Why is Everyone Yelling?

Amy Mockbee is with the individualized early childhood consulting company, Work and Play. We had her confounder, Emily Boucher, on the show on episode 45 talking about fostering independence in your children. Amy has been teaching preschool for over 23 years and has a lot of experience! Amy and I talk about partnering with teachers, screen time, and giving yourself grace as a parent.  

What we talked about:

3:55- Being able to tell birth order with kids at school

7:35- Being nervous about your child going to school after they haven’t had socialization due to COVID

10:15- Handling tough drop offs at preschool

18:55- Supporting teachers and working with them as “partners”

33:45- Screen time for kids

47:05- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Work and Play on Instagram

Work and Play Website

Untangled

Under Pressure

Chicken Soup With Rice

Going Up

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Lisa Chan is on the show today! Lisa is an Occupational Therapist for children. On her Instagram, she gives simple, practical and fun ideas for families. In this episode, we talk about some basic occupational therapy tactics that Lisa uses in her own practice. She gives us some really good ideas about helping children learn to tie their shoes and other things that we can be working on with our kids from a young age. I found this conversation to be really helpful for myself and I hope you do too!

What we talked about:

3:25- Introduction to Lisa and how she got into Occupational Therapy

5:25- What an Occupational Therapist does

9:35- Tips for teaching our kids how to tie their shoes

13:30- Slowing down and allowing children to learn things on their own

16:30- What executive functioning skills are

18:50- Working on executive functioning skills with our children

21:40- The information that she shares on Instagram

23:45- What heavy work is and how we can implement it

29:25- Breath work with our kids

34:05- Focusing on our kid’s strengths versus what they need to improve on

38:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Lisa on Instagram

Lisa on Facebook

Lisa’s website

Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday

Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson

Zach Gets Frustrated by William Mulcahy

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Lindsay is a licensed clinical social worker and writer. She has worked with parents and pre-parents in the world of adoption for the past 10 years focusing on preparing parents to be ready to have kids.

In this episode, we focus on methods of discipline for your family, choosing your family mission statement and values, and creating a plan for your own family that is unique and that works for you.

What we talked about:

4:10- Lindsay’s path to becoming a social worker

6:15- Working with parents preparing to adopt

9:05- Lindsay’s parenting methods that she recommends

19:00- Defining your family’s mission statement

28:30- How we were parented can impact how we parent

35:40- Feeling judgement from other people about your parenting

43:20- Lindsay’s book

50:20- What connected discipline is

51:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Parent Goals by Lindsay Garrett 

Lindsay on Instagram

Lindsay’s Website

What Happened to You?

The Proposal

The Rabbit Listened

We Listen to Our Bodies

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Sarah Boyd is the founder of Resilient Little Hearts which is a children’s book series that teaches resilience and emotional health. Their bestselling book is called The Boy Who Stood Up Tall. Sarah has tons of parenting resources. She is a psychologist and works in neuro leadership. 

In this episode, we talk about teaching kids to navigate difficult emotions, raising sensitive kids, what courage is, and ultimately raising kids to help give them the skills that they need to succeed in the future.

What we talked about:

3:20- Introduction to Sarah

5:05- Advice for moving 

8:05- Sarah’s background and how she became interested in children’s psychology

12:25- Working with our kids and their emotions

22:35- Dealing with fear and how our children handle fear

30:45- Raising kids that lead meaningful lives

33:40- Affirmations that she says with her kids

36:15- What Resilient Little Hearts is

37:05- The Children’s Book that she wrote, The Boy Who Stood Up Tall

37:55- A power pose that kids can do

39:25- Courage and how we can teach our children to be courageous

44:10- Goals with Resilient Little Hearts

50:00- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Resilient Little Hearts

Sarah on Instagram

The Boy Who Stood Up Tall

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

A Little Bit of Fairies

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Megan Michelson & Mary Flo Ridley are on the podcast today! They teach us through a simple online course that give parents the tools and confidence to talk to their young kids about sex. Mary Flo has been doing this for over 30 years and Megan joined her team just a few years ago. They teach us to educate and empower our kids through building a foundation for future conversations to protect them from dangers on and offline and to have the power of the first impression.

If you enjoyed this conversation, check out their online course for parents of kids ages 1-10. You can use the code “Lindsey20” for 20% off their online course here. 

What we talked about:

4:25- How they each got involved in educating parents about talking with your children about sex

13:05- When to introduce the topic of sex with your kids

18:00- Bringing up the conversation with your children

25:30- Getting on the same page with your partner about how you will have these conversations

28:45- Becoming comfortable with having these conversations about sex with your kids

33:05- What to do if your child sees pornography

37:50- Appropriate ages to stop taking showers with your children and when your kids should stop bathing together

41:30- Conversations to have with your kids about body exploration

55:05- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Good Pictures, Bad Pictures Jr.

What God Has to Say About Our Bodies

Birds & Bees Website

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Cali Werner is a family and behavioral therapist. She focuses on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, athletes and repetitive and ritualistic performance inhibiting behaviors, anxiety, mental health stigmas and more. Cali also recently wrote a book and it’s called Anxious Annie.

In this episode, she gives us really thoughtful ways to evaluate and decide if our kids might need to see a behavioral therapist, ways to think about anxiety with our kids, how to handle certain situations, anxiety with sports, and more. 

I took a lot from this conversation and I hope that you all with too!

What we talked about:

4:05- The book that Cali wrote

5:15- Her work as a therapist

6:45- Cali’s own story with OCD and working with your child on their own OCD

20:15- Bringing siblings to therapy

21:50- When to get help for your child with OCD

24:35- Symptoms of panic attacks

25:30- How to help your child through a panic attack

28:55- Anxiety with sports 

34:35- Writing Anxious Annie

36:10- Anxiety vs OCD and how they intertwine

37:30- How to communicate with teachers and others about your child’s anxiety

49:10- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

What Happened to You? By Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry

The Whole-Brained Child by Daniel Siegel

Anxious Annie

Peace of Mind Foundation

International OCD Foundation

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Today’s episode is a lighthearted conversation with my friend Bri Cook! She is a nurse practitioner turned stay at home mom. She is a Beautycounter consultant and we dive into some of our favorite Beautycounter products in this episode! For the first time both of her kids are in school full time so we talk about what that transition is like for her. We share some of our favorite book suggestions and then we also share one or two things that are making our lives a little easier and a little bit more fun!

What we talked about:

2:20- Introduction to Bri

7:05- Deciding to stay home with her kids

10:10- The transition to both of her kids now being in school

11:30- Being a Beautycounter consultant and favorite Beautycounter products

31:00- Top 3 favorite books

45:35- Things that are making our lives easier, happier, and more fun

55:10- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Bri on Instagram

Environmental Working Group to check safety of products

Lash Therapy

Book recommendations:

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Anxious People by Fredrick Backman

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart

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Nuuly Subscription

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Shannon is an inspiring mom of 5. All 5 of her kids came into her life through IVF. Shannon is an ARNP but recently resigned to stay at home with her kids. She’s also a Virtual Health Coach and Business Mentor.

In this episode, we talk about the IVF process, battling anxiety and talking to a therapist, the crazy everyday life struggles of simply being a mom, and so much more!

What we talked about:

3:45- Introduction to Shannon’s family

8:40- The challenges of parenting

15:55- How Shannon met her husband

17:20- Finding out that she had fertility issues

30:20- Walking through her fertility journey

34:50- Going to a therapist and handling her anxiety

49:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Shannon on Instagram

What Should Danny Do?

Anxious People

Winning the War in your Mind

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