Strategies With Kids

I'm back for part 3 with DEI consultant Steve Disselhorst. As a gay man who always dreamed of becoming a dad, Steve had the opportunity to redefine fatherhood and masculinity beyond hetero-normative scripts.In this episode, Steve and I discuss:why co-liberation (h/t Tawana Petty) from patriarchy helps men, toothe high costs patriarchy extracts from menwhy queer folks can experience freedom or heightened gender expectationswhat Steve has gained by not following the heterosexual script for fatherhood Steve's experience of nearly losing his childSteve's path to becoming a man and parent who bucks the social script for men and emotionshow making peace with his non-dominant identity as a gay man allowed Steve to pursue co-liberation in his dominant identitiesListen in and join the conversation.

I'm back for part 2 with DEI consultant Steve Disselhorst. As a gay man who always dreamed of becoming a dad, Steve had the opportunity, along with his husband, to re-imagine how their parenting partnership could look.In this short episode, I ask Steve:What do you think of as your most important roles in your kids' lives right now? Would your partner have the same or a different answer? Does it make sense for parents in partnerships to specialize? Or should they generally see themselves as having the same role?Listen in and join the conversation.

We want to build families where every individual can flourish. But despite our best intentions, it's challenging to share the domestic load equitably within our parenting partnerships. Patriarchal, hetero-normative gender roles can deeply impact our lives without our consent.As a gay man who always dreamed of becoming a dad, Steve Disselhorst had the opportunity, along with his husband, to re-imagine how a family structure could look. In this 3-part series, I ask Steve to share some of his experiences and perspectives. In this episode, Steve and I discuss:how Steve and his husband have approached the intense domestic workload that comes with raising kidshow hetero-normative work cultures push families into traditional gender roles how the caregiver penalty at work hurts dadswhat to do when the primary caretaker knows things that other parent doesn't how our upbringings shape the roles we take in our parenting partnerships how to make invisible labor visible what to do when one partner has more domestic skills, but you want to share the load 

Co-liberation is exactly what it sounds like:getting free, together.A co-liberatory lens (h/t Tawana Petty) invites us to recognize how we are all harmed by the policies and cultural patterns that target people in marginalized bodies, so we can fight like hell to all get free.The concept of co-liberation has powerful implications for all aspects of our lives, but nowhere is it more relevant than in the intensive work of raising kids. We want our kids' experiences to be humane, and we want our family lives to be humane and joyful for us, too.In this foundational episode, I talk about:how and why every single oppressive system that is intended to elevate certain bodies over others also harms the intended beneficiarieshow to interrupt hierarchies of human dignitywhere to uncover solutions that are humane for everyone in situations where resources (including rest!) are scarcewhat to do when scarcity is internalizedwhat we can do when scarcity is actively reinforced by outside forcesVisit the shownotes to find Tawana Petty's original graphic, other helpful visuals, and a blog post version of these ideas.Insights? Questions? Email me at rachel@justicecentered.com

How does your commitment to justice inform how you raise your kids? This was the question I asked DEI coach & consultant Erica Courdae this week. We also talked about:Erica's experience of being a Black parent and DEI consultant in 2020Why it's so critical to prioritize your own humanity over productivityAvoiding burnout in justice and care workThe conversations Erica WISHES we were having moreFind out more about Erica and her work here or at the shownotes page for this episode.

We want our kids to honor their own and others' boundaries, but our culture doesn't exactly model this skill.This week, I am joined by DEI coach & consultant and mother Erica Courdae to talk about what it means to "take up space"—at home and in the world in a way that also respects others' space.We also discuss:How to avoid defaulting to harmful hierarchiesThe helpful kinds of hierarchies within familiesNavigating personal autonomy + the collective goodHow to use "the 5 whys" to make better decisionsFind out more about Erica and her work here or at the shownotes page for this episode.

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Justice-centered parenting practices are humane for both adults AND kids. One-liners are an easy-to-remember statement we can use to respond to and redirect kids on a regular basis. The reduce decision fatigue for adults and create predictability for kids that helps them make cognitive connections. One-liners can become an inner voice that helps kids learn to problem-solve on their own.I'm going to share some examples of one-liners that I find to be useful and respectful, and I'm going to talk some of the pitfalls: why they don't always work as hoped and how we can troubleshoot when they don't.For shownotes, visit https://justicecentered.com/resources/one-linersSign up for my FREE WORKSHOP: Autonomous Kids, Peaceful Families

How can we help our kids develop peaceful relationships with their bodies and appearances in a hostile culture that overemphasizes conformity? How can we join in our children's joyful self-expression without perpetuating problematic beauty norms?In this episode, Angela and I share some strategies for validating the feelings children bring to their self-expression. We also talk about what it means to DO beauty  vs. BE beautiful, and why the distinction matters for identity development. You'll leave with some scripts and considerations that will help you respond to your child next time they ask, "Am I beautiful?"

We want an equitable future where everyone can flourish. Beauty standards, though, have been used as a weapon against women, especially women with non-dominant identities. In this episode, Angela shares more about the modern history of beauty standards in the US so we can resist the problematic ways they continue to impact in our lives and culture.

Beauty standards are problematic. They are rooted in oppressive systems like misogyny, racism, and transphobia. As a result, our clothing and beauty choices are often fraught.On the other hand, our daily decisions present a powerful opportunity to show up as ourselves. Many kids pick up on this instinctively. In this series, writer, speaker, mother, and make-up artist Angela Morris and I talk about how we can help our kids develop empowering, joyful relationships to beauty as a form of self-expression.Listen in to hear how we can cultivate beauty freedom in ourselves and our children.

We want a world characterized by equity, consent, sustainability, sovereignty, connection, love, and justice. We're dreaming of and trying to orient every day toward a world that is humane for everyone—our children, our communities, ourselves.Unfortunately, the defaults have been set by White Supremacy, Misogyny, Colonialism, Capitalism, and all their iterations. Dominance is the default.In this episode, I wrestle with my own complicity in upholding exclusion—on this very podcast—and share the way I'm thinking about my role in interrupting entrenched patterns.We didn't set the defaults. But we CAN interrupt them as we see them and shape new defaults, in our own lives and homes.

What if "everything that's been used against you can reveal your sources of power"? (h/t Kelly Diels)In this episode, I share a part of my personal history that has been used against me—having grown up in a chaotic and abusive environment.The truth is that this is not my shame to carry.It's actually deeply informative to my work.I want justice-centered parents and caregivers to also reframe things that have been used against them—these are lenses we can use to orient ourselves toward justice.

Our values are reflected even in our most routine interactions, like feeding kids. The way we present food and talk about bodies has the potential to help our kids develop peaceful relationships to food, even if we are still developing our own self-trust.Listen to hear us discuss: • what normal appetite variation looks like in kids • how to avoid sparking a food rebellion • what to say if your kid asks if they're fat • how conversations about food and bodies are an entry point to combatting biasAlissa Rumsey, MS, RD, CDN, CSCS is a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Alissa is passionate about advocating for women to reclaim the space to eat and live unapologetically. She is the founder of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness, a weight-inclusive nutrition practice that offers virtual counseling and online programs to help people liberate themselves from dieting, cultivate a peaceful relationship to food and their bodies, and live a more authentic, connected life. Her expertise has been featured in hundreds of media outlets and she speaks regularly at events, online trainings, and conferences around the country. She calls New York City home and spends her free time exploring the city's food scene and searching for patches of green space to sunbathe in. Find relevant links and shownotes at justicecentered.com/resources

How do we develop trust in ourselves when we've been taught that we can't even believe our instincts around food? Spoiler alert: diet culture and liberation are incompatible.In this episode, Alissa shares: • How food rules and restriction create a cycle of undermining self-trust • The evolutionary reason humans get fixated on food • Steps you can take to retrain your brain around food • What to do if your kids are fixated on certain foods • How the benefits of changing one's relationship with food expand into other aspects of lifeAlissa Rumsey, MS, RD, CDN, CSCS is a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Alissa is passionate about advocating for women to reclaim the space to eat and live unapologetically. She is the founder of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness, a weight-inclusive nutrition practice that offers virtual counseling and online programs to help people liberate themselves from dieting, cultivate a peaceful relationship to food and their bodies, and live a more authentic, connected life. Her expertise has been featured in hundreds of media outlets and she speaks regularly at events, online trainings, and conferences around the country. She calls New York City home and spends her free time exploring the city's food scene and searching for patches of green space to sunbathe in. Find Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life at your local bookstore or https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Unapologetic-Eating/

What does our relationship to food have to do with social justice? A lot, actually, even for those of us with plenty of access to resources.Listen in to hear: • how diet culture connects with other hierarchical systems of oppression • how parents can resist passing on body mistrust at the table so kids grow up with a peaceful relationship to food • the problem with making "health" the new definition of goodness—so we can build a world where each human life and body is truly valued.Alissa Rumsey, MS, RD, CDN, CSCS is a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Alissa is passionate about advocating for women to reclaim the space to eat and live unapologetically. She is the founder of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness, a weight-inclusive nutrition practice that offers virtual counseling and online programs to help people liberate themselves from dieting, cultivate a peaceful relationship to food and their bodies, and live a more authentic, connected life. Her expertise has been featured in hundreds of media outlets and she speaks regularly at events, online trainings, and conferences around the country. She calls New York City home and spends her free time exploring the city's food scene and searching for patches of green space to sunbathe in. 

Every relationship has unsolvable problems—fundamental incompatibilities based on our unique ways of being in the world. The Gottmans call these "perpetual problems." In this episode, I'm expanding this idea to our relationships with our children. Perpetual problems are just a natural part of life, but they're complicated by restrictive cultural messages. We can interrupt and dissolve the shame that can result from our incompatibilities with our children. This episode will help you create humane expectations for everyone, at home and beyond. https://justicecentered.com/

We crave strong, mutually caring connections with our kids. We know they want the same kinds of connections with us. The cultural default is pressure to always give more time, more energy, more resources. (This is particularly true for caregivers with marginalized identities.) This pressure pits our kids' need for connection against our other responsibilities, including the need for a break. It doesn't have to be this way. We don't have to default to expectations that harm us. We can define our own expectations instead. This episode will help you and your child(ren) feel closer and more connected, without requiring you to increase your parenting workload. Less shame, more joy and connection. Mentioned: + Down Girl: the Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne + Emily Nagoski on Medium

An antidote to cultural appropriation is being filled up on your family's own lineage and traditions. When we have all we need, we don't have to feel compelled to take from others.   With the pandemic raging, holidays are looking a bit different this year. It's a chance for a reset.   In this episode, Trevia shares how we can make the most of this unique time, so we can emerge from 2020 with an even more beautiful awareness of or intentionality behind our seasonal traditions.   ****     Trevia Woods is a mixed race indigenous woman with nearly two decades of experience in bodywork, education, and community building. The last two decades she has founded a body work practice that spans from fertility to beyond birth, She is a primary teacher specializing in English language acquisition while teaching in the USA, China, and Saudi Arabia. Currently, she is using her experience to help women remember their power and build powerful healing practices without culturally or spiritually appropriating. By centering community, she helps self-identifying women feel rooted, curious, and connected. She believes that our best classroom is each other.   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes and relevant links at justicecentered.com/episode/trevia

Cultural competency is a critical skill for kids growing up in a multicultural society.   Virtual learning presents families with unique opportunities to share kids' learning experiences.   On today's episode, Trevia and I talk about how we teach kids to appreciate, not appropriate cultures other than our own. We'll talk about: what to do if we discover that our home practices may be problematic how to approach kids' natural curiosity about others' holidays designing deeper learning experiences that get at the core of traditions getting rooted in our own cultural lineages...   ...so we, our kids, and cultures can thrive.   ****     Trevia Woods is a mixed race indigenous woman with nearly two decades of experience in bodywork, education, and community building. The last two decades she has founded a body work practice that spans from fertility to beyond birth, She is a primary teacher specializing in English language acquisition while teaching in the USA, China, and Saudi Arabia. Currently, she is using her experience to help women remember their power and build powerful healing practices without culturally or spiritually appropriating. By centering community, she helps self-identifying women feel rooted, curious, and connected. She believes that our best classroom is each other.   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes and relevant links at:  justicecentered.com/episode/trevia

“How can we have good boundaries when we are taught to transgress other people's boundaries?” Trevia Woods' post caught my attention. We want our kids to be able to set respectful boundaries for themselves and honor other peoples' boundaries. Cultural and spiritual appropriation stems from a long history of theft that disrespects boundaries. To build a more just and humane future, we can disrupt this pattern, starting at home.    ****     Trevia Woods is a mixed race indigenous woman with nearly two decades of experience in bodywork, education, and community building. The last two decades she has founded a body work practice that spans from fertility to beyond birth, She is a primary teacher specializing in English language acquisition while teaching in the USA, China, and Saudi Arabia. Currently, she is using her experience to help women remember their power and build powerful healing practices without culturally or spiritually appropriating. By centering community, she helps self-identifying women feel rooted, curious, and connected. She believes that our best classroom is each other.   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes and relevant links at: justicecentered.com/episode/trevia

Have you ever dreaded spending time with your kids? And then on top of that, felt guilty for even having these taboo feelings?     Humane expectations are a hallmark of justice-centered parenting. Expectations should be humane for kids AND their adult caregivers.     Oppressive systems feed on convincing us—and especially people with marginalized identities—that our own experiences are WRONG, keeping us ashamed and disconnected from our humanity.    Interrupting the cultural pattern of negating feelings is one tiny but essential way we can build a more humane future for everyone.     Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes and relevant links at justicecentered.com/episode  

We want to build justice-centered homes, but what does that really mean?  This episode is going to make some of the possible outcomes more concrete with an inventory you can reflect on.   A couple CRITICAL notes:      + Some statements might need to be adapted for your circumstances, depending on the age of your child(ren) and the resources available to you. Some obstacles are systemic and require systemic solutions.      + No shame. Perfectionism is a hallmark of oppressive systems, meant to keep us down. This list seeks to make the kind of future I'm envisioning a little more visible to lift us up and inspire us.      + You might not even agree with some of my ideas, or you might have your own to add. Your own criteria are welcome—and I'd love to see some of your own modifications to my inventory draft. Feel free to email me at rachel@justicecentered.com   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes and relevant links at justicecentered.com/episode/55 Fall Feeding Workshop Series info

We're committed to building to a more just future for everyone. We want to flourish within our homes AND we want to contribute to social movements.   These things can seem like they're at odds, but I think they're actually compatible.   Justice Louis Brandeis used the concept “laboratories of democracy” to name how states' small size make them an ideal place to test progressive policies.     This is how I see our families. What our homes lack in scale, we make up in sovereignty. We can co-create ideas and policies that lead to mutual flourishing.   This completely fits with Adrienne Marie Brown's ideas about emergent strategy—at the micro-level, we can set the pattern for the entire design.   Micro is mighty.   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at https://justicecentered.com/episode   Fall Feeding Workshop Series Info  

As justice-centered parents, we want to build a future where everyone can flourish.   Capitalism, Patriarchy, and White Supremacy Culture constantly undermine our efforts, making us feel like our contributions are insignificant. They view caregiving work as insignificant. They've conspired to internalize the message that we have no right to claim a justice-centered identity.   In this episode, I borrow a lesson from nature, a la Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. On our land, our contribution to the future health of the forest is not in tending to the tall trees directly, but in clearing brush and tending the seedlings.   Sometimes the ways we are best situated to contribute to a more just future are not the most glamorous or visible, but they are still significant. Let's recognize the power in our unique role as caregivers.  We can build a flourishing future. Right where we are.   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at www.justicecentered.com/episode/53

In this episode (part 3 of 3), feminist financial consultant, mom, and host of The OutSpoken Girlfriend podcast Naomi Clark tackles a common question:    How can we avoid raising spoiled kids?   In standard fashion, Naomi completely flips the question on it's head to reveal hidden assumptions and systems at play.   Naomi works primarily with adult women to help undo the harmful effects of being socialized within oppressive systems. Since Naomi is also raising 3 kids, it made me wonder, what does she do at home to set her kids up differently? How can parents help their kids to avoid some of these traps to begin with?   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at www.justicecentered.com

In this episode (part 2 of 3), Naomi tackles a common family experience—shopping with kids—in a way that respects both kids' desires and parents' boundaries.   Feminist financial consultant, mom, and host of The OutSpoken Girlfriend podcast Naomi Clark shares how parents can help kids develop healthy relationships with money.    Naomi works primarily with adult women to help undo the harmful effects of being socialized within oppressive systems. Since Naomi is also raising 3 kids, it made me wonder, what does she do at home to set her kids up differently? How can parents help their kids to avoid some of these financial traps to begin with?   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at www.justicecentered.com/episode/50  

Feminist financial consultant, mom, and host of The OutSpoken Girlfriend podcast Naomi Clark shares how parents can help kids develop healthy relationships with money.   Naomi works primarily with adult women to help undo the harmful effects of being socialized within oppressive systems. Since Naomi is also raising 3 kids, it made me wonder, what does she do at home to set her kids up differently? How can parents help their kids to avoid some of these financial traps to begin with?   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at justicecentered.com/episode

Effective next week, the podcast will have a new name (and new show art) to better reflect the vision—Justice-Centered Parenting. Here I share more about how this name came about and what it means.

(The podcast is officially on summer break. I'm sharing about how I'm integrating my learning.) How do we take into account other perspectives that seem to contradict our own experiences? The ancient parable from India informs how I view the nature of oppression--so my work can more effectively contribute toward dismantling harmful systems and defaults.

The podcast is officially on summer break. This is my opportunity to integrate my learning. Here's a really honest, insider look at how I'm using Kelly Diels' metaphor of "The Wall" to make sense of my roles and responsibilities in social justice movements. TL;DR: + I'm embracing the value of my experiences and expertise. We can each bring our best contributions. + I'm committed to continually learning about the nature of oppression from folx with experiences and expertise that I do not have.

These last few months have been a time of intensive caregiving and learning. Between now and the end of August, the podcast is on summer break. I'll still pop in now and then to share some behind-the-scenes reflections on what I've been thinking about and how it's impacting my work.

Songs can be powerful teaching tools to help kids learn to recognize and regulate their feelings. Educator and composer Nancy Kopman shares some specific ways parents and educators can deeply connect with kids through music.   BONUS SONG: “Wonderful You”   Nancy has been creating, testing, developing, recording and performing her short, catchy, educational songs for children 0-10 for over 20 years. Her music can be found on TV, radio and online. She performs regularly in Toronto, Ontario, and does virtual video visits with her faraway fans.   Nancy’s work is celebrated worldwide by educators, therapists, family program directors, parents and caregivers. Her music is used in schools, daycares, Montessori environments, libraries, camps, internet radio and other children’s environments.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/ https://nancykopman.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes at strategieswithkids.com

Music can be a powerful strategy for helping kids build creativity. Educator and composer Nancy Kopman shares some specific ways parents can help kids recognize and adapt patterns in music.   Watch Nancy’s video for The Animals on YouTube.   Nancy has been creating, testing, developing, recording and performing her short, catchy, educational songs for children 0-10 for over 20 years. Her music can be found on TV, radio and online. She performs regularly in Toronto, Ontario, and does virtual video visits with her faraway fans.   Nancy’s work is celebrated worldwide by educators, therapists, family program directors, parents and caregivers. Her music is used in schools, daycares, Montessori environments, libraries, camps, internet radio and other children’s environments.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/ https://nancykopman.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Music can be a powerful strategy for helping kids learn how to manage different parts of the day with less friction. Educator and composer Nancy Kopman shares how parents can incorporate songs to bring more peace to daily life.   Nancy has been creating, testing, developing, recording and performing her short, catchy, educational songs for children 0-10 for over 20 years. Her music can be found on TV, radio and online. She performs regularly in Toronto, Ontario, and does virtual video visits with her faraway fans.   Nancy’s work is celebrated worldwide by educators, therapists, family program directors, parents and caregivers. Her music is used in schools, daycares, Montessori environments, libraries, camps, internet radio and other children’s environments.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/ https://nancykopman.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Michelle shares some of her favorite storytelling exercises that we can use to connect with our kids and help them develop their creativity.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/ https://michelleauerbach.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Storytelling is a powerful way to support kids’ social-emotional development, even in a time of social distancing. Listen to hear how this works and ways we can deepen kids’ learning.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/ https://michelleauerbach.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

“Story is a radical act of possibility in times of crisis. We can build a world that serves more of us better, we can create care, we can teach and learn, and we can rebuild our lives and communities through story.”   Author, educator, and parent Michelle Auerbach shares how parents can use storytelling to help with learning, young developing brains, attachment, responses to trauma, and all the stuff parents homeschooling right about now might want to know.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/ https://michelleauerbach.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

How can we as parents make a more just culture though the way raise our sons? Feminist writer, marketing consultant, and mother of 5 Kelly Diels shares powerful ideas for parents.   Find Kelly at https://www.kellydiels.com/   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

How can we as parents make a more just culture though the way raise our daughters? Feminist writer, marketing consultant, and mother of 5 Kelly Diels shares powerful ideas for parents.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Feminist writer, marketing consultant, and mother of 5 Kelly Diels helps womxn grow their power and dissolve their shame so they can rise and thrive in every facet of their lives and our culture. In this episode, she shares how parents can shape a more just culture through our parenting.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Sara shares some practical ways we can spend more time in our Zone of Genius as parents so we can experience more exhilaration and less drudgery in our daily lives.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Trying to be and do everything for your kids is a recipe for caregiver burnout. Sara Dean shows us how we can apply Gay Hendricks’ powerful concept to our lives as parents so that we can spend more of our time with our kids doing the things that bring us joy and energy and less time feeling guilty about the things that drain us.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/episode/39   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com  

Trying to be and do everything for your kids is a recipe for caregiver burnout. Sara Dean shows us how we can apply Gaye Hendricks’ powerful concept to our lives as parents, so that we can spend more of our time with our kids doing the things that bring us joy and energy and less time feeling guilty about the things that drain us.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/episode/38   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

The biggest threat to most of our kids right now is not extra screen time or a lapse in academics—it's parental burnout. This mini episode is for you if you're feeling weary from the strain of weeks of constant care-giving. Sign up for FREE weekly Office Hours or subscribe to Weekly Nourishment for tactical support at strategieswithkids.com

This episode is a must-hear for parents and teachers who want to nurture kids’ intrinsic enjoyment of math despite all the pressures that come with math in school. Dan shares what to do if your kid is behind, plus how we can help all kids to develop the kind of playful thinking that leads to great mathematical discoveries. https://www.strategieswithkids.com/episode/18   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Dan shares why the best math experiences for young kids look nothing like school math, and makes a compelling argument for playing with your kids in ways that are fun for YOU as a parent. Listen to hear lots of concrete examples of what meaningful math play can look like in early childhood. https://www.strategieswithkids.com/episode/17   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com  

Families all over are experimenting with crisis schooling from home. In this series, Dan Finkel shares foundational truths about how kids best learn math and provides some strategies for parents to avoid the most common pitfalls so that kids can grow up to be passionately curious learners.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/episode/16   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Talking to your kids about sex can be really uncomfortable and most of us dread the idea of having “THE TALK.” It doesn’t have to be this way! In this series, sexual health educator Amy Lang tells parents what we need to know to help our kids grow up healthy and safe.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/episode/36   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com

Talking to your kids about sex can be really uncomfortable and most of us dread the idea of having “THE TALK.” It doesn’t have to be this way! In this series, sexual health educator Amy Lang tells parents what we need to know to help our kids grow up healthy and safe.   https://www.strategieswithkids.com/episode/35   Subscribe now to stay updated on future episodes. Show notes, relevant links, and full transcript at strategieswithkids.com