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

Do you find the holidays stressful? Trying to please everyone while creating lasting memories?

Listen in as I highlight the challenge of managing expectations during the holidays, particularly around gift receiving, and suggests strategies for teaching children gratitude and the difference between needs and wants. I also stress the importance of shared experiences and family time during the holidays, and the role of a strong core value system in guiding decisions around gift giving and receiving.

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December 19, 2023

Episode 99

Holiday Stress: How to Manage Expectations for the Whole Family

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Want to create those special family traditions?

Join me as I discuss the significance of intentional activities that deepen family connections and facilitate core memory making. I also offer suggestions on how to help you manage your emotions during the difficult moments when reality isn't meeting expectations.

Struggling with transitions? Looking for calm, connected tear-free transitions?

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December 14, 2023

Episode 98

Family Traditions: How They Help You Raise Good Humans

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Does sugar really make your toddler's behavior worse?

Join me in this episode as we explore the practice of limiting sweet treats, because, spoiler alert: yes, sugar hypes them up! I share how to reframe situations to focus on the event and not the treat and also my secret weapon: treat tokens!

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December 12, 2023

Episode 97

Does Sugar Make My Toddler's Behavior Worse?

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December 7, 2023

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 96

In this episode, Cara and Allie discuss the importance and benefits of journaling, including its impact on personal well-being and the overall health of a family unit. Allie shares her very personal experience with postpartum depression and how she transformed her journaling practice into a solution for other mothers.

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.caratyrrell.com to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

We all know the importance of gratitude, but it is a skill we need to teach our toddlers.

In this episode, I emphasize the importance of teaching gratitude and the joy of giving to toddlers during the holiday season. I explain how to model generous behavior and warn not to expect immediate gratification from young kids.

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December 5, 2023

Episode 95

How to Teach Your Toddler Gratitude: My #1 Lesson for Raising Compassionate and Grateful Kids

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November 30, 2023

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 94

Mari Collins Shares How to Teach Kids to Confidently Save and Spend Money

In this episode, Cara welcomes Mari Collins Harris, a passionate entrepreneur and devoted mother of 3 young children. Mari is the founder of Ketshop, a parent-approved shopping app. Ketshop empowers kids to manage their own money in real-world transactions. It's never too early to empower kids with making financial decisions and how they want to spend their money!

Be sure to follow Ketshop on Instagram for more kid-friendly saving and spending tips.

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.caratyrrell.com to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

Planes, trains and toddlers! Travelling with young kids is a challenge!

In this episode I explain the cognitive process children go through and how travel tests their executive functioning skills. I emphasize the importance of seeing it through your child's perspective and making it about the journey, not the destination. I also provide strategies for managing children's sensory needs and entertaining them during long journeys.

Struggling through toddlerhood?

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November 28, 2023

Episode 93

How to Travel with Kids: 3 Ways to Make it Easier

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November 23, 2023

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 92

5 Tips for CoParenting During the Holidays with The ExExperts

In this episode, Cara Welcomes T.H. Irwin from the exExperts to discuss the challenges of co-parenting during the holiday season, including navigating assumptions, self-care, and creating new traditions. T.H. also shares her personal experiences and advice about managing guilt as a single mom, involving children in planning, and managing different spending habits.

In 2020 T.H. co-founded exEXPERTS, a free online resource to help women of all ages navigate their divorce - a community she wishes she'd had during her own divorce journey more than a decade ago. Check out all the resources here: https://exexperts.com/newsletter/ and be sure to follow them on Instagram!

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!

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

November 22, 2023

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 91

How to Talk to Your Family About Staying Healthy During the Holidays

This week, Cara discusses the challenges of staying healthy during the holiday season. She emphasizes the importance of proactively preventing illness, accommodating family members with ongoing or chronic illnesses, and respecting everyone's choices and health concerns.

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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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey. 

November 16, 2023

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 90

Work from Home? Mindfully Managing Your Family Focus with Nadine Stille

In this episode, Cara welcomes Nadine Stille to discuss mindfully managing work to home transitions. They discuss multitasking, stress busting tools and the realities of work-life integration.

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 ⁠https://www.caratyrrell.com⁠ to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!