Worried your toddler lacks empathy? I'm here to tell you that kids who are not naturally compassionate or empathetic are not bad kids.

While it does take work, kids can be taught empathy and compassion and in this episode I share practical tips on how to teach these skills.

Feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and in survival mode? Determined to be calm and connected to help your child thrive?

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July 2, 2024

Episode 155

Does Your Child Lack Empathy? Here's What to Do

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Does your toddler say no to everything and refuse what you ask them to do? You're not alone.

In this episode I encourage parents and caregivers to look past the words children speak and look a the emotion behind the words. I discuss allowing kids to process their emotions, to understand what they feel, why they feel it and that it is a temporary experience.

Feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and in survival mode? Determined to be calm and connected to help your child thrive?

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June 27, 2024

Episode 154

Is Your Toddler Showing Defiant Behavior? How to Support Your Child's Emotional Development With This Strategy

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Do you find yourself apologizing for your child's behavior? Saying sorry for their outbursts or tantrums?

Join me as I discuss what apologizing for our kids behavior is actually doing and saying. I offer a technique to help you navigate tough moments, especially in public, where you do not have to take ownership of your child's behavior.

Feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and in survival mode? Determined to be calm and connected to help your child thrive?

Book your complimentary connection call to see how we can transform the toddler years together with my 1:1 coaching.

June 25, 2024

Episode 153

Are You Apologizing For Your Child's Behavior? Here's What to Do Instead

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Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world?

Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

June 20, 2024

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 152

Want to Give Your Kids a HeadStart? Raising Good Humans with Paul Behrman

Does your toddler struggle with transitions? Wish there was a way to support your little one’s emotional regulation? Grab my free guide 4 Tips for Tantrum-Free Toddler Transitions!

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is a Vermont-based Early Childhood Educator, Conscious Parenting Coach, and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology(™), a birth-to-five, soul and science-based framework that empowers parents to maximize their child’s early learning while raising fantastic human beings who succeed in school and life.

While teaching preschool and Kindergarten, she noticed her students knew their ABC’s and 123’s, but struggled with their social, emotional, and interpersonal skills. At drop-off, parents would say, “We’re so glad that you are their first teacher”, but she knew she wasn’t -- their parents were! This realization led to her professional pivot as an online Early Childhood Parent Educator and Coach. 

Cara has embraced her role as a thought leader and fierce advocate for Pandemic parents raising the COVID Generation (GEN-C). Through keynotes, teacher training, and her podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Cara holds degrees in American Sign Language (ASL) and Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Education. She lives in southern Vermont with her two nearly grown-and-flown daughters and a husband who is her biggest cheerleader. Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world?

Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

Parenting is hard. Parenting in public feels even harder.

In this episode, I remind you that you when sit confidently inside your choices and know that you show up for your kids, not for other parents, parenting in public becomes easier.

Are you navigating some hard things with your little human, but you cant quite figure out how to get there confidently?

Schedule a complimentary connection call with me and let's talk about how I can help.

June 18, 2024

Episode 151

Do You Want to Parent Confidently in Public? Try this!

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Reward charts, sticker charts, start charts.... have you thought about using these to entice your toddler?

In this episode I discuss instant gratification versus rewards and the long game of cultivating inner motivation and determination. I also share that rewards can be experiences and do not necessarily need to be physical things.

Looking to be intentional, calm and connected on your parenting journey?

Get in touch for a Complimentary Coaching Call and we can see how I can work with you on your journey.

June 13, 2024

Episode 150

Are there Benefits to Using Reward Charts?

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When was the last time you received a thank you note? Should your toddler be writing these 'old-fashioned' notes?

Today I'll share why I toddlers should be writing thank you notes and how to get them involved in writing the notes, even when they can't write!

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June 11, 2024

Episode 149

Should Your Toddler Write Thank You Notes? 3 Reasons They Should!

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Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world?

Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

June 6, 2024

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 148

4 Tips for Finding a High Quality Preschool with Amber Jayne

Amber Jayne joins Cara this week to discuss finding a high quality preschool. They talk about identifying how your child learns is a great starting point in finding the right childcare center. Amber also shares her 4 Senses Rule to have specific things to consider when choosing a preschool.

Worried your little one isn't ready for school? Learn the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kinds need to be ready for school in Cara's School Readiness Mini Course and hint: it's not the ABC's or 123's. Learn more at: https://www.caratyrrell.com/ebook.

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is a Vermont-based Early Childhood Educator, Conscious Parenting Coach, and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology(™), a birth-to-five, soul and science-based framework that empowers parents to maximize their child’s early learning while raising fantastic human beings who succeed in school and life.

While teaching preschool and Kindergarten, she noticed her students knew their ABC’s and 123’s, but struggled with their social, emotional, and interpersonal skills. At drop-off, parents would say, “We’re so glad that you are their first teacher”, but she knew she wasn’t -- their parents were! This realization led to her professional pivot as an online Early Childhood Parent Educator and Coach. 

Cara has embraced her role as a thought leader and fierce advocate for Pandemic parents raising the COVID Generation (GEN-C). Through keynotes, teacher training, and her podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Cara holds degrees in American Sign Language (ASL) and Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Education. She lives in southern Vermont with her two nearly grown-and-flown daughters and a husband who is her biggest cheerleader. Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world?

Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

Sports practice, activities, school, deadlines! It's never ending and the overwhelm is real!

Join me in this episode where I talk about strategies to help kids and adults deal with overwhelm. I also emphasize that as parents we need to share with our kids when we are feeling overwhelmed and how we can tackle that together.

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June 4, 2024

Episode 147

Stressed Out? How to Tackle The Overwhelm With These Strategies

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Resistance builds resilience. I truly believe that.

In this episode I talk about raising resilient kids who can step into the uncomfortable and rise above. I share a personal story of raising my own resilient daughters and encourage caregivers to cultivate resilient moments for children.

Struggling and need help? We can make a plan together to help you create the parenting experience you're looking for and raise child who is ready to take on the world.

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May 30, 2024

Episode 146

How to Raise Resilient Kids. My #1 Strategy

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Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey! ⁠