There's so much in the practice of yoga that parents and teachers can use to help kids have amazing experiences. This week, I'm speaking to Giselle Shardlow, an elementary teacher, yoga instructor, and founder of Kids Yoga Stories, to introduce us to the world of yoga for children.

Join us as Giselle walks us through the five C's of kids yoga, and why play and yoga work so well together. She's showing us how yoga empowers children of all ages to self-regulate and manage big emotions, and some of the biggest benefits that come from practicing yoga and mindfulness.

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What does it take for kids to become passionate about learning? How can we as parents encourage this process at home? My guest this week, Neil Rosen, has a forthcoming book called Rediscovering the Village: Classic Strategies to Help Children Develop a Lifelong Love of Learning, and he's joining me to share some smart strategies for creating a learning-centered home environment.

Join us this week to hear Neil's fascinating ideas on how to create a culture of kids who are passionate lifelong learners, the importance of developing strong family-school relationships, and how we can model this kind of behavior as parents.

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What is the correct way to talk to young children about sexual abuse? How do we prevent our children from being abuse victims? And how can we create a comfortable, shame-free environment for our kids to approach us openly about their experiences? 

My guest this week is Rachelle Rutherford, the current Mrs World America and Mrs World America Fitness who is using her platform to defend the prevention of all forms of child abuse. As a survivor of child sexual abuse and a mother of a child who experienced abuse, she knows that terrible things can happen to our children, even with the most protective of parents, and she's here to shed light on what we can do to be in conversation with our kids about abuse.

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Where do we begin when it comes to equipping our children with healthy emotional regulation skills? Like so many things, it begins with our ability to model the behavior ourselves. My guest on this episode, Dr. Cindy Hovington, is a mom of three, neuroscientist, and expert on children's emotional health, and she's here to walk us through our role as parents in creating an emotionally regulated home for our children.

Listen in as Dr. Cindy walks us through the three-part model of parental socialization, how to embrace healthy conflict resolution within your household, and her top tips for modeling strong emotional regulation for your kids.

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What do you do when your kids are struggling with big emotions? This week, I'm exploring the topic of emotional regulation and I have the perfect guest to help me do it: Jeanne-Marie Paynel, conscious parenting expert and the host of The Art of Parenting Podcast.

Join Jeanne-Marie and me as we discuss why connecting before correcting matters, the importance of modeling self-regulation for your kids, and Jeanne-Marie's favorite strategies for filling both your and your child's emotional buckets together.

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Building our emotional literacy as parents and teachers can have a big impact on our kids, but it's not always easy. This week, we're exploring the tricky emotion of anger, and I'm taking tips from Brené Brown's Altas of the Heart to help you understand how to talk to kids about their anger.

Listen in to learn Brené's philosophy on anger and how we have the opportunity to transform it into something life-giving. You'll hear why anger isn't a "bad" emotion, how the energy of anger can fuel change, and how to empower the kids you serve through their experience of anger.

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Recently, my nine-year-old started working on her speech at school, and seeing her progress made me reflect on the milestones we're looking for in our children at different ages. Which speech milestones should your child be reaching between ages two and five? And how can we tell if those milestones are being hit? I'm sharing my insights with you this week.

Tune in to learn a general guideline for speech milestones in children between the ages of two and five, and my top tips for supporting your child in each growth phase. You'll also hear why play is essential in building vocabulary and my favorite suggestions for integrating play as you help your child reach communication milestones.

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Personality assessments and temperament indicators are popular tools in the business world, and they can be powerful tools in parenting, too! This week, I'm speaking with Kate Mason, "Australia's personality coach," who is sharing the benefits of deeply understanding our unique personalities and those of our children. 

Join us as Kate walks us through the four dichotomies of temperaments, what happens when we learn more about ourselves, and how feeling solid in who we are is the secret to confidently connecting with anyone in life.

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Jayda Rivera is a teacher at Bloom Learning Center in New York, where the approach is inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy. This philosophy views children as active participants in their learning journey. Jayda takes us through what a day of preschool looks like in a Reggio Emilia and nature-based classroom.

Discover what happens in Jayda's classroom based on that approach, how she structures her day, and how learning activities are conducted. Learn how the individualized notes she takes influence what she teaches the next day, and how she manages to spend one-on-one time with the children.

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Human behavior is motivated by the desire to belong, but the challenge is we first need to belong to ourselves before we can ever experience true belonging in a group. To foster belonging, we need to develop a strong and secure sense of self. In this episode, I'm walking you through what this looks like for your children. 

I unlock the 'why' behind fostering a sense of self in our kids and five key practices that you can implement into your daily life. I'm exploring what happens when our children develop an unwavering sense of self, the role of our sense of self in belonging, and some fun activity ideas for facilitating a strong sense of identity, family, and autonomy. 

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