"PARENT TALK" with Larissa

Chef and yoga instructor, Kim Sutherland is here at the table today.  She is observing how teens are not relating to one another, how they are socializing, and how parents aren't providing their children with the necessary emotional skills to meet today's challenges. It is funny, it is serious. Sadly, kids don't know what real friendship looks like anymore. So, let's teach them...

Megg has been working with violent and combative children for a long time. Her education and background has helped guide her to work with children who didn't fit in a box.  She give parents and teachers strategies to prevent and defuse. Most children are not violent and only need more love and security to ironically decrease the violent, aggressive behaviour. Are suspensions productive anymor...

Dr.  Ewa Antczak, is a paediatric psychologist who is focusing on helping children with her incredible facility in Mississauga, Ontario, at Core Center Psychological Services. She is the creator of TALK2ALEX. It is an app that helps children emotionally talk about their feelings. It is really making waves. She is on several committees and works for the Toronto Board of Education.  She is also the...

In this very serious discussion that both, Dr. Nancy Colier, Author, Psychotherapist, Reverend and I were scared to have but we did anyways because it needed to be done. Phones are the kryptonite to learning in many ways academically, emotionally, socially and debilitating the way we can't be present with ourselves.  Parents, this is an episode you can't miss. We discuss how children are...

Find out what Larissa found and how we can use what her panelists are saying to be parents better. The Conclusion from the Pandemic Series.  Be KIND and Be good listeners. Larissa xo Support the show We must equip children with mental skills and good habits to prevent mental health issues and phone addiction. Kids need to Play. https://www.instagram.com/larissa.iparentgen_/

We are lucky to have Elizabeth Skirving from Fern Speech and Language Services, London, Ontario.  We talk about children falling behind in language skills, attention skills and how to teach children to focus and become more efficient at Executive Skills which many teens are becoming behind in as well. We talk about strategies for parents and teachers and coaches to improve all of these skills.  Ma...

This is the introduction to the Pandemic Series, "How can we help Parents?" 1. Kristina Campos, from Impactful Parents- What are the signs of drug use and depression? We discuss how to talk to our teens to connect with them and learn how to interrupt those signs because they aren't the obvious ones you think. 2. Phinnah Chichi is from Parenting Teen Solutions. She and I have a discu...

I am talking to Phinnah, From Parenting Teen Solutions about connecting with Teens and Tweens and how to use our POWER OF LISTENING it is our Superpower!! Enjoy laughs over a serious discussion about how our pre-pandemic routines and emotions have been perpetuated during the Pandemic and need to be resolved. Phinnah shares, clear tips of advice for parents. I learned new things from Phinnah, Thank...

Kristina Campos, from, "Impactful Parent" is here with me to discuss how to watch for the signs of depression in your teens and for drug use. Learn her tips and strategies to help your children during this time.  Support the show We must equip children with mental skills and good habits to prevent mental health issues and phone addiction. Kids need to Play. https://www.instagram.com/lari...