Family Looking Up

In this episode Andrea, Beth, and Camille talk about some of our favorite “Mom squad Challenges” from past episodes and what we have done to apply them to our own lives.  We share the challenges that have made positive impacts in our lives and the ones that we completely failed at.

A special Musical tribute to Mothers by talented musical guests Calee Reed, Hilary Weeks, and Shawna Edwards

This week we had a great conversation with Carrie Moore.  Carrie recently spent five years in the healthcare field working in pastoral patient care as a board certified chaplain.  She serves as executive director of The Bradley Center for Grieving Children and Families, a local non-profit organization. This week we get to talk to Carrie about the process of grieving, how we can help our children through the grieving process, and how to help others who are grieving.

This week on Family Looking Up we were joined by Saren Eyre Loosli, founder of Power of Families, co-founder of Power of Moms, daughter of Richard and Linda Eyre, and mother of 5.  Saren holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and a Masters in Education from Harvard. She’s consulted and conducted training for numerous non-profits including the National Institute on Out-of-School Time, YMCA and One-Heart Bulgaria and has traveled to Africa and South America with Choice Humanitarian.

Finding ways to create lasting memories with our kids, without feeling overwhelmed.

Today Melanie Dale talks about loving the life you didn’t chose.  We have a great discussion about how we deal with challenges, find joy in our circumstances, find support from others, support others, and laugh through it all.  

Dr. Crist gives us great tips on how to stop refereeing our kids and teach them how to resolve conflict on their own.

Note: This is part one of this interactive episode.  Part two is episode 40. We are focusing on using the technique known as “Mind Body Bridging” to help manage our stress.  Everyone experiences stress in their lives, but sometimes stress becomes so overwhelming that the stress then interferes with our ability to function. We will identify and experience ways to help manage this dysfunctional Mind Body State.  

Is it just me or is “the talk” up there on the list of things you dread as a parent?  I try to be cool and normal and then I panic...every time! Brad is here with some tips.  Today he encourages parents to step up to the plate and have open conversations with your kids.  Brad suggests that by talking openly with your children you are strengthening the relationship.

This week on Family Looking Up we are exploring the topic of fathering with Carey Casey, CEO of the National Center for Fathering (NCF).  Carey is the author of Championship Fathering: How to Win at Being a Dad and it’s sequel Championship Grandfathering: How to Build a Winning Legacy.  He was also general editor of the book 21-Day Dad’s Challenge: Three Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Kids.  

Teaching your kids how to recognize pornography and tools to deal with it.

Do you remember what sleep felt like? Dr. Moore answers all our sleep questions so we can get our kids to finally sleep.

Social media is full of the good, the bad, and some ugly.  Today we talk with instagram super influencer Collin Kartchner about the effects that social media may be having on you and your children.  

Today we are talking to Angela Ferrari.  She is a talented writer, illustrator and produces the Story Spectacular Podcast.   Her Story Spectacular podcast is filled with stories, vivid characters, songs, jokes and fun facts for kids.  In this episode we talk about ways for parents to live a creative life and encourage creativity in their children.  

Getting over the excuses and dating your spouse again