Podcast Episode 127: 5 Steps to Being a More Patient Parent
Learn practical ways you can keep your cool as well as strategies you can use in the moment and after it, using our simple 5 step process: P.E.A.C.E.
No Guilt Mom Podcast
Podcast Episode 126: How to Handle Your Kids Next Meltdown with Kim Hopkins, LICSW
We often mislabel our kids’ motivations for bad behavior as something done for attention, when often, it’s a matter of our kids simply missing skills. Here we share how to handle your kids next meltdown and how to find the true cause of their concerns.
Podcast Episode #123: The Real Reason Why Consequences Aren’t Working For You
You’ve tried everything and no matter what you do- it just doesn’t seem to work with your kids. It feels like your kids are parenting-resistant….
Podcast Episode 119: Finding your Authentic Self with Ryan Haddon
It can be hard finding your authentic self when we put so much energy into our family every day. It becomes so difficult to untangle where your identity ends and your identity as a parent begins (news flash- they are different)! We’re going to share 3 things you can do to have healthy boundaries with our kids and family and help you find your authentic self.
Podcast Episode 118: Do We Parent Like Our Moms?
It’s like a rite of passage to wonder- Do we parent like our moms did? Many of us have good memories of our moms and growing up, but then…there are the not-so good things. Maybe it’s the “My house my rules!” parent statement that you heard from your parents over and over again, or maybe it’s how your parents never had any consistency with their rules growing up. No matter what experience we had, one thing is for certain- our parents influence how we parent.
Podcast Episode 117: Moms Don’t Have Time To Have Kids with Zibby Owens
Moms are so busy doing so much for everyone, we really don’t have time for anything. We chat with Zibby Owens about how too often we just see the accomplishments of people, and don’t realize that there’s a lot of struggle and rejection before that success and how we can accomplish so much in our lives, and still feel like we aren’t doing enough.
Podcast Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives
Do you wonder how to teach good coping skills to your kids? We talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything parents should and shouldn’t do when learning and teaching good coping skills to kids.
Podcast Episode 115: 5 Tips to Reduce the Stress and Overwhelm of Holiday Gift Lists!
The holidays are upon people! And with them we have so many stressors:
Holidays parties, decorating, visiting family, festivities, gifts for your family & friends, cards, baking, gifts for teachers, the list can go on forever.
But many of us are adding an unnecessary stressor to ourselves as well.
Making and MAINTAINING gift lists for our kids and partners!
We’ll be freeing you from the guilt and the responsibility because you need these 5 tips to reduce the stress and overwhelm that’s already creeping in with family gift lists!
Podcast Episode 114: 3 things I wish I knew before I became a mom (that would have helped me)
Looking back, there are so many things that I wish I knew before becoming a mom. First of all, that it won’t look like I imagined, and that’s okay. That will have days where I will lose it, and that’s expected. That my kids won’t be perfect, listen all the time, and be the “model” kid, and that doesn’t mean that I failed as a parent.
Podcast Episode 113: 3 things you can do to raise emotionally strong kids
It’s been a tough past 2 years with the pandemic. And a recent TODAY Parents image post shared a hard truth. If your kids are in 2nd grade or lower, they’ve never had a “normal” school year. That means that helping our kids strengthen their emotional resilience is more essential than ever!
We’ve got 3 simple things that you can start today to help build strong skills in emotional resistance and you will see so much growth almost instantly with them!
What To Say To Your Child When Friends Are Mean
Mean kids. They’re everywhere.
Let’s face it. These kids who tease aren’t horrible human beings (although our mama bear senses want to say they are), they just lack social skills.
So if we want our kids to avoid these mean kids and seek out positive relationships, we as parents, need to teach them social skills.
How to Calm Down When Stressed
We all get into arguments with our kids that make us feel stressed and anxious. But how do we get out of that and move on to a solution with our kids? We give easy calm down strategies for your and your kids. You both will be able to cool down in no time flat!
These tips are perfect for parents and kids!
Podcast Episode 86: Parenting on the Same Page with Amy McCready
It’s hard enough when you are trying to pick a place to go out to eat and no one is on the same page, but when you and your partner or co-parent aren’t on the same page…it can be downright agonizing! We discuss with Amy how parents can identify what the real issue is causing their parenting struggles and how to best get on the same page and become a united front.
5 Tips to Calm Your Anxiety
When you have anxiety, you feel like you’re all alone. But you’re not.
Here are 5 tips to cope with the anxiety we feel as moms.
Podcast Episode 028: Why Don’t Our Kids Listen Anymore?
Every day feels like a fight. Whether you ask your kids to pick up their shoes off the floor, to go get dressed for school, or simply to come join the family for dinner. It often feels like our kids simply don’t listen to us! But if we did just 3 simple things, we would see much different results.
Podcast 176: How to Stop the Yelling
Want to stop yelling at home? You’re not alone. Some of us grew up in ultra loud households where raised voices were just the normal…
Podcast Episode 112: What is Social Justice Parenting?
When it comes to parenting, so many of us want to raise “good kids”. Kids who will be kind to others, who can problem solve, kids who truly understand and act out of compassion, and who understand inclusivity, justice, and equality. But there is often a space between raising “good kids” and raising pro-justice kids. That’s where the concept of Social Justice Parenting comes in.
Podcast Episode 61: How Logical Consequences are More Effective Than Punishments at Home
Too often, we fall into the trap of punishing our kids in the heat of the moment after something’s happened. But that hardly ever works. Here, we’ll discuss the difference between logical consequences and punishments, as well as how to make effective logical consequences that will have a positive impact on your discipline at home.
Podcast Episode #146: How to Parent Like a Spy with Christina Hillsberg
Have you ever thought that being a parent should carry some training? How about spy training? I mean, who doesn’t want to learn how to parent like a spy? Meet Christina Hillsberg, former CIA agent and author who shares how her training as a spy has influenced her parenting with her 5 kids.
Podcast Episode 72: How to Reclaim Your Joy as a Mom
We share our thoughts on motherhood, the ups and downs of it all, and 3 essential tips on how to reclaim your joy as a mom during those rough days in parenting.
Podcast Episode #98: Talking about the Birds and the Bees with Brittany McBride
Why do so many of us feel a little squeamish when we even think about talking with our kids about sex? But it doesn’t need to and we have the answers.