Parenting With Vanessa Kahlon

When a Parent Learns To Listen — Tzippy’s Journey with CRPS When a Parent Learns To Listen — Tzippy’ Slavin’s Journey with CRPS ( What happens when you trust the doctors, follow their advice, and convince yourself that your child’s pain must not be what they say it is? And what happens when you later discover that your child was hurting all along? Tzippy knows this journey firsthand. When her chil...

In this inspiring episode, I sit down with author and entrepreneur Amber Vilhauer to discuss What Nature Teaches Us, a children's book she co-authored with her son, Clay. Together, they explore how nature can serve as a powerful teacher, offering lessons about resilience, kindness, self-confidence, and finding our own light in the world. Amber shares the story behind the book, the unique experienc...

Signs Your Child Is Going Through Something! Are you a parent that is telling yourself your child will out grow whatever they are going through? My child just needs time? My child doesn’t act like this at home? If you answer yes this podcast is for you. Lets look at signs your child is displaying and how to best help your child versus waiting for things to change on their own.

Interview With Brian Leonard: Dark Humor, Real Healing Through Therapist Zero Brian Leonard talks candidly about raising a child through the hardest stretches — the moments when it felt like even the people around him didn't know what to do anymore. That journey shaped his acclaimed solo stand-up show: darkly funny, unflinchingly honest, and a reminder to any parent in a similar fight that they're...

My Child Will Outgrow This! "They'll Outgrow It" "They'll outgrow it" is one of the kindest lies parents tell themselves. This episode looks at how that hope can quietly turn into avoidance — softening feedback, delaying hard conversations, and missing the moment a child actually needed honesty instead of patience. #parenting #parentlife #parentingtips #sel

Interviewing Edward Hatter, From The Nabe House Episode Alert! This week we're sitting down with Edward Hatter from The NABE — the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House — a community anchor that's been serving Potrero Hill and Dogpatch families, youth, and seniors since 1907. We dig into: 🏠 The NABE's century-plus history in a landmark Julia Morgan–designed building 🍎 Learn about the STEAM event comin...

My Dark Truth: A Story of Resilience My Dark Truth: A Story of Resilience In this deeply personal episode, I share my dark truth—the challenges, pain, and experiences that shaped my childhood and the person I am today. Through my own story, I explore a question that fascinates psychologists, educators, and parents alike: Why do some children develop resilience in the face of adversity while others...

Interviewing Collette Michaud CEO & Founder of The Children’s Museum of Sonoma County Learn from the founder herself Collette Michaud, Founder of The Children’s Museum Of Sonoma County about their campaign to expand and what is to come!

How Communicating With Parents Can Be Hard Every parent has a process when it comes to their child but when you ignore the signs of what is happening with your child you are not helping your child. This podcast will talk about my process with working with families and understanding how easy it is for other professionals to sugar coat things since they don’t want to deal with the parents own intern...

Teaching Children How Words Matter Here is a special podcast with my parents on how words matter and the affects it has on other people especially gossip.

Social Emotional Learning

Real Talk with Daedalus Howell From The Drive 95.5

No matter your age you are always your parents child in their eyes. There does come a day where they will need the support such as reminders to things when they forget things in their daily life. This is a hard switch since in their eyes you are the child and who are you telling them what to do. Then with age other things can occur and this is my story with my father having dementia and coming out...

How I Mask To Cope! Have friends around you that support you when you have those moments. Who supports you and understands how things can be hard is who you want to be around in life.

Watching Your Parent With Dementia Feeling lost and confusted and at the same time gving permission as you watch your parent fade away.

Being Interviewed By Daedalus Howell On Education & Parenting Listen to my interview with Daedalus Howell, from 95.5 The Drive, Wine County Radio. We discuss what is happening in education with some parenting tips!

In this refreshingly honest episode of Parenting With Vanessa Kahlon , Vanessa is joined by licensed marriage and family therapist Carrie Johnson —who also happens to be one of her closest friends. Together, they unpack what happens when kids experience a behavioral outburst... and then don’t want to talk about it in therapy. From school incidents to home meltdowns, the conversation dives into the...

In this very special episode of Parenting With Vanessa Kahlon , Vanessa sits down with someone truly close to her heart— her father, Ben. With the rise in antisemitism around the world, Ben courageously shares his personal story of survival, trauma, and resilience as a young Jewish boy growing up in Tripoli (now Libya), enduring violent riots, family loss, and displacement. From witnessing horrifi...

In this episode of Parenting With Vanessa Kahlon , Vanessa sits down with occupational therapist Lindy Joffe , a longtime colleague and expert in child development, to unpack the often misunderstood world of sensory processing . With over 24 years of experience, Lindy shares how sensory regulation affects everything from focus and behavior to a child’s ability to navigate social situations. If you...

What To Do When You Have A Lot Of Down Time With Your Child! Here are some tips for you and your family when you a lot of down time. This can be from a 3 day weekend or just 2 days or long week off. You will learn how to do a schedule for each part of the day along with activities. This podcast will help make the day go easier and keep you sane!

One Liners For Children For The Most Difficult Moments When Parenting -By Janina Nadaner, MFT

Interviewing Learning Specialist, Desmond Fambrini Listen to my conversation with Desmond Fambrini. Learn how he works with his students and his viewpoint on some social issues when it comes to teaching ALL students.

Nonverbal Learning 95.7 The Game Saturday At 7:30 AM Learn about non-verbal learning disorders and how they show up inchildren. It is the subtle cues that will give you insight that your child is struggling in everyday life. Listen here!

Interviewing Singer Jane The Message About Her Autism Tune in and listen to Jane The Message on her journey through school and adulthood with her autism. Autism looks differently with each person and with the high number of women who have it they learn to over compensate by masking. Learn more about her story and the tools she uses in her daily life to decrease her anxiety and on of them is throug...

In Remembrance Of The Massacre On October 7, 2023 In Israel For the one year anniversary of October 7th where 1200 men, women, and children, including 46 Americans and citizens of more than 30 countries were slaughtered by Hamas. With 250 hostages taken into Gaza and to this day one year later there are 100 hostages including women and children. On this day I wanted to share my Fathers story of ho...