Episodes - Page 8 | Parenting Our Future

Aug. 11, 2020

Are We Numbing Ourselves Through Parenthood? | POF57

Have you been exposed to the booze or wine culture in parenting? Have you been invited or hosted playdates that include alcohol? Even if they are scheduled in the morning? Does wine and being a mom go hand in hand? if so, what does that say to your...

Aug. 4, 2020

How to Stop Beating Yourself Up | POF56

One of the things I’ve been really good at, especially since becoming a mom, is beating myself up. I know you know what I mean. As moms, we all do it because we think we have to do it all. We tell ourselves we aren’t good enough...

July 28, 2020

Sleep Solutions for Babies and Toddlers | POF55

Nobody is good when you are operating on little sleep. Not you OR your kids! So often we get frustrated when our kids resist sleep, come out of their bed multiple times, won’t sleep unless they are with you or have frequent night waking. Our biggest...

July 21, 2020

Good Pictures Bad Pictures. Porn-Proofing kids | POF54

This is an episode that EVERY parent needs to listen to. Pornography is simply, picture poison and is a health crisis we can’t ignore. Any child with a device has access to porn. By the age of 12, it’s extremely rare for a child...

July 14, 2020

Starting Conversations with Kids & Learning Emotional Wellness with Witz and Marbles| POF53

We know that getting a child to talk is difficult, but getting them to share can be so hard! Raising kids with strong emotional intelligence (EQ) is like equipping them with a super power! This can be hard to teach this to our...

July 7, 2020

Making Meditation Easy for You and Your Kids | POF52

Uugh, here we go with another person telling us to meditate! Right? I know, I know but my guest, Josephine Atluri, is here to help us simplify the practice of meditation so we’ll WANT to do it! The truth is, we set the tone for our family with...

June 30, 2020

Racism, White Privilege, and How We Can Talk to Our Kids | POF51

Are our children born with bias or is this something we teach them? We can look at the way a baby's brain develops to clue us in. At 3 months, we can see that babies prefer to look at faces of their own race, by 9 months they are...

June 23, 2020

50th Episode!! Celebrating JOY and finding what you really WANT with the Rebels for Joy! | POF50

We are celebrating this episode with JOY because it’s the 50th episode! Who better to celebrate this milestone with than THE Rebels for Joy, Bonnie Kelly and Jillian Bolanz! In this episode, we talk about what we really want now...

June 16, 2020

Coping Skills for Kids Struggling with Anxiety and Low Self-Esteem | POF49

*Recorded before the Global Pandemic* You may be the smartest person in your circle but if you are emotionally unstable, it doesn’t matter. As parents, we often focus on academics and how well our kids are doing in school, but we need to also focus...

June 9, 2020

Why is My Kid Doing That - A Sensory Approach to Understanding Your Child's Behavior | POF48

I fully believe that in all things, awareness equals empathy! The Sensory System is something we don’t really understand but it’s something we can learn a little about and it can make a huge difference in your understanding of your child’s...

June 2, 2020

Co-Parenting Solutions with Dr. Vanessa Lapointe | POF47

You will parent the way you were parented. Full stop. So when you’re parenting with your spouse and they parent in a way you dislike, this is actually your invitation to look at them with compassion instead of judgement. What do you know about...

May 26, 2020

Motherhood Juggle - Pregnancy, Postpartum and Newborns in a Pandemic | POF46

Are you pregnant? Just given birth? Have a newborn? Have you felt like you are getting a raw deal with the pandemic stopping you from having people stop you in the street to see your baby bump, gush over your new baby or not being...

May 19, 2020

Clearing up Fears With Facts - From Covid19 to Kawasaki|POF45

It’s mid May, 2020 and things are starting to open back up as the global quarantine ends and restrictions are removed. BUT this is leading to new fears about sending kids back to school and daycare and new fears are emerging about Kawasaki Disease....

May 12, 2020

How to Have Easy DAYsies and Smoother Bedtimes | POF44

Mornings are the worst time of the day for our family BY FAR! My husband and I are NOT morning people and apparently neither are our kids who are now 12 and almost 15. I have always found that a regular routine is key to getting us...

May 5, 2020

Clutter, Chaos and Covid SOLUTIONS|POF43

I think of organizational skills in a similar way to parenting skills. We are expected to “just know” how to do it! AND do it well! But how? How many of you were taught exactly how to organize your home? I just winged...

April 28, 2020

Domestic Violence During Quarantine – What you can do | POF42

While the world has been told to stay indoors, there are many women who are faced with situations where they are trapped with their abusers. Being forced to exercise physical distancing, and necessary outings only, there are many women faced...

April 21, 2020

Coping with Covid Quarantine | POF41

When will this quarantine end? Did you know that when you are reacting out of fear (totally reasonable!) you are actually compromising your immune system making you MORE VULNERABLE to contracting the virus? Don’t worry, because, there is...

April 14, 2020

Navigating Quarantine When Your Marriage is Struggling |POF40

We are in week 5 of Quarantine and the “honeymoon” is definitely over. We are feeling cooped up and the little things that annoy us are exaggerated because we can’t get away. How do you navigate this quarantine when your...

April 7, 2020

Why Your WORDS Matter | POF39

Words matter and we often aren’t aware that we’re labeling our child’s behavior in a negative way. We justify it by seeing it as, “calling it like it is” or “just pointing it out” to our child. If your child is shy…well,...

March 31, 2020

What if You Don't Like Your Child? | POF38

Most of us, whether we admit it or not, would love it if our kids came out as a “mini me.” Wouldn’t it be so much easier if they did? Do you have a child that is the EXACT OPPOSITE of you and it drives you crazy? Does it make...

March 24, 2020

Tips to Survive the Coronavirus | POF37

Covid-19 isn’t the only thing that is highly contagious. So is our stress, anxiety and feeling of insecurity. During this uncertain time, it helps to have some tools to manage the information your kids get and your own mindset. In this...

March 17, 2020

How to Kick Overwhelm to the Curb|POF36

Guess what? You don’t have to complete your to-do list! YUP!! Just because there is a long list, doesn’t mean you have to spread yourself so thin and feel like you have to get them done in the same timeframe. This causes stress...

March 10, 2020

How to Be an IN CHARGE Parent | POF35

You can be a peaceful parent and still be in charge. In fact, our kids NEED us to be IN CHARGE. They are always looking to us to show them the way and if we are unsure and inconsistent it causes stress and anxiety in our kids which leads...

March 3, 2020

How to Advocate for Your Child | POF34

It’s hard enough to bring a typical child into this world but what if your baby is born sick? You are thrust into a world that is completely foreign to you full of medical jargon and often confusing and counter-intuitive information. You...