regular” occurrence, I want to help you, and help you teach your kids the skills to survive, should this happen to you.

In this video, Jason shares important insights on getting to know your school’s state of ‘readiness’ in the event of a shooting, what certifications they have and how and if they have trained for it. Don’t be shy about asking. Don’t worry about being a pest! It’s the school’s job to keep your kids safe and if they aren’t doing what they need to, you can hold them to account.

Jason shares an updated strategy that is more effective and proactive than the often used, “run, hide, fight”.

We talk about how to prepare your kids at any age, using games. It’s never too early to teach your kids in an age-appropriate way, to keep themselves safe.

What we talk about in this video will help to keep your kids and YOU safe, no matter where you are, because the strategies work in multiple scenarios. As Jason mentions, there have been enough mass shooter incidents that we now know what works and what doesn’t.

You can use this video to keep you safe from an active shooter in many situations so please share this with your friends and family so we can keep more people safe from injury and death.

For Jason’s Safe Family Blueprint, you can download it from www.parent-toolbox.com

Find Jason’s YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SafestFamilyontheBlock

https://youtu.be/AfDrW6_6l4Y

About Jason Brick

Jason Brick is a journalist, 6th degree black belt, and father of two. His work has appeared in Black Belt Magazine, Healthline.com, and over 100 other print and online publications. He lives in Oregon with his wife and sons.

Find Jason’s YouTube Channel here: www.youtube.com/c/SafestFamilyontheBlock

Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home.

FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com

It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I’d love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I’ll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com

The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We all deserve access to help and support when we need it most.  

I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting.

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This is the second time I’ve had Cindy Utzinger on my show, and I know it won’t be the last! She is an expert on the Sensory System and on kids with “Sensory Differences.” These are kids that don’t necessarily have a Sensory Processing Disorder diagnosis, but have sensitivities to light, sound, smells, touch, etc.

So often we misunderstand the behaviour of our kids, when in fact, they might be acting out because they are overstimulated or under stimulated. Your child hitting you might have more to do with their sensory system than them acting out.

Many parents also wonder, “Is there something wrong with my child?”, “Is my child on the spectrum?” and “Does my child have ADHD?” Cindy and I answer those questions and more!

In this episode we talk about:

For a copy of Cindy’s Sensory Checklist” to see what behaviors fall under the sensory umbrella, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

Our previous episode together can be found here: https://www.parentingforconnection.com/parentingourfuture/episode/e98a7015/why-is-my-kid-doing-that-a-sensory-approach-to-understanding-your-childs-behavior-or-pof48

About Cindy Utzinger

Cindy Utzinger OTR/L, is a licensed Occupational Therapist specializing in pediatrics and sensory integration with over 20 years of experience. During her career she has developed outpatient pediatric programs working both one-on-one and with groups of children and their parents in clinical and school settings. After becoming a mom of two children, Cindy found herself asking the question “Why?” and discovered she was not alone. As the author of the book “Why is My Kid Doing That? A sensory approach to understanding your child’s behavior”, Cindy aims to help parents and educators recognize the sensory component to children’s behaviors. Cindy enjoys teaching and speaking at schools and parenting events empowering parents with tools to both understand and help their children succeed.

Contact information:

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Website: https://cindyutzinger.com/

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YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCvYCgENxxbymniTG3suIddQ

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