Parenting Beyond Discipline

You may already be parenting using mindfulness techniques in ways you don't even realize! These simple yet effective tools can often get to the bottom of your child's emotional struggles quickly and effectively. Kelly Winkler is a certified yoga instructor, certified children's yoga instructor, certified teacher, and a mom of 4 who has been working with children and families for over 2...

The overall state of children's mental health has been on a drastic decline since even before the pandemic. From 2007 to 2017, pediatric suicide rates tripled. The good news is there is a lot parents can do to help children build and protect their mental health. Learn about the signs of deep depression, resources for suicide prevention and support for helping your child with depression to prev...

The overall state of children's mental health has been on a drastic decline since even before the pandemic. From 2007 to 2017, pediatric suicide rates tripled. The good news is there is a lot parents can do to help children build and protect their mental health. Learn about all the ways you can help your children develop strong mental health strategies and protect their mental health in part 2...

The overall state of children's mental health has been on a drastic decline since even before the pandemic. From 2007 to 2017, pediatric suicide rates tripled. The good news is there is a lot parents can do to help children build and protect their mental health. Learn about all the ways you can help your children develop strong mental health strategies and protect their mental health in this v...

We work hard to guide our kids in developing a strong sense of self and solid self confidence. But the world is full of influences and messages that, as kids age, we will have less and less ability to control. So how can we help our kids navigate these and learn to protect their own positive sense of self? In this episode Erin talks with guest Melody Pourmoradi, who has made it her life's work...

Did you know there are fundamental outcomes for each stage/age to support your child's development of self-confidence? Self esteem is a fundamental component to life happiness and success. It helps us weather life's ups and downs with more ease and skill. This episode covers the critical components children develop at each age/stage of their childhood and how you can guide them at each of...

I made a huge mistake this past year, both a parenting and a personal one. In this episode I share not only my mistake but the other common mistakes we parents often make that can affect how effectively we parent and live in all areas of our lives, as well as guidance to avoid these mistakes so we can show up better, stronger, more patient, and more energized for ourselves and those we love. Happy...

Bonding is the vehicle by which we form and maintain strong attachments in relationships. This is something we do all throughout life, and therefore all throughout our children's childhood (and beyond), not just in the first months or years. The ways we bond will change as our children grow and they will respond better to different ways of bonding at different times on their childhood journey....

How do you help your young child learn to follow rules and expectations in school when you aren't there? A dad feels in over his head in helping his bright and precocious daughter make better choices when he's not there to guide her. Erin gives some great insight into this issue, guidance and ideas for making this situation better for everyone, including discerning when the issue at hand i...

What does it take to raise a child who is confident, kind, and responsible, a child who you know will make good choices and will grow into the amazing person they are meant to be, even as they start to venture out more on their own? Meet my son Carter, 13 (almost 14) with big goals and dreams, scholar, musician, athlete and all-around really nice kid and hear the biggest things things I did throug...

Play is so much more than just a stress break! Play is the basis for development and growth: emotional, social, cognitive, physical and language, especially in the earlier years. But play benefits kids learning and development way later than we might think. Learn about the benefits of play and how to create an environment at home and school that gives your children, of any age, the benefits of gro...

What is the one things all kids need to thrive? Love? of course! But there is something else all kids need that isn't always easy to see, understand or give when they are pushing our buttons, when they are struggling with the bigger parts of their personality. This one thing all kids, need is key to raising confident, happy kinds who thrive in the world. I break down how to approach situations...

KJ know as @gentlehealingmom, has built a community of over 100,000 followers on Instagram due to her incredible content and authentic bravery to which so many parents can relate. KJ is on a journey to heal her childhood trauma and parent differently. Because I relate so much to her experience, our conversation is deep and rich, as she shares some amazing insights and tips with us. If you too are...

Toddlers can be so incredibly resourceful and shrewd, which is great when it comes to problem-solving but maddening for a parent trying to set boundaries and expectations. What do you do when discipline tools don't work? During this holiday week, we're bringing back the most downloaded episode of all time, where Erin gives the steps and tools to plug the loopholes, even with the most persi...

Every parent knows from the earliest day that their child(ren) are unique individuals. Ask any parent to describe their child, even in late infancy and early toddlerhood and they'll give you the most amazing adjectives: curious, friendly, creative, funny, precocious, persistent, brave, social...Parents today want to support their children to develop their strengths and leverage them. We want o...

TEDx Speaker and author Heather Chauvin was dying to be a good mother and it almost killed her, literally. Hear her inspirational story of transformation of mindset to understanding one not need to be "perfect" to be a great parent. She shares her wisdom of learning to align her work and parenthood with her deeper purpose and the courageous conversations with her spouse to create a life th...

It's hard to say "no" even when we know it's for the best, whether it's because of not wanting to deal with big reactions, or see our kids upset or experience their negative feelings towards us. There are ways to make these messages not just easier to deliver but also easier for our kids to hear and accept. In this episode I share my 3 best tips for setting boundaries and telli...

How do you help guide a child who has a big aspect to their personality? Big emotions? Big excitement? Deep feelings? Big ideas? Deeply passionate? As parents we are well aware of expectations at school and out in the world. But the amazing part about children is that their "big" stuff is raw, authentic, and genuine. How do we help them balance the "big" parts of their personalitie...

A mom with a 6 year old hasn't set up any discipline or expectations in the home as of yet. She feels so overwhelmed now, she doesn't know where to start. At some point or another, we all feel like we fall behind in our parenting. Between life changes or stressors or things with our kids that just blindside us. In this episode I share what we want to focus on at each age/stage to help our...

This really is a must-listen episode for any parent who want to offer the best school experience for their child that they possibly can. Whether your kids are still really young or already in school, you will want to listen to today's episode with Dr. Eric Chagala. He is a multi-award winning educator with a heart of gold, dedicated to giving kids the most engaging school experience possible....

Parents know, letting fear stop us can really hold us back in life. We can each think of a time in childhood we wish we had overcome, or overcome the fear sooner and stepped into being more brave. Being brave doesn't mean we aren't afraid. Being brave means we feel the fear and do it anyway. As adults we know the great benefits of pushing ourselves past our discomfort (even if we struggle...

Even though parenting goals are going to differ, most parent share the common goal to build and maintain a relationship with their child(ren) of trust, safety and connection. This means creating and maintaining the relationship in such a way that our kids want to come to us with their problems and struggles, that they feel safe with us to share their fears, their hurts, their goals and their dream...

Anger in parenting often feels so loaded & unacceptable. But every emotion has a purpose. Learning how to accept them, hear the message they are sending and then use them for the positive is what emotional competence is all about. In this episode I cover how we can learn to accept, tune in, process and use our anger as a parent for positive introspection, growth and as a catalyst to getting ne...

Negativity in kids can show up in 2 ways, what appears to be opposition or refusal and negative self-talk/self-sabotage. These two are actually linked and can be greatly reduced with one change in approach. I cover this along with additional specific tips for helping kids overcome negative self-talk and self-sabotage. Gobble: https://www.gobble.com Code: PARENTING636 for 6 meals for $36 Ladder Lif...

It seems like guilt in parenting is just par for the course. We come into this journey with so many expectations, hopes, and goals about the way we will parent, but when the reality of day-to-day parenting sets in, we often feel we are falling way short on so many fronts. So in this episode I'm here to help you more realistically assess your expectations and confront your guilt in the 6 most c...