Balancing nurturing and letting go isn't easy, but it's a journey worth taking. In today's episode, we delve into the art of nurturing independence in young children. Join us as we explore the tools of calculated risks, intentional choices, and embracing the unknown to raise confident, self-reliant kids.

We've been exploring the delicate balance between engaged parenting and helicoptering. And on this episode, we're going deeper into the heart of it, uncovering some strategies of how you can help your children learn from their choices and how to walk wisely alongside of them in their struggle, no matter how they turn out. Oh, and get ready from some analogies involving basketballs and breakfast cereals.

Today, we explore the subtle dance between involved parenting and hovering as helicopters. Our team shares personal experiences, helping you spot these tendencies and find balance. Join us as we take a closer look into how this style impacts us and our kids.

In this episode, we tackle a topic that hits close to home – the moment our older kids begin their own journey forward - whether to a college campus or into their careers. As we explore strategies for fostering trust and maintaining a strong bridge of connection, we aim to provide you with the tools to navigate this bittersweet transition with confidence. Join us as we delve into this unique season together, embracing our children's flight into the world with love and support.

It’s Back-To-School-Time! No matter the age of your child or the schooling path you've chosen, TPP is here to help you navigate this exciting yet sometimes challenging journey of diving back into the school routine and year.  Listen in as the TPP Recording Team discusses ways to help you create an environment that nurtures your child's growth - Not only academically, but also emotionally: embracing meaningful connections, fostering open conversations and nurturing emotional wellbeing.

You know, as parents, we're like the architects of our kids' future, helping them build these incredible 'upstairs brains.'  As we continue our discussion of the Whole Brain Child by Drs Siegel and Bryson, we're going to explore today how to use empathy and decision-making as our parenting tools to equip our children to use that miraculous upstairs brain through weaving intentionality into everyday parenting moments.

Sometimes, particularly when we're not aware of why it’s happening, we can feel like we've been taken hostage by terrorists - but it's in our own home and it's a 2 year old or our 15 year old teenager. On today's episode the TPP recording team talks about upstairs and downstairs tantrums and doesn't negotiate with the terrorists but exposes their tactics and how to deal successfully with them and to love our children better.

On this episode, we’re doing a little rewind.  We're going to go back into our archives and repost a popular episode. We deal with two subjects. One is social media with our kids and  the other is what to do when people are critical about your parenting. Listen in again as we re-dive into these very interesting, timely topics, no matter what the age or stage of your children.

Have you ever been surprised in noticing that maybe your teenager and your two year old sometimes kind of react to things in a similar way? Maybe a whole lot of emotion, a lot of self focus, and maybe not walking in the maturity that you think they should have? Well on this episode the team discusses what is really going on that causes those emotional responses and then how we parents  might handle it. Listen in on our ongoing discussion of the book the Whole Brain Child as we go Upstairs and Downstairs.

As a parent do you ever struggle knowing what to do when your child is full of emotions and you aren't sure whether just kind of to cover it up or to dive into that broiling pool with them? Well listen in because today we are going to share great simple tools for handling and growing through emotions for your whole family.  The strategy of Name it to Tame it