
Child Meltdowns – Parent Burnout with Dr Tara Zuckerman
For many of us, these are stressful times! They are especially stressful for parents trying to help children manage anxiety when grownup anxiety is so close to the surface. We … Read more

Episode #226 When a Child asks, “Is God Evil?”
Why doesn’t G-d make Covid go away! Join us as we explore how to answer really hard questions from children when we are struggling with the same questions. How can … Read more

Episode #221 Monster Big Feelings
A special preview of Karen’s new podcast with Rabbi David Steinhardt, called The Language of Ahava. With special guest Avi Steinhardt and Louis, the Blue Monster! Let’s talk about BIG … Read more

Episode #220 Children’s Anger
What to do when your child’s angry? When your child can’t “hear” your calming messages? Anger is a big, challenging emotion for the children experiencing it and for the parents … Read more

Episode #219 Laughter & Emotional Intelligence
Our goal is to raise children who have strong emotional intelligence, who are resilient, resourceful, flexible and experience joy. The developmental arc of emotional intelligence is to move from the … Read more

Episode #218 Setting Limits when Your Child Isn’t Cooperating
Here’s an episode from the Archives talking about Setting Limits with Respect when there is resistance, attitude and pushback from your child. With 5 new tips from Karen: Act with … Read more

Episode #216 Change My Child’s Behavior Now
In our quest to be “better” in a new year, we often look around and try to get others to change – particularly the all the frustrating things children do. … Read more

Episode #212 Comfort and Emotional Intelligence
Back from the NAEYC Conference, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and proud and inspired to be an Early Childhood educator!!! Here’s a podcast from the archives … Read more

Episode #211 Gratitude and Emotional Intelligence
Gratitude and Emotional Intelligence go hand in hand – both are skills that require practice to develop fully. The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence suggests three parts to a “gratitude … Read more

Episode #207 Saying Good Bye to a Pet
There are few things sadder and harder than saying good bye to a pet. Each child, each age and stage of development, each parent and each family has different and … Read more

Episode #203 From Baby Class to PreK
Oh, what a journey! From Baby Class to PreK! With every year and new stage of development, children grow and change and parents grow and change. Here are three moms … Read more

Episode # 201 Look for the Helpers
As so many are getting involved to help the Bahamas post-hurricane, be sure to teach your children that they are the helpers too! When we give, we also learn how … Read more

Episode #200 See Me Hear Love Me Co-Teaching with Amy
Here’s a short and fun conversation between Ms Amy and me, co-teaching in Family Time classes for the last 15 years. See Me Hear Me Love Me is part of … Read more

Episode #199 Understanding Feelings and Needs beneath Behavior
Let’s explore the feelings and needs beneath children’s behavior – starting with tantrums! Looking at the See Me Hear Me Love Me tools we need to understand children’s behavior. We … Read more

Episode #198 I Believe in Preschool
I believe in preschool because I believe Early Childhood Educators are the best protectors of childhood. Preschools celebrate innocence and curiosity, messy play and the building blocks of lifelong learning. … Read more

Episode #195 No One Told Us – the First Two Months
Here are 2 moms of babies looking back at the first 2 months with their babies! Who is this new person that changes everything you know, think, feel and do? … Read more

Episode #193 The 5 Minute Challenge
We can set boundaries for children without saying “no” and without scolding. The challenge is can you flip all those “no’s” into saying what you really want and guiding your … Read more

Episode #191 Divorce – Getting the Support You Need
Divorce brings lots of feelings of fear and uncertainty. Change is hard. But here are two extraordinary women talking about the emotional support and knowledge that it takes to manage … Read more

Episode #190 Big Emotions Starting Camp
Big emotions are a part of every new beginning, every new step in development – particularly starting Camp or School. Listen as these 3 moms describe the emotions and the … Read more

Episode #189 Dads on Dads – Coach & Nurturers
Dads are redefining what it means to be a dad. Listen as these dads describe their emotional commitment to being the kind of dads they strive to be. They want … Read more

Episode #188 Revisiting The Power of Comfort Objects
Listen to this conversation from the archives about the emotional skill building found in comfort objects! At the table with Jenn, Michele and Dustin

Episode #187 Raising Children who Trust Their Voice
How to raise a daughter, or a son, who feels strong and confident in her voice and her choices, particularly in a world where it might be easy to grow … Read more

Episode #186 Talking about Adoption
Listen to three very different Adoption Stories that help us all to be more aware and more sensitive in our language and our understanding of families and family stories. At … Read more

Episode #182 Mean Moms – Good Moms
Listen as we discuss what rules are important in a particular family and how different parents set those rules. Mean Moms? Good Moms? Loving Moms? Everyone finds their own parenting … Read more

Episode #180 Spring Celebration Yes Day
The book “Yes Day” by Amy Krause Rosenthal challenges us to change our routines and be less predictable. It challenges us to give children voice and power while trusting that … Read more

Episode #177 Revisiting Importance of Social-Emotional Skills
Let’s revisit why social-emotional skills are so important for Kindergarten and life success. Listen as Early Childhood educators discuss how kids learn best. This is a replay of Episode #142 … Read more

Episode #176 Emotions and Emotional Intelligence
Emotions may be the most important key to understanding ourselves and creating deeply loving, nurturing relationships. Today we talk about baby emotions, toddler emotions, how layered and complex emotions feels … Read more

Episode #175 It Goes Too Fast
This podcast is filled with heart as you hear the joy of raising children with family connection to grown siblings, cousins and parent traditions. Yes, it goes way too fast … Read more

Episode #174 Ready for Baby #2 or Not
Getting ready for Baby #2 is different from getting ready for your first child because you already know how a baby changes your world and your life. This time you … Read more

Episode #168 Peace and Power for Parents
Parent peace is always elusive and it’s even harder as your child grows in independence and sassiness. Listen as these parents follow up on Episode #90 – the ongoing challenge … Read more

Episode #166 Looking Forward…Together
Today’s podcast is with two extraordinary people who inspire me and steer me regularly towards hope, purpose and meaning. Today they share their vision looking forward – what gives them … Read more

Episode #162 Revisiting How to be a Peaceful Parent
Revisiting Episode #90 Parents wake up every day with the intention of being peaceful, calm, understanding and deeply loving. If you have a young child, chances are you begin to … Read more

Episode #157 Raising Mentally Strong Children
Today we look at how to know what your child needs in a stressful, overwhelming world. We talk about anxiety and joy, pressure and perfection, confidence and vulnerability. When faced … Read more

Episode #155 Cancer hates kisses
Cancer Hates Kisses is the name of a children’s book written to help children feel strong and safe after someone in their family is diagnosed with cancer. This podcast is … Read more

Episode #153 Parenting Improv – dare to suck!
Living with kids is a LOT like improv since they aren’t very good at staying on “script”! So, instead of resisting and reacting to the messiness of life-with-kids, let’s meet … Read more

Episode #150 When Parents Get Sick
This is a must-hear episode of the things you believe you can never handle – mom getting sick or dad having a terrible accident. Listen and discover strength, bravery and … Read more

Episode #149 Strong Willed Child Part 2
Here’s Part 2 of the Strong Willed Child conversation. This time we speak to parents of school-age children. “Strong willed” isn’t something kids grow out of but they do learn … Read more

Episode #148 Strong-Willed Child Part 1
Parents of strong willed children are extraordinary because they must find a way that is respectful, nurturing and guiding without taking away a child’s age-appropriate power. It’s not easy but, … Read more

Episode #147 Back to School Emotional Separations
Listen as we revisit Episode #96 to hear how parents manage Back to School tears and fears with emotional resilience and trust.

Episode #146 Trust Us – Back to School
Trust teachers. Trust your child. Trust yourself.

Episode #145 Mom Bodies – Daughter Bodies
Body love – body hate – body shame? Facing our body in the mirror and teaching our daughters to be okay with all the body moments. This conversation is … Read more

Episode #144 Micromanager Moms or How to Let Go of the Little Stuff
What matters and what can you let go of? What needs your attention and what can you trust will be okay? Are you a Micromanager Mom stressing over doing everything … Read more

Episode #142 Essential Social Emotional Skills for Kindegarten
Here it is – why social-emotional skills are the foundation of all learning! Educators truly care about academic excellence, children reaching their fullest potential and students being academically challenged. We … Read more

Episode #136 Check on Your Strong Friend
The depth of heartache for recent public suicides touches so many in our communities, particularly women. As I see so many posts of care and compassion, I can’t help but … Read more

Episode #135 Daydreaming and Creativity
Wishing you a time for daydreaming this Summer! And time to encourage daydreaming in your children. My 3 tips for creativity and daydreaming: 1. Allow and Accept 2. Play with … Read more

Episode #134 Incentivizing Behavior?
How-When-If to incentivize children’s behavior is a genuine question for parents and teachers. Are there effective ways to use if-then motivation? Do external motivations help children to learn to make … Read more

Episode #133 Traveling with Kids
Traveling with children, especially younger children, takes a special attitude and maybe a few tips from those who actually like traveling with babies and children. Get ready for a fun … Read more

Episode #129 The Power of Comfort Objects
The power of comfort objects is to hold “love” in your hands – to feel safe, secure, to find emotional comfort, competence and courage that comes from connection and loving … Read more

Episode #128 No One Told Me – parenting emotions and decisions
“Who knew I’d feel every emotion known to man? Who knew I’d love so much? Who knew I’d have 3 mirrors walking around imitating my behavior”. After seeing the vlog … Read more

Episode #126 Favorite and Least Favorite Stages
Parents might feel like they are suppose to love every age and stage of children’s development…can’t be! Some love the baby stage. Some love powerful, independent stages. I believe reflecting … Read more

Episode #122 Sensory Exploration & Experiences
Sensory play is essential to learning, to growing, to mastery, to problem solving, to self-direction, to self-regulation, to playing well with others! And…it’s even more valuable in a world of … Read more

Episode #120 Holding Space for Difficult Emotions
A few thoughts on managing the difficult emotions and the crisis in our community after the shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. The concept of “holding space” might help … Read more

Episode #115 Body Image Revisited
Children learn body image not from a mirror on the wall. They learn it reflected in your eyes Show your child with words and actions that her body is a … Read more

Episode #110 Emotions Connect Kids to Toys
When I asked myself, what do I look to in toys? This was my answer – after magic, fun, imagination, curiosity and discovery, I arrived at it’s the “ahhhhhh” moment … Read more

Episode #105 What Lies Beneath Children”s Behavior Part 2
Here’s my take on Episode #16, What Lies Beneath – feelings and needs behind children’s behavior. Start with feelings. Address basic needs. And really ask what do I want or … Read more

Episode #104 Personality at Birth – Temperament
Temperament is the key to all parenting – to understanding your child’s rhythms and routines, preferences and strengths, ways to comfort, how to encourage new skills and new situations, how … Read more

Episode #101 What Stresses You Out?
Stress? What stress? Life is stress. Life-with-kids is messy, chaotic and, in a million ways, chaotic. From general, everyday-life stress to the stressful challenges of living-with-kids – cooperation, routines, negotiations, … Read more

Episode #99 FOMO and The Entitlement-Free Child
Respond to the anxiety and panic of FOMO with See Me Hear Me Love Me, Parent-child problem solving partnerships, and Connecting the dots for learning. At the table solo … Read more

Episode #98 What Do You Need?
Here’s a short podcast with Karen about helping kids to know understand and communicate what they need. Self awareness becomes the foundation of social-emotional learning including self-management and problem-solving skills. … Read more

Episode #96 Back-to-School Tears and Fears
Fears are a normal part of starting something new whether you are 2 or 32 years old. Listen to two caring parents talk about how they manage their emotions as … Read more

Episode #95 I Did Everything Wrong
We are here to celebrate the messiness of life-with-kids – that means we celebrate mistakes on the way to learning, epic fails for taking a chance, and the embarrassing and … Read more

Episode #94 Setting Limits with Respect
Setting limits lovingly and respectfully can be a challenge as parents experience the complex emotions and emotional messiness of life-with-kids, especially when reasonable parents are met with resistance, attitude and … Read more

Episode #93 Hurry Up – Slow Down
Juggling the busyness and now-ness of being with kids is always challenging. Slow and simple has extraordinary value for kids learning to think and feel and become themselves. Listen to … Read more

Episode #90 How to be a Peaceful Parent with Kids Messing Up the Peace
Parents wake up every day with the intention of being peaceful, calm, understanding and deeply loving. If you have a young child, chances are you begin to lose that peace … Read more

Episode #89 What’s Normal? Comparisons, Competetiveness and Momshaming
It’s not easy to find and define your own parenting style that fits each individual child. It takes time and heart to figure it out and to find the people … Read more

Episode #88 Moving Day
Moving can be stressful. Moving with kids adds new levels of complications – time challenges, packing and unpacking, creating emotional stability and supporting changes in what’s familiar and routine. Today … Read more

Episode #86 Starting Camp – Mom Emotions
We talk alot about big emotions for toddlers. Today, the conversation is big emotions for Moms. Even when you and your child are well prepared for starting school or summer … Read more

Episode #81 Preschool Graduation – leaving the bubble
The preschool years are an incredible journey of growth and change but these years are also a safe haven in a complicated world both for children and for parents. Listen … Read more

Episode #79 Listening, Consequences, Teachable Moments
How do we shift from discipline as policing and enforcing rules to skill-building and self-management? When are children hearing our messages and listening to our guidance as we try to … Read more

Episode #76 Tantrums and Fairy Dust
Here it is – a conversation on tantrums that will give your peace about tantrums. Tantrums are part of childhood (and adulthood too when things gets overwhelming) and part of … Read more

Episode #74 10 Reasons to Take Care of Yourself
Taking care of yourself is essential but especially for parents. Here are 10 reasons why taking care of yourself matters for your children. Children need grown-ups to show them how … Read more

Episode #73 Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is not rare nor should it be a silent shame. We want to break the taboo and let moms know they are not alone and they do not … Read more

Episode #69 The Stress of Choosing a Kindergarten
Choosing Kindergarten and an elementary school can feel overwhelming, like it might define your child and all their future opportunities. Sometimes schools and media present the choice as all-or-nothing or … Read more

Episode #68 Raising Resilient Kids Quick Tip
It takes a balance of freedom and support to raise capable, resourceful, resilient children who know the help and the guidance when they need it.The perfect balance is individual and … Read more

Episode #67 Pacifiers and The Pacifier Tree
Comfort objects are very personal to young children. The attachments are deep and powerful and it’s not always easy to know how and when to help your child transition to … Read more

Episode #65 Inner Resources – Finding Everything You Need Within
This podcast is full of hope and optimism with three extraordinary women whose daily practices help them find strength, courage, patience, calm and unconditional love to manage day-to-day life with … Read more

Episode #63 Mind of My Own Toddlers
Toddlers are the Xkids – Xtreme emotions, Xtreme growth, Xtreme challenges. Growth is exponential, their power is raw and relentless, and yet, they need us in an all-out resistance kinda … Read more

Episode #60 Helicopteryness – Overworrying or Too Laid Back?
No one wants to be a helicopter parent but everyone has some degree of helicopteryness (thank you Jenn for the perfect word). Finding the right balance between over-worrying and being … Read more

Episode #58 Toys – what do you look for?
When we talk about toys shopping, we are talking about very individual children and deep, genuine play. Here are three experienced parents talking about what matters most to them about … Read more

Episode #57 No No No and Tantrums
Welcome to the world of toddlers and 2’s – a world of “no”, of “I am powerful”, BIG emotions and emotional meltdowns. It isn’t easy to hear-see-love the moment of … Read more

Episode #54 Mom Pressure – Mommy & Me Anxiety
We know first days of school cause stress for children, well so do the first days of Mommy & Me and Mom & Baby classes. it’s a judgy, pressure world … Read more

Episode #52 Open Conversation – Hardest Part of Being a Mom
Welcome to an open discussion about the hardest part of being a mom for you. In between all the love and the joy of raising kids, are all the others … Read more

Episode #49 Discipline Part 1 – Manage the Moment
It’s not easy when children don’t cooperate, don’t listen, or test the limits of a situation. Here is Part 1 of a two-parter on discipline called Manage the Moment. Yes, … Read more

Episode #48 Calm Teaches Calm when your child drives you crazy
Fear, panic, shouting, scolding escalates a stressful scene into a worse one – like gasoline on fire. The mantra of the wise and reasonable parent is: I can handle anything. … Read more

Episode #47 Moms are People – Creative, Risk-Taking Moms
Moms spend an enormous amount of time, heart and energy taking care of others – and we are grateful they do. But every so often, moms need to make an … Read more

Episode #46 Starting School Jitters – Support for the Tears and Fears
Now matter how ready you and your child are for back-to-school or for starting school, there are big emotions and challenges. Even when first days go well, week 2 or … Read more

Episode #44 The Child Who is Different – raising the out-of-the-box child
Let me introduce you to three uniquely bold and original parents raising each of their children as the individuals they were born to be. It isn’t easy to be different, … Read more

Episode #43 10 Tips for Back to School Anxiety
Here are Karen’s 10 tips for back-to-school stress and anxiety. Change, even positive change change – new beginnings, new teachers, new classrooms, or a new school, are giant opportunities for … Read more

Episode #41 Smart and Sensitive Kids
Smart and sensitive kids are the ones who think deeply and feel deeply. They knock you off your game and create lots of doubts and questions in the thoughtful parents … Read more

Episode #40 Potty Training with Karen
Potty training is always individual and customized to your child’s developmental needs and to your parenting style. Here are my Do’s & Don’ts that can help avoid the struggles and … Read more

Episode #37 Kindergarten Redshirting and Summer Birthday Boys
Should children be held back an extra year before starting Kindergarten? In a world where Kindergarten is the new 2nd Grade, will the “gift of time” help children to grow … Read more

Episode #34 A few minutes wth Karen – You Got This
Here’s a short few minutes just with Karen as Karen reflects on how to be a See Me Hear Me Love Me parent. Three suggestions to hit the pause button … Read more

Episode #30 One and Done – In defense of the only child
Hello parents of one and only one child. Do you have to defend not wanting another? Do you feel guilty at not giving your child a sibling? Do you worry … Read more

Episode #29 Body Image – it starts with babies
Body image starts with social perceptions surrounding our babies and toddlers begin to internalize the social conventions around 18 months. From “I hate my thighs” baby onesies to “future football … Read more

Episode #22 Reward Charts, Cooperation and Responsibility
Teaching responsibility and encouraging cooperation can be exhausting when your child wants to do things their way! It takes time and practice for children to learn emotional resilience and self-management. … Read more

Episode #21 Raising Independent Kids- voice and choice
How does a parent make the shift from baby to preschooler…respecting children’s choices when they are first finding their own voice – what to wear, what to eat, bedtime and … Read more

Episode #16 What Lies Beneath – feelings and needs underneath behavior
Child behavior is only the tip of the iceberg. What lies beneath is feelings, needs and huge developmental learning. Here’s a fabulous conversation as parents reflect on their children’s struggles … Read more

Episode #11 From Guilt to Love – different children/different expectations
This topic started with a discussion of different expectations for each child and jumped into all the guilt of being fair and doing what’s right. Then, it wrapped it all … Read more

Episode #9 Powerful Fearless Girls
Yes…girls are powerful fearless people! The girls in this episode are self-directed, embrace novelty and change, experience pure joy at mastery, are confident risk-takers and strongly internally motivated – and … Read more

Episode #8 Part 1 The Big Unknown – growing & changing with each stage
Growing with your child takes parents into The Big Unknown. This episode is about all the things you can’t know living them for the first time. In your own time, … Read more

Episode #5 Testing and Button Pushing
As the onlooker and cheerleader for kid-power and for kids finding their own voice, I love it when children test, push buttons and catch you on the hook. It’s part … Read more
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