Compassion Parenting Podcast

Our guest today is Mr. Paul Nickels, piano teacher extraordinaire based in Southern Utah! We discuss how to make music a part of your family's life and nurture your kids' growth as musicians. Some highlights of the episode: We are wired for music! Parents play a vital role in a child's musical development. We best learn music in community. Body balance is an important priority when making music. F...

I’m a MN girl. I’ve sat crying on my couch at times over these last few weeks with all that’s going on, feeling powerless. But here’s what I realized. Powerlessness is a myth. Sometimes it’s in the worst of times that this myth grows especially big, because problems seem too large to tackle and fear takes over. Literally, our nervous system paralyzes us. Or sometimes causes us to hide or run, or s...

How do you build connection and foster healthy attachment in your family? In today's episode we'll discuss all things attachment with our guest Eli Harwood, author of " Raising Securely Attached Kids. " It turns out that attachment is not just about babies and toddlers. Eli shares FOUR main areas for parents to focus on to help kids feel loved and secure. She says that as parents we need to... 1)...

Kaylin Marcotte is the founder & CEO of JIGGY, a new jigsaw puzzle brand on a mission to modernize and elevate the humble jigsaw, and support female artists around the world. She turned her hobby into a company and has been featured on Shark Tank, Oprah's Favorite Things and won over celebrity fans including Gwyneth Paltrow, Lili Reinhart and Chrissy Teigen. Kaylin was previously the first emp...

Suzanne Tucker, founder of Generation Mindful, is a mom of four who's been a physical therapist and parent educator for 30 years. As an author and international speaker, Suzanne's life's work is to help families create more moments of joy and connection. She believes the most impactful way to create a more just and peaceful world is to evolve how children are raised, replacing fear and shame-based...

The Healing Power of Kindness  My friends, happy birthday! Today marks the birthday of my podcast and it also marks the birthday of my mother, so in honor of these, I thought I’d share something that’s been on my heart for over a year: a message about the Healing Power of Kindness. Now, as a mother I’ve learned to be patient, to know that everything has its gestation–even ideas. I’ve been wor...

Vivek Patel is a conscious parenting mentor, a student of life, an artist, dancer, martial artist, writer, poet, jewelry designer and Dad! Through his own conscious exploration, he developed a non-coercive, collaborative parenting approach which he now teaches to parents around the globe. His main wish is to help parents have closer relationships with their kids. Vivek is the founder of @meaningfu...

Hesha Abrams, Esq. is an internationally acclaimed master attorney mediator known for crafting highly creative settlements and resolutions in very difficult matters. By "holding the calm," she has created settlements worth billions of dollars and saved clients billions more using her innovative approaches to deal making. In her book, "Holding the Calm: the Secret to Resolving Tension and Defusing...

Stephanie L. Jones gave a gift every day for 522 days, and that journey changed her life. Now she's on a mission to inspire others to give and practice gratitude daily. She hosts an inspiring podcast, Giving Your Best Life, focused on ways to incorporate giving, gratitude, & goals into daily living. As a TEDx speaker , she loves sharing her message from the stage in schools, colleges, churches...

Today's guest, Nicholeen Peck, is a worldwide phenomenon and leader. Her proven parenting principles and self-government skills transform all children, from tantruming toddlers to even the most troubled teens. The world saw this in 2009 when the BBC, in England, featured her and her family in a documentary called The World’s Strictest Parents. The Peck family episode became the “most watched episo...

Brad Baldridge is a College Funding Specialist, blogger, and podcaster who has helped thousands of families plan and save for college with smart and proven strategies to save time, money and stress. You can find a link to the resources Brad spoke about in the podcast HERE , including an "Expected Family Contribution Calculator" and a list of "Net Costs of Colleges by State."  Check out Brad's...

Tina Feigal holds a Master's Degree in School Psychology and has been coaching parents on improving challenging child behaviors since 2000. She has also trained over 600 parent coaches from the US, Canada, Greece, Mauritius, and Japan. She's the author of the paperback and audiobook, "Present Moment Parenting: The Guide to a Peaceful Life with Your Intense Child" and co-author of the e-book "Heali...

Ned Johnson is an author, speaker, and founder of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring, educational planning, and standardized test preparation. A professional “tutor-geek” since 1993 and battle-tested veteran of test prep, stress regulation and student performance, Ned has spent nearly 50,000 one-on-one hours helping students conquer an alphabet of standardized tests, l...

Dr. Kay Toomey is a Pediatric Psychologist who has worked with children who don’t eat for almost 35 years.  She has developed the SOS Approach to Feeding as a family-centered program for assessing and treating children with feeding problems.  Dr. Toomey speaks nationally and internationally about her approach.  Dr. Toomey helped to form The Children’s Hospital – Denver’s Pediatric O...

Dr. Ronald Siegel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, part time, at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 35 years. He's a longtime student of mindfulness meditation and serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches internationally about the application of mindfulness practice in psychotherapy and other fields, and ma...

Lenore Skenazy is the author of Free Range Kids and co-founder of the non-profit organization "Let Grow" which promotes healthy independence in childhood through programs, education, & advocacy. She's been featured on NPR, Fox News, and "everything in between" to spread the message of kids' innate resilience. You can learn more about the Let Grow Project HERE ! As your participate, Lenore invi...

Nellie Harden is a Family Life & Leadership Coach. She focuses on helping parents eliminate power struggles with their children and help them grow into confident, wise, and respectful adults that are actually ready for the world! She is a wife and mom to 4 daughters, author, speaker and podcaster, homeschooling parent and adventure chaser.  She has a degree in biology and psychology and k...

Today's guest, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Defoe , is a multi-award-winning education and psychology instructor, author, and resiliency expert. She's described as one of the most sought-after, engaging, thought-provoking, and truly transformative international speakers and scholars in her field.  Dr. Robyne has over 16 years of university teaching and research experience and brings a refreshing and res...

Mike Iskandar is on a mission to solve the epidemic of self-doubt, anxiety, and depression that strikes during adolescence and lasts decades into adulthood.  He is the founder of Time Travel Journeys--a breakthrough SEL program that guides teens and tweens on an exploration of the best qualities of their past and future selves, and how those discoveries can uplift their present sense of self...

Katie Kimball, the national voice of healthy kids cooking, is a blogger, TEDx speaker, former teacher, and mom of 4 kids who founded the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse, recommended by The Wall Street Journal in 2020 as the best online cooking class for kids. Her blog, Kitchen Stewardship helps families stay healthy without going crazy, and she’s on a mission to connect families around healthy food, r...

In today's episode we welcome Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, a clinical psychologist, researcher, and author who specializes in ADHD. We discuss the importance of a compassionate, strength-based approach to help our kids reach their potential, maintain emotional health, and feel valued. Lara Honos-Webb, PhD is a clinical psychologist licensed in California. She is author of Six Super Skills for Executive Fu...

Recently I had the amazing opportunity to give a TED talk. I got to stand on the famous round, red carpet on the TEDx stage in Gainesville FL and share an “idea worth spreading.” On one hand, I couldn’t believe I was there, yet on the other, it was the most natural thing—the most logical endpoint of the steps I had taken. That’s sort of how parenting is… Every moment we stand on a figurative navig...

A lot has happened since we last talked. For one thing, we had our first annual Compassion Parenting retreat. In this, a dream of mine was realized; a seed was planted that will grow over the coming years.  Since not all of you could be with us at the retreat, let me give you a glimpse of how it went. Eleven moms and two dads gathered for 7 hours of instruction over the course of 2 days to wo...

The Compassion Parenting Podcast Hosted by Dr. Mary Wilde Episode 6 - Seasons: On Sickness & Health (part 2) I recently saw a social media post that said “Maybe you think someone doesn’t have a lot on their plate compared to you. But maybe their plate is smaller than yours and doesn’t have a lot of room to begin with. Or maybe their plate is paper, and their flimsy paper plate can’t hold as mu...

Health is one of those strange things we define more in terms of its absence than its presence. When we suddenly become aware of a body part or body function, it’s often because something is wrong. When everything’s fine, we’re ignorant of the seamless and detailed inner workings--of how much is going right behind the scenes to make it so. In writing my first parenting book, I realized that so man...