See Me Hear Me Love Me

Raising children in bilingual and multilingual homes gives parents a personal and powerful way to share their roots and connections to stories and traditions. It gets complicated though because children don't always embrace everything that parents want to share with them. Here is a great conversation about raising children in multilingual homes that goes beyond language to the heart and soul why language is so personal and changes how our children think, feel and connect to the world. At the table with Laura, Michelle, Edoardo and Avivit

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, and all the things that sabotage your best efforts, there is a way through and around every stress. At the table with Julie and Wendy

Here is a replay of Episode #2: How We Got Our Name - for all our new listeners out there. For me, See Me Hear Me Love Me is a parenting and life mantra that reminds me that relationships are first, above all those "right" parenting choices and philosophies. It is the principle that reminds me that emotional intelligence - honoring each other and ourselves - is the foundation of everything, especially the messiness of life with kids.

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 with Karen

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. Our goal is to teach children to think and feel at the same time.

Potty training is not about about the potty, or about the pee and the poop. It's about a child learning how to manage his or her body, about learning new skills - physical, cognitive and emotional. It's about bringing all those skills together in thoughts, actions and choices. And, it's about parents guiding, supporting and encouraging while maintaining a fragile power balance of whose in charge. Listen to two parents talk about different children and different strategies. Books help but potty training is individual and personal - The Potty Training Answer Book can help you create a customized plan based on temperament and developmental skills. at the table with Amy and Lauren

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 they support and honor their children's back-to-school emotions and transitions. With a special shout-out to The Boca Raton Counseling Center. At the table with Gabriella and Dustin

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 humbling moments because we are all-in this magnificent ride. And we are in it together! Bravo to the bold and brave moms who shared their stories with honesty and openness in this episode! At the table with Rachel and Alana

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 pushbacks from emotionally assertive children. Listen as these very smart, well-informed, fair and loving parents allow themselves to learn and grow with their children. at the table with Elise, Lindsey and Jessica

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 two very busy moms find that balance for their families. at the table with Jamie and Stacy

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 of figuring out your own parenting identity, and figuring out each stage for your ever-changing child. What fills your bucket so you have everything you need to give to others? at the table with Carly, Melissa and Jessica

This podcast helps parents find their way to consistency and compromise and creating a united front when it really matters while respecting individual differences and different parenting styles. At the table with Dustin, Tara, Motti and Stacey

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 early in the day - especially if you're trying to get out the door or do anything besides go with the flow. Listen to four thoughtful parents share their challenges and their successes on holding their peace while teaching and respecting their children's emotional development. At the table with Kim, Emily, Stacey and Dylan

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 and communities that support and honor your choices. Here are three moms who have found their way through feeling different, through not fitting in, to laughing and celebrating their own individual parenting styles and choices. at the table with Rachel, Marni, and Shirley

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 we talk about the logistics, being organized, the obstacles to being organized, and deciding what matters most when you move your family from house to house or city to city. Listen to two experienced moms with positive insight into moving and a shout out from Brian Vondruska from theKIndofParentYouAre.com. at the table with Briana and Allysa...