Guest Tina Hamilton is a former middle school teacher turned parent coach. She supports parents along their personal healing journey so they can raise their children without passing down generations of pain and failed messaging. You can learn more and jumpstart your healing journey today by downloading Stop Yelling, Start Connecting – a free guide to forming a deeper connection with your child.

Tina shares 3 Tips To Decentering-

"When your children are having a difficult time or experiencing big emotions, you have to decenter yourself. This means to take yourself out of the equation – this is not about you. Your child does not hate you. Your child does not wish you were dead. They are pushing up against you because they themselves are feeling completely out of control. They need a safe place to land."

Grab a cup of coffee and listen and learn. Tina has a lot of wisdom and more importantly some super helpful tips to help you connect with your kiddos.

Going off on a tangent in this series - felt-safety, training, and investment parenting - all promote (better) listening.

Schedules are secure. It gives your kiddo a sense of comfort or felt safety.

I'm veering into a tangent on "practicing out the moment" or "training." 

Training is showing your kiddo what to do beforehand so she knows how to do it.

This is investment parenting. It takes time. If you want your child to listen (better) you must invest in them.

 Grab a  cup of coffee and listen as Kathleen shares some training practices (which include eating M and Ms, games, and fun activities).

Why isn't my child listening and what can I do about it? 

This is a common question and one asked by a respondent to a survey I sent out to my email list - Why isn't my child listening? She felt as if she is repeating herself over and over.

If we understand our children better, we can help them by changing the environment and what our expectations are when it comes to listening.

Does your child have an auditory processing disorder? ADD? ADHD? FASD? SPD? On the spectrum? If so your child may have difficulty processing information - i.e. difficulty listening.

Grab a cup of coffee and join Kathleen as she discusses practical tips and tools to help you help your kiddos.

Trauma-Informed Parenting Podcast is back after a year and a half break! I'm so excited to be back! In this episode, I share a little of my story. Plus answer these questions -

What is the Trauma-Informed Parenting Podcast about?

Who is it for? 

What is a Capital Letter Syndrome and how is having one trauma? 

Grab a cup of coffee and join me on this coffee break podcast!