How confident are you that you're succeeding in your parenting?  How can you know if you don't know what you're measuring?  In this episode, I share a story about how my daughter's confrontational nature allowed me to double-down on m...

In this episode, I offer a follow up to explain some of my responses to my children as we talked about slavery in American History.  I also describe a conversation about racism and colorism that my family had over dinner.

In this bonus episode, I explain why and how I told my five-year-olds about the existence of slavery in American History.

In this very short episode, I share an anecdote about parental invisibility, that phenomenon when all of your hard work parenting your children is completely unseen by them...and maybe others.

In this episode, the second of the Spring Break Challenge (in which I post a half-baked short episode every day that my children are home for spring break), I analyze the therapeutic value of Frozen 2 during this weird era of American history.&...

In this short episode, I introduce a challenge that I've created for myself to upload a short episode every day of my children's spring break.  Connecting the dots between the value of changing the environment in order to change children's...

I've been fiddling with this theory that all behavioral change requires an environmental change.  In this episode, I describe what that looks like in my life and might look like in yours.

We're welcoming back the podcast with a new name and an official new format by talking about walking the talk and lessons learned.

In this short, solo episode, I wend my way through my own thoughts and experiences in the early hours of November 6, 2024, sharing perspectives on finding gratitude, talking about hard stuff with kids, and confronting fear.

In this "Dismantling White Supremacy Culture" series, I share my process of learning more about the characteristics of white supremacy culture and how they show up in my parenting beliefs and behaviors, unintentionally, and how I am working tow...

This episode introduces a series  in which I explore the ways that white supremacy culture influences my parenting.  I first became familiar with Tema Okun's White Supremacy Culture article within my professional life, as the organiza...

 In this episode, I am in conversation with Steph, a mom who describes herself as a "neurospicy."  We talk a lot about how it actually, physically FEELS to parent, particularly when we are committed to gentle or responsive ...

In this short episode, I share my own experience with feeling stuck in some unpleasant cycles with my children and what I'm doing to get unstuck.To connect with me about helping you get unstuck, you can reach me through my website:

In this interview episode, I'm talking with Erin, a mom who weaves her background in early childhood education into her everyday parenting as she raises and homeschools her two young children.We talk about the connections between creati...

It's been a few weeks since I released an episode.  In this mini, unscripted episode, I share why and how that's been for me.Resources shared:Chani Nicholas https://chaninicholas.com/

In this episode, you'll hear me in conversation with my friend, Lisa Browne, an early childhood educator, activist, and mom of two beautiful Black boys.   We discuss the creative burst that happened for both of us as we became parents, the...

This episode offers a meandering analysis of the title question  "Why Do We Build on Shaky Foundations?"  We're all busy and stressed, but we're all still striving for growth, whether it be the scope of a project, financial gain, or p...

In this episode, I offer a glimpse into how I manage my energy so that my focus can be on the values that really matter to me: kindness, respecting boundaries, and seeing the humanity in others.

In this episode, I share some of the things I've learned that have helped me change myself, which in turn changes my parenting, which then helps my kids.  I offer this as an alternative to attempting to change your children's behavior as a...

In this inaugural interview, I’m speaking with my life-long friend, Breonna, about parenting.   Breonna is an educator who downshifted her career in order to be more present with her family as she adjusts to life as a parent.  Li...

In this episode, I share how I turned a professional skill into one of my most valuable parenting tools.  It's a simple perspective shift that any person can use, but that parents of young children may find especially valuable!...

A love letter to parents of young children Resources mentioned:Sonya Renee Taylor https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/Dr. Becky https://w...

In this episode, you'll hear an introduction to this new podcast, which seeks to offer parenting insights, not advice, to help listeners rethink the role of parenting in creating social change.