You can't sit with us: How to handle peer rejection in early adolescence with Dr. Emily Upshur
Were you uninvited to a birthday party, laughed at by a group of mean girls, or maybe even bullied? If you had some tough times in elementary, middle, or high school, it's easy to inadvertently be pro...
25 Okt 202241min
I don't want to play with you: How to handle peer rejection in toddlerhood Q&A with Dr. Emily Upshur
When we hear our children say things like, "I don't want to play with her" or "that's my toy" it's easy for us to feel flooded and want to shut down the situations with comments like, "that's not very...
18 Okt 202230min
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE): How a new treatment for childhood anxiety and OCD is revolutionizing care with Dr. Eli Lebowitz
Human evolution is incredible. We come out of the womb knowing that our greatest chance of survival is to attach to a primary caretaker who will keep us safe. And that innate wisdom is what motivates ...
11 Okt 202251min
The neuroscience of mindfulness and how teaching these skills to our kids has worldwide impact with Dr. Dan Siegel
When we teach our young children to slow down, to notice their emotions, then equip them with tools for navigating their tricky feelings like disappointment, impatience, boredom, sadness, or anger, we...
4 Okt 202236min
Helping children process, accept and understand death: With death doula Heather Hogan
It can be difficult and scary to talk about death as adults, so having to do so with our kids can cause us to freeze up and shut down. But by being open and honest about death, an inevitable part of l...
27 Sep 20221h 4min
How to support children experiencing abandonment or separation from a parent: Q&A with Dr. Emily Upshur
There can be many reasons why children may experience prolonged separations from a parent. From planned separations like for military families or when one parent must take a job far away, to unplanned...
20 Sep 202238min
Transitioning from one child to two: How to support everyone as your family grows with supermom Lindsay Ellingson
When we become parents for the second or third time, one of the most common experiences (that people often don't talk about) is the grief parents feel for their big kiddo and the changes that are abou...
13 Sep 202256min
Parents are burnt out: A breakdown of what went wrong and how we can prioritize our own mental health with Shelley Kemmerer
During the pandemic, "burnout" became a trendy buzzword getting thrown around social media, blogs, and moms groups. But what is the actual medical definition of burnout and how can learning about what...
6 Sep 202248min
