Humans are wired for connection, and we need to feel connected to others to function well in all areas of our lives. Though the drive for connection is innate, the skills for building healthy connections are not. People learn how to connect through their relationships with others, and it all starts in childhood. As parents, we can only teach the skills we know. In this episode, I share how connection requires the ability to be fully present with others.

Humans are wired for connection, and we need to feel connected to others to function well in all areas of our lives. Though the drive for connection is innate, the skills for building healthy connections are not. People learn how to connect through their relationships with others, and it all starts in childhood. As parents, we can only teach the skills we know. In this episode, I address the damage of disconnection and lay the foundation for why intentional connection matters.

Throughout my career working with couples and families, I have helped many people conceptualize how to talk about intimacy, connection, and sex with their children. It is such a big topic that is a struggle for most parents in some way or another—whether it is concern about doing it right or feeling terrified and wanting to avoid it. I built this series to offer some guidance in how to approach these topics beyond just the “birds and the bees.” In the final episode of this series, I shift the discussion to include the goal of preparing our children for healthy relationships when they are adults and give practical guidance in these to emphasize setting your kids up for success.

Throughout my career working with couples and families, I have helped many people conceptualize how to talk about intimacy, connection, and sex with their children. It is such a big topic that is a struggle for most parents in some way or another—whether it is concern about doing it right or feeling terrified and wanting to avoid it. I built this series to offer some guidance in how to approach these topics beyond just the “birds and the bees.” In this episode, I discuss a mindset shift from just content to how we engage with kids while we are having these conversations.

Throughout my career working with couples and families, I have helped many people conceptualize how to talk about intimacy, connection, and sex with their children. It is such a big topic that is a struggle for most parents in some way or another—whether it is concern about doing it right or feeling terrified and wanting to avoid it. I built this series to offer some guidance in how to approach these topics beyond just the “birds and the bees.” In this episode, I explain topics that I think are vital for parents to discuss with their children.

Throughout my career working with couples and families, I have helped many people conceptualize how to talk about intimacy, connection, and sex with their children. It is such a big topic that is a struggle for most parents in some way or another—whether it is concern about doing it right or feeling terrified and wanting to avoid it. I built this series to offer some guidance in how to approach these topics beyond just the “birds and the bees.” In this episode, I aim to help parents understand how to approach these topics from a developmental perspective and teach their children to do the same.

Throughout my career working with couples and families, I have helped many people conceptualize how to talk about intimacy, connection, and sex with their children. It is such a big topic that is a struggle for most parents in some way or another—whether it is concern about doing it right or feeling terrified and wanting to avoid it. I built this series to offer some guidance in how to approach these topics beyond just the “birds and the bees.” In this episode, I lay the groundwork of “the talk” and broadening it from an exchange of information to setting the tone of an added connective conversation throughout a child’s development.

Few aspects of parenting are as difficult as discipline because so many factors influence how effective our discipline processes are. The good news is that there are skills and mindsets that really help us as we map out the best way to help our kids grow and change. In this episode, we will explore practical ways to teach goal setting and strategizing to help our kids take ownership of their personal growth and discipline processes.

Few aspects of parenting are as difficult as discipline because so many factors influence how effective our discipline processes are. The good news is that there are skills and mindsets that really help us as we map out the best way to help our kids grow and change. In this episode, we are talking about one of the most important factors in long-term growth through discipline—connecting emotionally with our kids in tough times.

Few aspects of parenting are as difficult as discipline because so many factors influence how effective our discipline processes are. The good news is that there are skills and mindsets that really help us as we map out the best way to help our kids grow and change. In this episode, we will explore how to help kids see the bigger picture of discipline so that we are sharing language and goals beyond individual discipline interactions.