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 #223 Anxiety – Yours Mine Ours
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 #210 Revisiting Self Care before Holiday Madness Sets In
You owe it to your children! You owe it to yourself! Revisiting Episode #92
Episode #205 Self-Acceptance & Mom Mistakes
One from the Archives that was originally titled “I Did Everything Wrong” – Yes! Learning and growing, for parents as well as for kids, means mistake-making, uncertainty and risk. If … Read more
Episode # 204 Adjusting to Motherhood, and Fatherhood
Becoming a parent is monumental. Moms and dads need support and understanding navigating changing roles, changing routines, changing relationships, not to mention all the physical and emotional upheaval. Meet Dr. … Read more
Episode #196 Kid Behavior – Family Behavior
Here is a podcast about responding to all the crazy-making situations in parenting with practical wisdom of how to connect-teach-guide your child to becoming a person you you truly enjoy … Read more
Episode #194 Working Mom, How Do You Do It?
Our continuing conversation with moms who are juggling work demands, family demands and self-care. How do they manage schedules, planning and all the unforeseen challenges of holding it all together? … Read more
Episode #183 Mothers Day and Self-Care
Wishing everyone a Mother’s Day full of self-care, self-honoring and self-recognition!
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 #179 Tidying Up & Decluttering with Kids
Managing all the stuff in a home is complicated enough and then you add in kids who have their own emotional attachment to stuff and their own resistance to clean-up … 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 #169 Parenting – Marriage – Communication
Here’s one from the archives, originally titles Parents: United and Separate – how to respect differences and come together when it matters! Revisiting because we know the secret is Communication!!! … 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 #165 Happy New Year Wishes
my New Year’s wish for you – there will be love in 2019, lots of love!!!!
Episode #164 Sex after Baby
As we talk about sex after baby, we see that sex is about couple-care and self-care – essential to emotional well-being for parents and for families. Listen to Rebecca Ginder, … Read more
Episode #163 Working Moms Continued
The stories of working moms remind us that everyone creates and discovers what works for them and honoring those choices are the only way to sanity. It’s never easy and … 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 #161 Domestic Mommies
Here’s a fun episode with two moms who have found ways to stay sane and organized by making life easier for themselves – partnering with “domestic dads”, being realistic about … Read more
Episode #160 Mom Wisdom – looking back
Here are three amazing moms with 20/20 hindsight for their Mom Journey! There’s true wisdom in what they understand about themselves and their children and also the priceless experience of … Read more
Episode #158 Working Moms keep it working together
Listen as these moms manage and organize and plan for their needs and the needs of their children and families. Bravo to the working moms who “keep it working together” … 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 #151 The Mom Rant
Everyone needs a good rant – to let out all those contradictory and complex feelings and thoughts that coexist with the joy and meaningfulness of being a mom. Let’s talk … 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 #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 #141 Food Hacks from Foodie Moms
Tips from moms who truly enjoy food, enjoy planning and prepping meals, enjoy being creative in the kitchen. And….share their hacks and short cuts to keep sane. The struggle is … 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 #132 Who’s in Charge? Collaborative Parenting
This episode is Karen thinking outloud about “who’s in charge” and how parents, and grown-ups, walk that balance between guiding-teaching-leading and honoring each child’s voice and choice. Here’s where I … Read more
Episode #131 Exhausted and Needs Help!
Parenting is exhausting! Sleep deprived, managing the needs of children, trying to manage the demands of work and life commitments. One writer described it as physically, mentally and spiritually exhausting. … 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 #119 Yes Day
What could be more fun that giving your child a “Yes Day”, based on the book by Amy Krause Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld? As with all parenting ideas, it will … 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 #112 Distracted Parents Staying Connected
Parents, especially moms, are master multi-taskers. Yet, there are times when times when multi-tasking is efficient and helpful and others when it’s not. Children need to feel connected in order … Read more
Episode #109 Single Moms Choices and Challenges
Is being a single parent different than being a two-parent family? maybe yes, maybe no. One thing it most certainly is – it is enough and it is whole! Listen … Read more
Episode #107 Back off Moms – Dads Up
Parenting is hard but one person does not have to carry all the emotional burden. With enormous self-awareness and honest communication, moms and dads can redefine each of their roles … Read more
Episode #106 The Mental Load of Parenting
And the question is – does the mental load of parenting fall heavily on the shoulders of moms? Here’s a great conversation about how parents carry the emotional load of … Read more
Episode #103 Parenting in a Worrisome World
Listen for some timeless wisdom about how to continue to raise resilient, optimistic children in a stressful world. Dr. Aaryn Gottesfeld brings a calm and reassuring voice as she helps … 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 #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 #92 Self-Care
Self-care is and must be a priority, and is especially challenging during the early years – with all the physical and emotional needs of young children, the steep learning curve … 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 #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 #84 If I knew then…
Being a parent means learning each new age and stage along with your child and, mostly, it’s trying your best through uncertainty and doubt. But “If you knew then, what … Read more
Episode #83 Mompreneurs
Listen as two strong, creative, busy, fearless, action-oriented mom entrepreneurs talk about dreams and family. Be inspired by their honesty of honoring themselves, of creating mom-friendly businesses and of being … Read more
Episode #82 Couple Power – parenting after infertility and surrogacy
Today’s podcast brings together two strong, resilient and resourceful couples who shared the heartbreak of infertility and the challenges of surrogacy. Through their experiences, they learned about mutual support and … Read more
Episode #78 Social Media – Perfect Parents
Social media creates unique challenges to everyone today, particularly parents. The value of sharing with others others and connecting to distant friends and family is enormous. But appearances and comparisons … 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 #72 Parent Response to Hate and Anti-Semitism
Parents are faced with the heart-wrenching challenge of protecting their children against anti-Semitism and hatefulness. Children can’t understand the adult realities of bomb threats and violence so we must start … Read more
Episode #66 Nannies
Families want their children to be safe and loved. They want someone who understands their needs and priorities. The parent-nanny relationship is certainly more than a typical job because it … 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 #61 Happy Holidays – repeat after me…Moms are People!
Here’s a favorite for New Year’s – hope everyone feels the contagion of discovering what fills your heart, in addition to kids and family. Because when moms follow their passion … 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 #55 Single Mom Challenges and Joy
Life with kids is messy and divorce makes things even messier. Whether you are a single parent sharing custody and trying to instill consistent values or a single parent 24/7, … 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 #50 Rosh Hashanah Reflections for Parents – a good year
Today we are talking about how the Jewish New Year is different from the January 1st New Year. Rosh Hashanah gives us that much needed “pause” to look back over … 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 #45 Infertility and the Silent Stories that Come Before Baby
We sit in baby and toddler classes all across the country beaming with joy as if everyone who ever wanted to start a family got their wish without heartache, sadness … Read more
Episode #38 Summer Family Vacations – Get Organized!
Here are three experienced and enthusiastic vacation-planning parents. They capture the true reality of family vacations from “am I crazy?” to “let’s make this road trip longer”. Listen to the … Read more
Episode #36 Body Image Part 2
Body Image Part 1, Episode #29, spoke mostly about boys and body image. This episode is a conversation with three moms of girls talking about the unspoken messages and the … 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 #28 Mom Sanity – how much is enough?
Welcome to a conversation about the never-ending quest for peace and balance. How much is enough sanity? How much is enough self-care? How much is too much tequila? How do … Read more
Episode #23 Vacations and Traveling with Kids
Traveling with kids is fun when expectations are relaxed and realistic. Plan for contingencies, pack strategically, use lists and organize around children’s ages and stages. Best advice: 1. packing is … Read more
Episode #19 Working Moms #2
Working moms, or is it working-for-pay moms, are essential to the See Me Hear Me Love Me conversation. Here is the second Working Moms segment – choices and expectations, routines … Read more
Episode #13 Working Moms
All moms are working moms but juggling work schedules and career goals into a busy family life requires ingenuity and flexibility. How do these moms do it? What causes them … Read more
Episode #10 New Year’s Resolutions for Parents? Not us!
Are you tempted to become a new and improved parent in 2016? Never yell? Infinite patience? Worry less? New Years resolutions get really complicated for parents – all those impossible … Read more
Episode #8 Part 2 Mom Friends
This episode is about Mom Friends – finding them, knowing who’s really got your back, and your child’s, relying on them and more. Everyone needs to know there’s someone out … Read more
Episode #1 The Parenting Fishbowl: you got this!
The most watched, analyzed, scrutinized generation of parents ever…with more options, endless opinions judging every choice, and overwhelming emotions trying to get it right! No fear – you GOT this! … Read more
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