The Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational Parenting

Are you aware that social media can impact our kids' mental health?   Sorcha Newby is a psychological researcher and university lecturer whose work explores how social media impacts children’s wellbeing—particularly sleep, anxiety, and emotional development in 10–12-year-olds. Her research highlights the shortcomings of current social media policies in protecting young users. Alongside lecturing i...

Want to learn how to protect your kids from sexual abuse?   Listen to Leena Mehta. Leena Mehta is a registered clinical counsellor and an approved clinical supervisor. She is the founder of At Ease Counseling and sees clients in person in Burnaby and online. She supports individuals, youth, and adults with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, self-esteem, life transitio...

Let's do a deep dive into childhood pain and how it shows up in our parenting.   This is my interview by Dale L' Ecuyer.  Thank you, Dale! **************************************************************************************** For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares.  I came from childhood pain.  I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified.  My healing journey began al...

Dagmara is a Montreal-based mother of two, who is committed to children’s education and emotional well-being. Born in Poland, and living in Canada, Dagmara Sitek wears many hats—a mom, a wife, and a digital marketer in her 9-to-5 world.   Once a kid who loved drawing and writing, Dagmara Sitek never thought about writing a ‘real book’ until now.  She jumped into writing children’s books because sh...

I'm going deep and sharing my life challenges.  My story is heartbreaking, honest, and triumphant. These are some of the questions I answer in my interview on Cynthia Hammer's podcast, Find The ADHD Girls.   What was your childhood experience? How did Masterful Parenting come into being? How do you help parents? How can parents help their children, especially of they had ADHD or are neurodiverse?...

Two parent coaches, Anjali Cchopra (India) and Anne Alvares (Canada) team up together to answer our parents' questions on the most challenging stages of child development: Teens and Toddlers. This episode, Part 3 of the Parenting Question Series on Teens and Toddlers, addresses a crucial query: "How do I socialize my child?" Parents, have you found yourself pondering this question? Tune in as Anja...

This is the webinar I did for the School of Human Kind in May 2025.   Are you mindful of "The Energy We Bring Into Our Homes"? Join Anne Alvares as she reminds us how important our energy is when we are at home with the ones we love the most.  Let's become more aware and conscious of the energy we bring and learn how our energy influences our children. *********************************************...

Nicole Runyon, LMSW, is an esteemed psychotherapist, parent coach, and keynote speaker renowned for her expertise in child and adolescent mental health, backed by an extensive 21-year career in the field. She is also the author of the upcoming book Free to Fly: The Secret to Fostering Independence in the Next Generation , available in May 2025. Nicole’s uniqueness lies in the fact she has an uncan...

Russ Solomon is a Parent Wellness Guide, board-certified music therapist, and lifelong spiritual practitioner who helps heart-centered parents of neurodivergent children transcend stress and overwhelm so they can show up in a strong and healthy space for their families. Through his unique approach, Russ teaches parents how to get in tune with themselves, meaning their inner energy is aligned, so t...

Internal Messages That Affect Our Parenting for School of Human Kind   This is Episode 81 on the Masterful Parenting Podcast which will air TODAY.   When we come from childhood pain, we internalize messages about our childhood experiences. These messages get carried into our adult lives until we get healing.    As parents, we also tell ourselves stories about our children. Sometimes these stories...

Cynthia Hammer, MSW, founded the Inattentive ADHD Coalition (www.iadhd.org) in 2021 and FINDtheADHDgirls (www. FINDtheADHDgirl.org) in 2024. Cynthia was diagnosed with the inattentive type of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD ) in 1992 when she was 49 years old and helping others learn about their ADHD has been her mission in life ever since. She finds her work fun and engaging. What...

Jennifer Banks is a bestselling author, educator, and community leader dedicated to empowering women to rediscover themselves while balancing motherhood. Through her book Let Yourself Bloom and her podcast, Jennifer inspires women to embrace growth and reclaim their dreams.   With degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and years of teaching experience, Jennifer combines her profession...

Jen Dryer, MA, is a parenting coach and educational consultant who supports families and teachers of neurodivergent children and teens. Jen has more than 25 years of experience working with children, families, and teachers in both NYC and DC as a public school teacher, school staff developer, and parent coach. Her younger son is autistic and has ADHD and OCD, and her older son has ADHD. In 2020, J...

Dale is a devoted mom of five and a proud grandmother of four, with a deep passion for helping families thrive. As a Certified Mental Wellness Coach with Amare Global: The Mental Wellness Company, she draws from over 16 years of experience in health and wellness to pursue her mission of empowering and supporting families. Inspired by the life-changing improvements she saw in her own family, she is...

Do you know your teenager's friends? This is very important, parents, to know our teen's friends. Knowing their friends helps us to keep them safe. Listen for some valuable tips on how to approach this important topic with your teen. **************************************************************************************** Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your chil...

Boy moms, this episode is for you. As a boy mom of two, I am keenly aware of the importance of my role in raising confident, healthy men. Actually, my boys have been a big part of my healing journey. Having grown up with an abusive father, I needed to heal that pain so I could learn how to be healthy with my boys. As well, having hundreds of conversations with teen boys in my role as school counse...

Do you still use punishment to get your teenager to comply? Do you take things away, ground them, or demand they change or else?   Let me give you some insights as to what punishment actually does to our kids.   With the thousands of conversations I have had with teens over the last 16 years, I know what punishment and unhealthy behaviour does. It damages them.   I will give you another way, a hea...

Ivan Hardcastle. Occupational Therapist and Parent Coach.   I began my professional life as an occupational therapist in Twin Falls helping children with special needs to thrive. As a therapist, I have helped children who struggle with emotional regulation, autism, sensory integration and processing dysfunction, dyslexia, toileting accidents, and a wide variety of additional challenges. In 2024, I...

What are love languages? Why should we give them to our children? Based on the book The 5 Love Languages of Children by Dr. Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, I cover what these are and how we give them to our kids. This is the webinar I presented for the School of Human Kind last Thursday. Missed it? You can listen to the Masterful Parenting Podcast Episode 72 or find it on Youtube @schoolofhumankin...

What if you had the tools to raise capable, connected, and confident kids? Perhaps this is your wish but you are not sure how to achieve this. As the mother of two boys, ages 25 and 14, and with over 16 years of counselling teens, I know what works with our teenagers and how to build their confidence, connectedness, and abilities. Let me show you how. In this workshop/webinar, you will learn how t...

Introducing Katarina Hanssens Carlsson Purpose- Driven Founder of Global Leadership Schools and Teacher’s Hero, guiding parents and teachers in the Art of Fostering Children's Unique Brilliance.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-carlsson/ https://www.yourbrilliance.biz/ *************************************************************************************** Want to learn how to be a better pa...

My name is Chris Murray, and I'm a single Father coach teaching the IMPORTANCE of "inner-child" bonding, AWARENESS behind excessive screen-time, and emotional immersion unto your child/children's psychological, physical and Spiritual attends.   From being in a FORCED situation due to my Son losing his Mummy to Covid-19, and parenting across generations-which presents many complexities and much con...

This is the webinar I did for the School of Human Kind.   Parents, boundaries are healthy and we need to teach our kids about boundaries. Here, I outline what kinds of boundaries there are, why we need boundaries, and how we teach boundaries to our children. Please leave a comment if this webinar was insightful and helpful. **************************************************************************...

The tables are turned in Episode 67 of the Masterful Parenting Podcast. Jesse Sweed. is interviewing me. The topic: Mothers and Sons Get some insights on the dynamics of the mother and sons' relationship and learn from my mother and sons' story.  Mothers have a big responsibility in the raising of their men. Thank you, Jesse Sweed ! #masterfulparenting #parenting #mothers #sons #protective #men #l...

I'm Jessie, part of the Success Architects team, where we're dedicated to mentoring and supporting people to achieve success in every area of life. Through my journey I went from depression, raising two little boys in an abusive partnership, frightened and insecure, with little to no hope for a bright future, to leaving the toxic relationship, creating a supportive environment for me and my boys,...