Authentic Parenting

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Ann Schiebert, Psy. D. talks about  Preemptive Parenting , the importance of holding on to our teens, discovering our family's core values, sharing and instilling them with our children, trauma and addiction.    Let's Make a Contract by Ann Schiebert  Ann Schiebert's website SUPPORT THE AUTHENTIC PARENTING PODCAST ON PATREON!!! Has the show been of value to you? Do you find the show helpful? Have...

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  In the April edition of the Monthly Special Episode I'm joined by a returning co-host Laura Froyen. Segment 1: Laura shares a bedtime battle story of how she needed to cool off and what steps she took to do so. I share a stolen sled story, insights how my daughter's new gymnastics teacher talks to the kids negatively to "motivate" them. "The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice"...

  Four times returning guest Ella Seewald, my soon to be 10 year old daughter joins me for a spontaneous recording of a pre birthday show. I share with her 10 things I admire in her and just love her honest reaction in the moment. Also, she talks about why she makes her bed every day, takes a shower in the morning and why it's good to be a minimalist.   SUPPORT THE AUTHENTIC PARENTING PODCAST ON P...

  Dr. John D Rich, Jr. is an educational psychologist, and associate professor of Psychology at Delaware State University, with expertise in effective parenting and teaching. He joins me to discuss a very sensitive topic. We both share our views on the topic, offer research-based information and some helpful suggestions for you to move using punishments What is punishment? What are some types of p...

Rick Hanson, Ph. D. , is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley , and New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 26 languages and include Hardwiring Happiness , Buddha's Brain , Just One Thing , and Mother Nurture . He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has numerous audio programs . A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA and founder of the We...

In the March editon of the monthly special episode Laura Froyen and I take a deep dive into a very  hot topic - how to get on the same page with your parenting partner who has a completely different view and approach. This is a very common question.    SUPPORT THE AUTHENTIC PARENTING PODCAST ON PATREON!!! Has the show been of value to you? Do you find the show helpful? Have you gained from the sho...

Dr. Kristin Neff   is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and measure the construct over a decade ago. In addition to her pioneering research into self-compassion, she has developed an eight-week program to teach self-compassion skills in daily life, co-created with her colleague  Dr. Chris Germer , called  Mindful...

Melissa Schwartz is an author, parent coach and an avid advocate for highly sensitive children. She was born an intense, sensitive, empathic, power seeker. Her intuitive ability to decode misbehavior and her passion for giving  a voice  to the legitimate needs of children naturally evolved into becoming the co-creator of Leading Edge Parenting. Melissa has worked with children for over fifteen yea...

Super Joe Pardo talks openly about the realities of balancing a growing business with a growing family (toddler and a newborn). Try to hold a toddler in your arms while keeping an eye on a sleeping newborn while conducing a video interview. As much as Joe loves working from home and being part of his famille's life, some things had to change in order to maximize productivity and focus. He went fro...

Mickie Zada   chose to stay in a damaging relationship for 34 years because she thought it was her Calling.  She believed it was her responsibility to keep her husband between the lines. While living in abuse, for decades she didn't recognize herself as an abused spouse. She was not threatened with weapons, was not hospitalized, never called law enforcement and did not file a restraining order aga...

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Jeff Cox is a father, husband, student, teacher, scholar and in general an extremely curious individual who loves to share thoughts and discoveries with others. He writes  extensively on parenting in various outlets.  ABOUT ME I help overwhelmed, frustrated parents who want to parent differently than their parents, make sense of their early childhood experiences, connect to their authentic self an...

Laura Reagan, LCSW-C is an integrative trauma therapist and on this episode she talks about  childhood trauma: what it is, how prevalent it is in our society, what are its lingering effects on our life as adults and why childhood trauma is not over in childhood. Most importantly, what we can do to heal.   SUPPORT THE AUTHENTIC PARENTING PODCAST ON PATREON!!! Has the show been of value to you? Do y...

Marion Rose, PhD  talks about  what self-compassion is, how it has helped her, common myths about it and how can you cultivate a self-compassion practice. What makes parenting hard and are you hitting yourself with emotional sticks? She also walks us through a simple yet powerful practice she has developed called the Inner Loving Mother and more.  ABOUT ME I help overwhelmed, frustrated parents wh...

This is our monthly special episode where I co-host the show with another colleague.  We have 3 segments Examples from Our Homes What's Up with You? Answering listener parenting questions Favorite Finds In the first segment, I tell a story about a delayed Christmas gift I had ordered for my daughter. How she reacted triggered past hurts in me and I was stuck. It is hard to parent peacefully and re...

It was the 1950's, The Netherlands and people didn't know much about Autism. Born 18 months earlier than her, Carl's sister was severely autistic. She never spoke a word. For the first 3 years of her life she cried a lot. It was very difficult for her parents in many ways. Sometimes they couldn't even to find love for her. Carla's parents wanted her to be "normal' and that meant not showing emotio...

Mindfulness teacher Michelle Gale shares some practical, doable, parent-friendly practices that will truly make a difference in your life. It's all about those simple steps that accumulate and yield to big shifts.   SUPPORT THE AUTHENTIC PARENTING PODCAST ON PATREON!!! Has the show been of value to you? Do you find the show helpful? Have you gained from the show? Do you want the show to remain str...

Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist in private practice, an ordained interfaith minister, mindfulness teacher, relationship coach, author and blogger.  Technology has become an integral part of our life. We do everything with or on our smartphones (well, almost everything). Just think about how you use your phone daily? We are starting to realize that some boundaries need to be placed, some paramete...

This is the final episode of the 2017. I don't know about you but I feel like the time is really flying by. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was recording the final episode of the 2016, which is by the way the least downloaded episode of the podcast:) In preparation for this episode I went back and listened to it. It's a really good one. In it I compiled all of my guests wisdom, their an...

Christina Fletcher joins me for the December special episode. She is a returning guest and you can find her first episode here. Push The Reset Button Highlights: how Christina navigates her teenage daughter's social media experience, her daughter just launched her blog why setting limits is hard how to get rid of fear in parenting because it does show up quite often:) what to do when your own trig...

Are you caught up in the frenzy of day to day modern life? Are you busy, rushed, hurried and lacking time? How much time do you spend with your kids? How much time do your children spend away from you? As the year 2017 is coming to an end, I invite you to rethink your priorities. This is a good time to pause and set new intentions for the coming year. How do you want to spend your days? Where does...

Do you want to be part of the final episode of the year?  Send me your voice message now!   Here is the question: What's your definition of authenticity? What does it mean to live an authentic life?  Resources and Links: Grief Dreams Podcast Here is the episode with Joshua Black on my podcast. Joshua's website  Do you need an ongoing parenting support for free? I invite you to join my closed Faceb...

Description This is our monthly special episode where I co-host the show with another colleague. For now, I have a Mystery Seat for each month and I invite passionate coaches or parent educators to host the show with me. This should be fun. For the monthly special episodes the show has a different format. We have 4 segments. Examples from Our Home What's Up with You? Answering listener parenting q...