Best Tara Gratto M.S.Ed, MA, OCT Podcasts (2023)

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Connecting with Children: Unlocking the Power of 'In-Between' Moments in Parenting 12:42

2d ago12:42

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Connecting with your child can feel like a daunting task and it can be tempting to engage in lengthy 'sit-down' conversations with them. The ticket to connection is those 'in-between' moments, such as walks or car rides. These are the situations that can make a world of difference in your parenting journey. To support this, I chat about where eye c…

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The Power of Picture Books in Parenting: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children 13:36

19d ago13:36

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To transform your parenting approach and boost your child's emotional intelligence, picture books are your secret weapon. As parents, it's easy to overestimate our emotional vocabulary, as well as your child's. This can pose challenges when you aspire to parent differently from how you were raised. Conversations alone fall short in teaching your ch…

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Surviving & Thriving: A Parent’s Guide to School Transitions 30:51

1M ago30:51

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The back-to-school season is a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. Whether it's the unknowns of starting KG, the big jump to grade one, or the tumultuous leap into high school, each transition carries its own set of expectations, anxieties, and adjustments. Together with my insightful guest Amy Yeung, we peel back the layers of these transitions, of…

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Navigating the Complexities and Consequences of Sharing Your Child's Life Online 18:43

2M ago18:43

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What if your sharing about your child online could negatively impact their mental health later in life? In this episode we'll look at some of the possible implications of sharing your child's photos and personal information online. We'll discuss the complexities of parents sharing childhood memories on the digital stage while acknowledging why it h…

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The Dishwasher and Other Unfun Chores: Aligning Our Expectations with Children's Skills 10:14

2M ago10:14

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Ever wondered how the simple task of unloading a dishwasher could equip your children with essential life skills? We'll unveil how transforming chores into responsibilities can empower your little ones and pave their way to becoming competent adults. We'll explore the power of language in molding mindsets, shifting from 'chore' to 'responsibility',…

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Rethinking Children's Extracurricular Activities: Parenting Goals vs Reality 18:53

3M ago18:53

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Are kids starting extracurricular activities too early? As a society, are we over-prioritizing structured activities in place of downtown and other essential life skills? I'm Tara, and in today's episode, I'll be turning these questions on their heads to navigate the often complicated world of extracurricular activities for children under 7. Togeth…

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Empowering Children to Embrace and Learn from Boredom 15:37

3M ago15:37

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Struggle with your child's constant complaints of boredom or felt the pressure to constantly entertain them? Feeling guilty about screen time and want to strike a better balance? In today's episode, I discuss how to approach boredom with intention and provide suggestions to help your children learn to manage this feeling on their own. I also tackle…

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Navigate Power Struggles While Balancing Validation & Boundaries with Children 17:11

3M ago17:11

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Tired of having arguments over every little task that needs to be done? Do you ever find yourself struggling to validate your child's emotions without encouraging unwanted behaviours? This is Part 2 of my series on power struggles. In this episode I explore the balance between acknowledging feelings and taking action. I tackle the importance of emp…

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What Might Be Fuelling Your Power Struggles with Children 7:43

4M ago7:43

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Part One: Conflict and challenge is a part of life, it’s one of those uncomfortable truths in parenting. It’s also something that’s worth sitting back and thinking about because how we handle conflict impacts our relationships, our ability to set boundaries and our general parenting experience. In this episode I’m digging into one of the things tha…

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Back with a fresh take on parenting, education and life with kids 6:12

4M ago6:12

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It's time to get back into having some important conversations about parenting, education and life with kids! If you are just joining me, this podcast used to be called Raising Resilient Children with Tara Gratto and I took some off to reflect on my goals moving forward and how I want to shape the vision of this podcast and the topics covered here.…

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Hitting the Pause Button on Unrealistic Expectations 14:16

5M ago14:16

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Sometimes the hardest thing to do is know when to say stop, especially when the world is telling you to keep going. ___ Get your quick and actionable tips, blog/podcast updates and curated children's book recommendations by joining Tara's Take the Newsletter HERE You can submit questions directly to me at info@taragratto.ca or heading to the podcas…

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When Children Refuse to Breathe and Use Tools for Big Feelings 10:45

6M ago10:45

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Has your child ever refused to breathe in a difficult moment? Flat out lost their cool to the next level when you mirror their feelings or try to narrate what’s happening? In this episode I cover 3 reasons why kids might refuse to use tools for their big feelings and how The Adventures of Team Brain can support you with making important connections…

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Re-defining Success Preschool to Post Secondary with Amy Yeung 1:04:41

6M ago1:04:41

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This is a conversation every parent worried about their child's success needs to listen to. Amy Yeung, a high school guidance counsellor, and I have been working with students and parents for over 20 years each. We have seen a lot in that time and want to share some thoughts about success with you. We are also parents of elementary and middle schoo…

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What Do Tantrums, Yelling, Whining and Losing Your Cool All Have in Common? 14:02

6M ago14:02

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You have feelings, your child has feelings and sometimes those feelings are coming out as unwanted behaviours or reactions. The question I'm tackling in this episode, in our efforts to parent differently and make space for more feelings are we unwittingly making space for more unwanted or unkind behaviours. The big and fancy term for this is emotio…

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Talking to Children About Disability & Adaptive Equipment with Karen Autio 40:27

6M ago40:27

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This week I am joined by special guest and picture book author Karen Autio of I Can, Too. In this episode we have a conversation about supporting inclusion and teaching children about disability and adaptive equipment. We cover several important points, these are some of the highlights: Books as mirrors, windows and sliding glass doors The differen…

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Q & A: How to Encourage Independent Play & How Long Do Parents Have to Try Things Before They Work? 29:56

7M ago29:56

29:56

Once a month I record an episode dedicated to answering your questions. This month I'm covering two great ones: The first one is around how long do I have to try something as a parent before saying this didn't work for us? In other words, what does being consistent really mean when we are tackling something with our children? The second one is abou…

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The Connection Between Sleep and Emotional Regulation for Parents and Children 28:15

7M ago28:15

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Today I'm excited to be joined by Pediatric Sleep Consultant Lily Horbatiuk. We are talking all things sleep and emotional regulation. Lily is a Pediatric Sleep Consultant, Potty Training Consultant and “Oh Crap” Potty Training Specialist. She is the mama behind Lil Baby Sleep with two little one’s herself. She provides customized support to help p…

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Giving Children More Choices Might Make Your Power Struggles Worse 24:06

7M ago24:06

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"When there's power struggles over choices, it's often a sign that our children (and sometimes us) can't handle the uncomfortable feelings that go with those." If you've found yourself following the advice about giving children more choices and discovered this only worked for a short period of time, or possibly never worked at all this is the episo…

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Rethinking Clutter to Handle the Stress of Kid’s Mess with Tara Stewart 48:59

7M ago48:59

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Parenting, mess and children all seem to go together and sometimes the combination is fuelling our stress. Today I'm joined by Tara Stewart to tackle a conversation about: 1) What defines clutter? 2) One of the most common topics we are asked about when it comes to children and toy organization is...what to do about stuffies? 3) Playroom organizati…

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You ask, I'll answer: A monthly episode dedicated to listener questions 6:47

8M ago6:47

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Introducing a monthly episode set aside to answer your questions. In my various roles in education people loved to asked me questions, especially when I owned a preschool. Here's your chance to send in questions and I will pick some to answer monthly. I'm really excited about this monthly feature episode and can't wait to see what questions you'll …

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Parenting, Stress & Burnout: The rediscovery of time I thought I didn't have! 26:04

8M ago26:04

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If you’ve been following along I’ve been coming at 2023 with some pretty strong intentions. I’m a big thinker, a researcher… a questioner of status quo and I’m motivated by things that challenge me. It annoys some of the people in my life at times, but I’ve always been this way. It’s part of my charm, it’s also part of what shapes what I do here at…

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Foster the Relationship You Want With Your Child While Creating the Boundaries You Need. 15:31

8M ago15:31

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In this episode I'm digging into something a lot of parents are seeking to find, but are struggling to figure out. The idea that it's important to build a connected relationship with your children while still maintaining important and essential boundaries. ___ Get your quick and actionable tips, blog/podcast updates and curated children's book reco…

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Cautionary Tale: Fast Fixes for Parenting Challenges Will Make Your Parenting Harder 21:31

8M ago21:31

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We like to buy solutions to our parenting problems. Here’s my cautionary tale. Don’t buy the solutions to parenting challenges that are promising a quick fix. They don’t last because they aren’t tackling the underlying problem, missing skill or challenge. It’s a bandaid when you actually need stitches. Behaviour, habits and social emotional skills …

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The Role of Routine Resets to Ease Parenting Overwhelm 15:58

9M ago15:58

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In this episode I'm talking about the runaway snowball we all have and how creating an effective routine guided by predictability can help you manage your overwhelm. I also dig into how mentioning the word routine tends to put parents off until we are able to take a deeper dive into understanding that I'm not suggesting rigidity, instead consistenc…

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What Happens When You're Forced to Step Back From the Daily Load of Parenting? 12:35

9M ago12:35

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In my final episode for 2022 I tackle the idea that sometimes we need to stop and take a break. As someone who is passionate about parenting and being a small business owner I find this really really hard, but recently I was forced to do just this and in this episode I share a bit about what happened when I did. I also wanted to round out the year …

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Journey to Writing a Children's Book About Emotional Regulation 19:07

10M ago19:07

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In today's episode I'm taking you back to when I was first influenced by the possibilities of picture books, why I value the importance of building tools and skills for feelings and how this book was influenced by a journey not a single moment in time. The Adventures of Team Brain is about taking abstract concepts in brain science and emotional reg…

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Parenting, Food Culture and Kindness to Self with Lindsay Martens 41:30

10M ago41:30

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For today's episode I am hosting a special guest to talk about the relationship between Kindness to Self, Parenting and Food Culture. I think it's important to give a little warning that this episode is digging into some challenging topics around body acceptance, food choices, diet culture, and food insecurity. I believe having important conversati…

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Redefining Kindness While Harnessing the Power of Literacy with Kaitlin of Kind Cotton 27:59

10M ago27:59

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Today I'm chatting with Kaitlin Johnstone, the co-founder of Kind Cotton about our shared vision to redefine Kindness. We talk about the importance of moving away from the idea that Kindness is about being nice or being a people pleaser. Instead it's important to shift our understanding to being more empathetic in way that supports diverse audience…

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Parent With Kindness During the Holidays Without Losing the Magic and Tradition 16:58

10M ago16:58

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This week’s topic is about handling the holidays, specifically things like Santa and that little Elf, without losing sight of tradition and joy. One of the reasons I think about the holidays differently is because of my diverse upbringing. It’s also where I land with some of my parenting advice. It’s not about this or that, it’s about some of this …

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What Makes a Book a Real Book? with Author/Illustrator Jarrett Lerner 36:32

11M ago36:32

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Inspired by Jarrett's Graphic Novel Crash Course workshop that I took in the summer, I invited him to come on my podcast to extend that learning and experience with you. In this episode we talked about the value and importance of exposing children to a range of books to enhance their learning and enjoyment of literacy. I shared a very honest reflec…

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Is Saying 'Be Careful' Really Not Specific Enough? 13:38

11M ago13:38

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The advice is clear. Don’t say be careful, it’s not specific enough. And after every single time you read that, you see this super detailed explanation of what you should say instead. So I got to thinking. Could I honestly say more than be careful in a cautious situation and should I actually be saying more? In today's episode I tackle this questio…

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Modern Parenting is hard: the things you don’t know you never learned and that makes you question what you do know! 13:21

11M ago13:21

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Just getting by in your parenting might be why things are so challenging and why things have slowly but surely built up to a place where you feel like you’re always chasing the snow ball. In this episode I tackle a few different layers: You are doing amazing You don’t know nothing! The things you don’t know, well you never learned them It’s essenti…

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Preparing Mentally and Financially for Parenting During the Holidays 35:52

11M ago35:52

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Today I'm chatting with special guest Ashley Patrick of the Money Mindset Podcast & @budgetsmadeeasy. We talk about how to navigate during one of the most stressful periods of time both financially and as a parent. There's some amazing overlaps and the tips and strategies we share will support you with tackling both! In the episode Ashley shared he…

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Being Your Child's Safe Space Doesn't Mean They Can Treat You Unkindly 7:25

11M ago7:25

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Social media is basically a giant resource for quick fixes. When it comes to a new approach to parenting that validates feelings, there is a heavy focus on the validation part and a really light focus on the 'now what' part. Let's talk about why validating feelings is important, but so is part 2. Want to take the next step in becoming the parent yo…

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When Parent Guilt, Halloween and Kindness to the Planet Collide 12:13

12M ago12:13

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Okay, this episode I'm getting personal and sharing one of my biggest parent guilts and how I tackle it. I think sometimes people think when you are an expert in something you have to be perfect or get every detail right. The reality is, I'm a parent too and I have my own set of challenges. One of them I'm sharing in today's episode about what happ…

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The Language of Kindness: My signature framework for building skills and tackling tricky moments 10:04

12M ago10:04

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I've mentioned it here and there, today I'm really digging in and sharing more about my signature framework, the Language of Kindness. Want to join the Parenting Toolkit Bootcamp? Save your spot HERE -------------- This podcast is produced, mixed and edited by Cardinal Studio. For more information about how to start your own podcast visit their web…

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What is SEL and How Does It Make Parenting Easier? 7:56

12M ago7:56

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We've all had those days where we feel defeated by parenting and think we are complete failures. Something I learned along the way supporting parenting in my preschool, when you teach parents about SEL (social emotional learning), it makes everyone's life easier. You, your child and the communities they belong to. In today's episode I'm tackling wh…

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Transitions Are a Hard Part of Parenting 10:31

1y ago10:31

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One of the most impactful workshops I gave this year was about Tricky Transitions so I thought I would share some of the highlights with you in today's episode. Catch the workshop replay HERE The reality is, transitions are a big part of everyday parenting and also the things that makes parenting really challenging at times. By understanding a litt…

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How Change Makers Can Support Your Parenting - Terry Fox's Legacy 19:29

1y ago19:29

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In this episode I'm sharing how you can use the stories of change makers to support building essential skills for social emotional well-being and resiliency with your children. By sharing the life stories of impactful individuals, children have an opportunity to learn from experiences that can help shape their ability to navigate different situatio…

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Parent Overwhelm and the Habit of Doing Too Much 29:54

1y ago29:54

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I cover a lot of ground in this episode because I think one of the leading causes of parenting exhaustion and overwhelm is that we are in the habit of doing too much for our children. Whether it's little things like unloading backpacks or the bigger things like developing independent play skills and tools for emotional regulation. It's unintentiona…

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What About How YOU Feel About Back to School 11:19

1y ago11:19

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In this episode I'm talking about something that not many people talk about. How YOU, the parent, is feeling about the process of Back-to-School. Especially those of you who have children starting school/daycare for the very first time or children headed off to high school. A lot of what’s out there is focussed on supporting children and this is su…

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What About the Worries and Whatifs 8:40

1y ago8:40

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As we are head back to school, a common topic I get asked is how to address our children's worry thoughts. So, today I'm talking about how you can start to support your children with building some skills for worries and whatifs using my three step framework. 3 Steps to Building Tools for Worries & Whatifs Identify them (label them) Learn about them…

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Digital Safety and Children with Paul Davis 46:37

1y ago46:37

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In this episode I'm talking to Paul Davis, a Social Media and Cyberbullying Educator about keeping our children safe online and in the digital world. Our conversation focusses on 4 main topics: 1) Sharing Pictures We tackle some important thoughts to consider when posting pictures of children on-line. Paul outlines a strategy for sharing pictures i…

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Building Tools for Feelings: Narration 8:18

1y ago8:18

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Last week in the Back-to-School Special episode about Preparing for Kindergarten one of the topics that came up was importance of helping children communicate their feelings. As children head back to school and their busy classroom communities, being able to identify their feelings and know what to do when they have those feelings is a really impor…

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Transitioning to High School 43:53

1y ago43:53

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When I asked my community on IG what topics they would like me to cover in a Back-to-School Special, several people asked me to speak about the transition from Middle School to High School. I knew right away that I needed to invite my friend and colleague Amy Yeung to join me for this conversation. Our combined expertise and extensive experience wi…

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Report Back to Me 9:10

1y ago9:10

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One of my most popular back-to-school strategies, Report Back to Me is great for kids who are returning to school versus starting for the very first time. If you caught Episode 4 on Goodbye Routines, this is a great addition to a Goodbye Routine for kids age 6+ and can be built out for many years. This strategy gives your child actionable goals for…

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Preparing for Kindergarten 35:33

1y ago35:33

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If you have a child starting Kindergarten this episode is not to be missed. As a former preschool owner, I've supported lots of families with this shift and I thought it would be fun and informative to sit with veteran Kindergarten teacher, Natalie Ferrier, to have a conversation about how you can support your children with this shift. Our conversa…

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Goodbye Routines 9:46

1y ago9:46

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Part of setting you and your child up for drop-off success is creating a Goodbye Routine. Whether you are starting school for the first time or heading back-to-school, a Goodbye Routine will give you the tools and skills you need for a smoother transition and it will continue to support you throughout the school year. As we shift from summer mode t…

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Information Overload in Modern Parenting 17:41

1y ago17:41

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Navigating all the information and advice out there has become an overwhelming task in modern parenting. If you are a parent who is reading all the books, trying to keep up with all the right social media accounts and are still left wondering why things aren't working or why they only work for a short period of time. This is the episode for you! Cu…

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Gearing Up For Drop Off 7:59

1+ y ago7:59

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In today’s episode I’m sharing a great strategy for children going to daycare, school, extra-curricular activities, summer programs… Basically any time you need to drop your child off somewhere new OR somewhere that they are no longer excited about going. Working as a preschool owner taught be a lot about so many things and when I reflect back on m…

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