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'All of us, not just kids want to feel understood and I think a lot of times kids with ADHD are being misunderstood.' Lori Long on understanding children with ADHD.

 

The Childhood Collective consists of two child psychologists (Lori Long, Ph.D. and Mallory Yee, Ph.D.) and a speech language pathologist (Katie Severson, M.S., CCC-SLP). Most importantly, they are three moms who are dedicated to supporting parents of children with ADHD.

 

They created The Childhood Collective to provide simple, science-backed strategies to help you find joy and confidence in parenting your child with ADHD.With over 40 years of combined professional experience, they empower parents by teaching science-backed strategies to raise happy and confident children!

 

In this episode we'll discuss:

• How to handle a child with ADHD
• Some practical tools and support from The Childhood Collective
• Educate and empower parents of kids with ADHD
• Myth that ADHD is caused by poor parenting

 

 

Show links:

The Childhood Collective Website: www.thechildhoodcollective.com

Follow The Childhood Collective here: @thechildhoodcollective

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'Planning is telling the universe what you want.' Ceri Payne on finding your direction and strength in motherhood.   Ceri Payne, M.Ed, is a certified life coach from The Life Coach School. She created her successful life coaching practice while parenting three teenagers, teaching special education full-time, supporting her husband in his demanding career, and serving as the President of her Church's Women's Organization.   Ceri coaches business owners, helping them intentionally structure their home, business, and schedules to create a life they love with enough time and to be great mothers and wives while making good money in their business. She teaches how to have a successful home life and business without sacrificing relationships, sleep, motherhood, or the things you value most.     In this episode we'll discuss:

• Prioritizing without sacrificing
• Planning with purpose
• Creating a direction for realistic results in parenting
• Empowering and organizing women's lives

 

Show links:

Organized Life Website: https://organizedlife.coach/

Follow Ceri here: @ceripaynecoaching

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'In Danish culture, the most important thing a child can do is play.' Jessica on how to parent the Danish way.   Jessica Joelle Alexander is a Bestselling Author, Danish Parenting Expert, Columnist, Speaker, and Cultural Researcher. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BBC World News, Time, Vanity Fair, NPR, Huffington Post, Salon, The Atlantic, and many more. The Danish Way of Parenting is one of the most sold parenting books of all time and her books have been published in over 30 countries. She has been a spokesperson for LEGO and gives talks on parenting, leadership, and wellbeing around the world. She is a regular columnist for The Copenhagen Post and currently researches and writes for UC Berkley’s Toward Belonging Center.   In this episode we'll discuss:

• The Danish parenting culture
• Approach parenting with connection
• Maintaining a strong bonding with our kids
• The beauty of Hygge in a family

  Show links: Jessica Alexander Website: https://www.jessicajoellealexander.com/ Follow Jessica Here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicajoellealexander/ Download our Holiday Ready Workbook Here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge

"Pumping in the breastfeeding world is kind of like choosing your own adventure." Melissa on creating a journey for you and your baby through feeding.

Melissa Guerriero is the momma and Certified Lactation Counselor behind Pump Momma Pump on Instagram and pumpmommapump.com. Her first baby came one month early, and while he was born healthy, he lacked the stamina to nurse and had to be tube-fed during a short stay in the NICU, so she wound up exclusive pumping. At the time, she didn’t know “exclusive pumping” was even a choice; she never imagined herself NOT directly nursing. She would eventually embrace this newfound style of breastfeeding and became empowered by her choice to exclusively pump.

She started the Instagram page @pump_momma_pump and became a lactation counselor in an attempt to provide the education and support she so desperately needed when she began pumping.

 

In this episode we'll discuss:

• Melissa's journey to exclusively pumping
• How pumping is a valid and sustainable choice as a modern mother
• How pumping can create space for dad's to bond during feedings
• The best way to support exclusively pumping moms
  Melissa's top pumping products

 

Show links:

Melissa Guerriero Website: pumpmommapump.com 
Follow Melissa here: https://www.instagram.com/pump_momma_pump/ 
Download the Holiday Ready workbook here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge 

"Oftentimes when we are attempting to make changes in our parenting, to parent against the grain or differently than we were parented, we aren't that kind or patient with ourselves" Dr.Laura Froyen.

Dr. Laura Froyen has her PhD in Human Development and Family Studies with a specialization in Couple and Family Therapy. Laura combines trauma-informed practices with the latest in child development research to help families find more peace, calm, & connection. she was a therapist for 6years and then was a professor.

She teaches conscious parenting & communication with heaping doses of grace and compassion through her podcast, The Balanced Parent, & her courses and programs.

In this episode we'll discuss:

• What is cold parenting
• What is your role in parenting
• Alignment of goals with parents
• What is maternal gatekeeping
• What it really means to coparent

Show links:

Laura Froyen Website: www.laurafroyen.com
Follow Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/laurafroyenphd/

'My students taught me to listen with empathy, to lead by sharing power, and to be comfortable with the unknown.' Katie Dalbey on learning from children.

Katie is on a mission to help parents raise kind and courageous kids. She takes a brain-based approach to discipline and shares easy-to-implement strategies to help parents guide their children’s development. She is the self-proclaimed meltdown and tantrum Tamer. And a childhood development expert.

Katie has over 15 years of experience training professionals in the fields of youth development and social-emotional learning and is passionate about bringing that same level of professional training to parents.

 

In this episode we'll discuss:

Why do kids challenge us with behavior
What transformational learning experiences are
Why social and emotional learning

Show links:

Katie Dalbey Parenting Website: www.howtoraisekindkids.com and www.fiveminutemeltdownmagic.com

Follow Katie here: https://www.instagram.com/katiedalbeyparenting/

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Michelle and I sat down to discuss what this year looks like moving into the Holiday season. We'll check in together on where we are now...hint, it's pretty tired already. We discuss why the holiday season is so stressful for us. What the usual stress triggers can be. How they show up for us and some tricks we have learned over the years to combat them.
We also discuss expectations for the season, setting better boundaries, and our SILVER BULLET for claiming your desired holiday season.
Some Holiday Season Stats:

• 90% of parents feel the holidays are more stressful than they should be.
• 70% already feel behind before November begins.
• 80% believe if they had a plan by the end of October the holidays would be less stressful.
• 75% of parents end the year burned out.

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"As I understood more about peaceful parenting and honoring our children, the school system really clashed against my understanding of how to care, respect, and love my children." Iris Chen on choosing unschooling to align with her values.   Iris Chen is the founder of the Untigering movement and author of "Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent." As a peaceful parenting advocate, intersectional unschooler, anti-oppression activist, and deconstructing tiger mom, her mission is to inspire generational and cultural transformation, especially among Asian communities.   She spent 16 years living overseas in China (land of the tiger parent!) but now resides in her native California with her husband and two sons.
In this Episode we'll discuss:

• What an Untigering parent is
• What Unschooling is
• Why children have a natural learning drive

Show links:

• Untigering Website: https://untigering.com/
• Follow Iris here: https://www.instagram.com/untigering/
• Holiday Challenge: https://www.wholemodernparent.com/

Since we're taking a 1 month pause, here is a quick recap of some of the most impactful episodes for me in my mothering journey this year.

 

Here are some of the tips I learned this year from some of our expert interviews:

 

Ep. 27: How to be ok being the mother I am with Expert Stacy Moore

 

Ep. 37: Finding the triggers that create pressure cooker yelling situations by Expert Claire Cetti

 

Ep. 14: Creating quiet time for post nap kiddos for needed self time by Expert Lizzie Assa

 

Ep. 34: Finding Joy in Parenthood with the simple moments with Expert Sarah Montoya

 

Ep. 13: What it means to be an anti racist household by Expert Dr. Dana Crawford

 

Ep. 11: Nourishing our children with mindfulness & breath by Expert Joanie Plake

 

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"Minimialist motherhood is about intentionally decreasing the things that are superfluous in your life so you can make space for the things that matter the most to you." Diane Boden on being a minimalist mother.  

Diane Boden is the voice behind the top-rated podcast, the Minimalist Moms, where she spreads her ideas and interviews others in regards to living a life in the pursuit of less. Her goal is simply: think more and do with less.

 

Today’s conversation is all about minimalism in our lives as mothers; in our space, in our calendars and in finding out what we truly value in our lives.

 

Show links:

Minimalist Moms Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minimalist-moms-podcast/id1159498258

 

Buy 'Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity' HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Minimalist-Moms-Living-Parenting-Simplicity/dp/1642505099

 

Follow Diane here: https://www.instagram.com/minimalistmomspodcast/

 

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