"Walking the walk" and "Talking the talk" - modeling what you say and do is key to parenting within your values and beliefs. Sam Silverstein provides clear advice about how your accountability can help you in your family to live your best life. 

Sam Silverstein is an Accountability Expert who empowers people to live accountable lives, transform the way you live and challenges you to discover and reach your best self in life. 

 

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Jay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Announcer: Adam Smith

Sponsored by: Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids

A life learning tool important in the development of healthy and happy kids is understanding delayed gratification. 

Julie Freedman Smith outlines why delayed gratification is such an important tool for kids to understand. 

 

Julie Freedman Smith has been involved in teaching for the past 24 years. Her experience as an Elementary/Jr. High music teacher, a choral conductor with the Calgary Boys Choir, and a choral clinician has resulted in extensive opportunities to work with children and adults in both individual and group environments.An inspiring speaker, Julie is a natural performer, having directed and performed in choirs throughout the world. Her honesty and down-to-earth nature contribute strongly to the relationships she forms with the families she helps. Julie holds B.Sc. Biology and a B.A. Psychology with Distinction from the University of Calgary

 

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Sponsored by: Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids

Our guest today identifies the success conditions she must have to create space for herself during the day. Stephanie Pollock shares what has worked for her and inspires you to find the success conditions that work for you. 

Stephanie Pollock is a leadership coach and speaker who works with women to help them craft meaningful work that aligns with their values. Her podcast, Rise Without Compromise is short, straight-to-the-point actionable advice to help women leaders develop the confidence, clarity and capacity they need to grow a smart, sustainable business.

 

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Announcer: Adam Smith

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Time is flying by and there is so much going on in the spring that many families find challenges with spending time together. Let's create the pace of life that fits your lifestyle so that everyone in the family can enjoy a calm spring. 

Julie Freedman Smith has been involved in teaching for the past 24 years. Her experience as an Elementary/Jr. High music teacher, a choral conductor with the Calgary Boys Choir, and a choral clinician has resulted in extensive opportunities to work with children and adults in both individual and group environments.An inspiring speaker, Julie is a natural performer, having directed and performed in choirs throughout the world. Her honesty and down-to-earth nature contribute strongly to the relationships she forms with the families she helps. Julie holds B.Sc. Biology and a B.A. Psychology with Distinction from the University of Calgary

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Rising SpiritJay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Announcer: Adam Smith

Sponsored by: Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids

One of the biggest challenges for new parents is the transition of returning to work after maternity leave. Lori Mihalich-Levin is our podcast guest helping women with the transition to work after baby. 

Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD is the founder of Mindful Return, a community that helps new parents navigate the return to work after maternity leave in a more calm and empowered way. A longtime advocate for women's leadership, Lori is also a Partner in the Healthcare practice group at Dentons, US LLP. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and two little redheaded sons.

 

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Rising SpiritJay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Announcer: Adam Smith

Sponsored by: Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids

What do we do when the road gets bumpy ahead? Gail Bell advises as parents, we can allow it to be bumpy and learn from it to help set the path ahead for our kids. 

Gail’s career has always involved working with children, both home and abroad. Her 20+ years in the public and private school systems both as an educator in the classroom, and as an administrator provides her with a broad experience base and unique insight when working with children and parents.Gail easily engages an audience with her enthusiasm for parenting, and her belief that all children want to learn, try their best, and do what is right, contributes to her goal of building positive relationships between parents and children. Gail holds a B.Ed. with Distinction and a M.A. (Honours) in Administration and Curriculum Development from Gonzaga University.

 

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Rising SpiritJay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Announcer: Adam Smith

Sponsored by: Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids

Do you fall victim to the "Enable Table"?? Allowing children to suffer natural consequences in the short term will help them build skills to help them in the long term.

Mother of six and co-founder of Mabels Labels, Julie Cole shares her wisdom and real life parenting tips with us on how to raise smart, independent humans in a democratic family. 

 

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Rising SpiritJay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Announcer: Adam Smith

What stories do you tell yourself as a parent, and what stories do your children tell themselves? Julie Freedman Smith advises that knowing these stories can help us rewrite the ones we can to help our families flourish. 

Julie has been involved in teaching for the past 24 years. Her experience as an Elementary/Jr. High music teacher, a choral conductor with the Calgary Boys Choir, and a choral clinician has resulted in extensive opportunities to work with children and adults in both individual and group environments.An inspiring speaker, Julie is a natural performer, having directed and performed in choirs throughout the world. Her honesty and down-to-earth nature contribute strongly to the relationships she forms with the families she helps. Julie holds B.Sc. Biology and a B.A. Psychology with Distinction from the University of Calgary

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Rising SpiritJay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Announcer: Adam Smith

Sponsored by: Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids

Food allergies can be so overwhelming! Don't know where to begin? 

As a mom with kids who have food allergies, Corinna Meckelborg has spent the last 12 years researching food allergies to find the most reputable information sources to learn and added life experience to create practical solutions to food allergy lifestyle issues for your family. 

 

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Announcer: Adam Smith

One of our most common "Parenting Powerism" is "Act...don't Yak!" What does that mean? Julie Freedman Smith provides guidance in this week's Tools for the Trade. 

Julie has been involved in teaching for the past 24 years. Her experience as an Elementary/Jr. High music teacher, a choral conductor with the Calgary Boys Choir, and a choral clinician has resulted in extensive opportunities to work with children and adults in both individual and group environments.An inspiring speaker, Julie is a natural performer, having directed and performed in choirs throughout the world. Her honesty and down-to-earth nature contribute strongly to the relationships she forms with the families she helps. Julie holds B.Sc. Biology and a B.A. Psychology with Distinction from the University of Calgary

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Rising SpiritJay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Announcer: Adam Smith