In today's episode, part 3 of a 3-part series about effective communication with kids, I discuss the 5-to-1 praise ration, the importance of specific vs. general praise, and learning to extinguish negativity by ignoring whenever possible. I g

Cooperative Kids: the communication styles that get their authentic attention. Part 2 of 3. (Ep. 08)

Aug 2nd, 2018 8m 6s

Do your kids ever act a little rebellious or tune you out in the midst of discipline? In today’s episode I’m going to discuss the second tool to getting more cooperation from your kids: “I need” statements. In the last episode (ep. 07) we d

Cooperative Kids: communication styles that get their AUTHENTIC attention. Part 1 of 3 (Ep. 07)

Jul 31st, 2018 8m 38s

In this episode I discuss the first of 3 effective communication tools for getting your kids attention and cooperation. The first tool is to REFRAME a negative statement into a positive one! This is powerful and keeps people (ie our kids) fro

5 Powerful Tips for Surviving the Darkest Days of Parenting, Ep. 06

Jul 26th, 2018 13m 43s

Have you ever been to a dark place in parenting? In this podcast I provide 5 Powerful Tips for Surviving the Darkest Days of Parenting: Focus on what you can control (especially self-care, see episode 02 for more) Focus on what is going ri

Excess Technology and Social Media for Our Kids? Maybe Not! (Ep.05)

Jul 21st, 2018 13m 21s

Kids have way more access to technology than we did as kids. Is that such a bad thing? Join me on this episode while I highlight some of the benefits of technology! Join the Enlightened Moms, Raising Evolved Kids Facebook Group so you can share

Dropping Ideals and Going Back to the Basics of Self-care. (Ep. 04)

Jul 17th, 2018 12m 1s

Sometimes life gets a little crazy, whether it's exam week for the kids, or a new preschool for the little one, or everyone has the flu. Yes, sometimes self-care can take a backseat for a few days, weeks, or even months. That's when we have to

Lazy Kids. Are they depressed, or simply off their path? (Ep. 03)

Jul 17th, 2018 10m 25s

Lazy kids. I don’t believe they exist! Join me as I discuss what I believe is really behind "laziness" in kids. Depression. Come kids can appear lazy because they are depressed! Depression can look like anger, oppositional behavior, irritabilit

Being the Calm for Our Kids, with Angelica Lemke, ND. (Ep. 02)

Jul 17th, 2018 55m 55s

In this episode, Dr. Angelica Lemke (naturopath and homeopath) and I explore what it is like and what is required to parent today's kids (special needs or not), and what is no longer working for this population of kids. We discuss best practice

Taking Inspired Action, Intro Episode: Big Pharma to Holistic Junkie

May 31st, 2018 13m 19s

In this episode I introduce myself, and talk about why I started this podcast and what you can expect from it! I started this podcast as a result of "inspired action"! I discuss inspired action in this podcast and how it pertains to us as wome

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