Transforming The Toddler Years- Parents and Educators Raising Calm, Connected, Capable Kids

By Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed, Creator of The Collaborative Parenting MethodologyParenting Kids & Family

Transforming The Toddler Years- Parents and Educators Raising Calm, Connected, Capable Kids episodes

January 23, 2024 My #1 Tip to Help Your Kids Develop Good Judgement Skills
January 23,2024
Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 109
My #1 Tip to Help Your Kids Develop Good Judgement Skills
In this episode, Cara discusses raising kids who use good judgement. She shares that toddlers and preschoolers don't inherently judge but that the skill to compare and make difficult choices is an important one. She emphasizes that healthy, loving relationships and modeling how to relate and engage with others is what matters the most.
Struggling with transitions? Looking for calm, connected tear-free transitions? Download Cara's ⁠⁠Tips for Tantrum-Free Transitions Guide,⁠⁠ audio files included!
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!

11 min
January 19, 2024 Mindset Shifts for Empowered Moms Stepping into the New Year with April Hartman
January 18, 2024
Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 108
Mindset Shifts for Empowered Moms Stepping into the New Year with April Hartman
In this episode, Cara welcomes April Hartman to discuss nurturing a growth mindset in our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning. They talk about the importance of embracing failing forward and continuously trying and how we can help children be their best self at every stage. April also provides tools to help teach our littles how to self soothe when they are in challenging moments. Bonus: parents can use these tools too!
April Hartmann is an illustrator, designer, writer and professional speaker. As the founder of “My Little Growing Mindset,” she has created an entire resource to nurture growth mindset in children ages 0-5, through books, activities, toys and a parenting blog.
Join the free, private Virtual Village community of like-minded conscious, collaborative mamas ⁠here⁠. We'll transform the toddler years together!

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!
36 min
January 16, 2024 How to Teach Your Kids Patience by Modeling Compassion
January 16, 2024
Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 107
How to Teach Your Kids Patience by Modeling Compassion
In this episode, Cara discusses teaching our kids patience by modeling compassion. She shares that patience is a practice and how we engage with other people is modeling for our children how positive, healthy engagement looks and sounds. She stresses the importance that skills can be learned and expanded on, even if they are not currently easy.
Feeling overwhelmed and in survival mode with toddlerhood? Schedule a ⁠⁠Complimentary Connection Call⁠⁠ with Cara to see how she can help you turn tantrums into teachable moments!
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!
13 min
January 11, 2024 Ready to Make Better Food Choices? Redefine Your Food Relationships with Callie Cavahaugh
January 11, 2024
Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 106
Ready to Make Better Food Choices? Redefine Your Food Relationships with Callie Cavahaugh
In this episode, Cara welcomes Callie Cavanaugh,
a food coach, trained chef, interaction designer, speaker, and author. They discuss using neuroscience to let go of our own belief systems around food and raise conscious children. Callie shares how to spot your own belief systems around your relationship with food, and enrich connection at mealtime to reduce the chances of loneliness in later years.
Want more from Callie? Book a free consultation to help build a new relationship with food.
Dealing with toddler meltdowns? Want to manage your own triggers better so you can help calm your child faster? Download the ⁠5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Mamas Managing Toddler Meltdowns⁠, audio files included!
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!
34 min
January 09, 2024 Intentions vs Resolutions: Shift Your Mindset
Do you find it hard to stick to your New Year's resolutions? You start the year off with your list but it quickly gets pushed to the backburner.

In this episode I share the difference between setting intentions and making resolutions. I discuss where intentions come from within us, how they help us be the parent we want to be and how we want to interact with our kids, families and the world.
Join the free, private Virtual Village community of like-minded conscious, collaborative mamas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We'll transform the toddler years together!

January 9, 2024
Episode 105
Intentions vs Resolutions: Shift Your Mindset
About Your Host:
Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator 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 toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!
13 min
January 04, 2024 The Hidden Gifts of Single Parenting with Kate Chanson
January 4, 2024
Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 104
The Hidden Gifts of Single Parenting with Kate Chanson
In this episode, Cara and Kate celebrate the one-year anniversary of Cara's podcast, during which they discuss Kate's journey of conscious parenting as a single mom and her transition from pandemic mom to pursuing her passion for music, emphasizing the importance of self-growth and self-confidence in motherhood.
Kate Chanson is a full time single mama and professional musician based in Park City Utah. She founded the Conscious Mamas Movement and is now serving mothers through her songwriting. Her first album that speaks to her experience being thrust into single motherhood and learning to thrive against remarkable obstacles comes out this winter.
Find more on her website and follow her on Instagram!
Struggling with transitions? Looking for calm, connected tear-free transitions? Download Cara's ⁠⁠Tips for Tantrum-Free Transitions Guide,⁠⁠ audio files included!
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!
33 min
January 02, 2024 What Skills Do I need to Teach My Toddler?
Want to know the most important skills to teach your toddler?

In this episode, I encourage you to work on developing the executive functions your toddlers need, so they can change the world. I remind you to meet kids where they are, and that we are human beings raising other human beings.
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Share with me! Share your parenting goals, struggles and topics you'd love to hear about! Know a great guest expert?

Share that too! Share with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com/share⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you have a chance to win a one on one coaching session with me!

January 2, 2024
Episode 103
What Skills Do I need to Teach My Toddler?
About Your Host:
Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator 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 toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!
19 min
December 28, 2023 The Yoga of Mindful Parenting with Sarah Ezrin
December 28, 2023
Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 102
The Yoga of Mindful Parenting with Sarah Ezrin
In this episode, Cara welcomes Sarah Ezrin to discuss the yoga of parenting and how parenting IS yoga. Sarah shares
yoga-informed tools for grounding and presence within the chaos of parenting so we can be more connected, the temporality of this beautiful parenting journey.
Sarah is a long time yoga instructor, mom of two and author of her new book The Yoga of Parenting. Be sure to follow her on Instagram for more insight and tips.
Enrollment for the Winter Cohort of the Transforming the Toddler Years Course is open! Join a small group of like-minded mamas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠and we'll transform the toddler years together!
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!
43 min
December 26, 2023 How to Raise Inclusive Kids with Global Holiday Celebrations
Looking for more ways to raise inclusive kids?

Join me as I discuss the importance of raising inclusive kids and teaching our littles that many people celebrate holidays differently within their families. I emphasize the value in diversity and the relationship we have with our kids, while we raise them to be emotionally perspective-filled humans.
Enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review to help us grow and reach other conscious mamas!

I'd love to hear from you! Share with me! Share your parenting goals, struggles and topics you'd love to hear about! Know a great guest expert? Share that too!

Share with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com/share⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you have a chance to win a one on one coaching session with me!

December 26, 2023
Episode 101
How to Raise Inclusive Kids with Global Holiday Celebrations
About Your Host:
Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator 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 toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!
14 min
December 21, 2023 Avoiding Gift Overwhelm - 3 Minimalism Strategies from Professional Organizer Lisa Garcia
December 21, 2023
Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 100
Avoiding Gift Overwhelm - 3 Minimalism Strategies from Professional Organizer Lisa Garcia
In this episode, Cara and Lisa discuss the impacts of material abundance on children, particularly in the context of holiday gift-giving. They voice concerns about excessive gifting and emphasized the importance of process and experience over the product itself. Listen in for strategies to avoid overwhelming children with too many gifts and the importance of involving children in the decision-making processes to anchor environmental consciousness.
After nearly a decade of decluttering, minimizing, and organizing her own home, Lisa Garcia decided it was time to share the immense benefits of this journey with others. She learned the power and peace of letting go, the joy of keeping what matters most and created a space that empowers her to cultivate valuable ideas. Learning to live with less has allowed Lisa to focus fully on what matters most and becoming a Professional Declutterer and Organizer allows her to share this joy with her clients. Find more on her website here and follow her on Instagram!
Struggling through toddlerhood? Schedule a ⁠⁠Complimentary Connection Call⁠⁠ with Cara to see how she can help you turn tantrums into teachable moments!
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!
41 min

About Transforming The Toddler Years- Parents and Educators Raising Calm, Connected, Capable Kids

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Transforming the Toddler Years is the go-to podcast for parents, caregivers, and educators who see tantrums as opportunities for learning. Hosted by Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. early language expert, author,…