The Emotional Inheritance of Parenting

In this episode, I have a conversation with my husband about his perspective on conscious parenting and some of the challenges that he's faced as a man in his parenting journey. This episode can shed some light on some of the struggles men go through in putting conscious parenting into action.

In this episode I share several tips for facing the stress of change in your life and especially if you're facing stress during the holiday season. Follow me on IG: @coachkaremi and check out www.CoachKaremi.com for free resources to become a more conscious parent and to foster your children's emotional health. 

Do you want to learn how you can approach your kids' use of screens and media through conscious parenting? Don't miss out on this episode with none other than Best Selling Author and wisdom teacher in the field of Spiritual Psychology, Suzi Lula!Suzi brings a perspective that truly makes us dive deeply within ourselves on so many levels, and she shared her insightful guidance for us as mothers, as parents and as people navigating our own relationship with media and our relationship with our kids around their use of media.You're in for an amazing conversation full of insight, wisdom and guidance you can start putting into action today!And how important to have this on a topic as challenging as media use in the home, right?You're going to gain SO MUCH from it.You can find Suzi at:www.SuziLula.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzi.lula/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuziLula/

In this episode, you'll learn how your relationship with your children while they're young and all through their teenage years can impact not just the type of partner they'll choose as adults, but also the quality of their future intimate relationships. I'll give you examples of the types of parent-child relationships that lead our children to building unhealthy, even toxic intimate relationships down the line, and the type of parent-child relationship that sets children up for building emotionally healthy intimate relationships as adults. I'll also share with you some specific steps you can start taking today to gradually transform the quality of your relationship with your kids. Let's take a deep dive into how we can positively impact our kids' lives when it comes to their future intimate relationships. To learn more about how you can be a conscious parent, follow me on IG: @coachkaremi and check out www.CoachKaremi.com

If you have a child ages 2 – 6 and you're planning to send them to preschool and kindergarten, do you feel tired of researching one school after another and you're wondering which one can best meet your child's needs? Check out this week's episode and learn which key components are important to look for in a school, regardless of the name of their educational approach.In this episode, I interview Dinuka Ranasinghe – Preschool Director and Conscious Parenting Coach – who has over 15 years of experience in Early Childhood Development and who has worked with hundreds of families and teachers. As you've probably found, there are so many school options out there. Every situation will have its pros and cons, but you and your child will greatly benefit from knowing the key components to look for. To learn more about Dinuka's work, visit her website: theparentingevolution.com and follow her on IG @dinukaranasinghe

In looking back at some of the most challenging conversations you've had with your kids, have you sometimes thought to yourself, “How did that conversation go so wrong? I wanted to impart wisdom, teach a lesson, and all I got was their tuning me out, slamming the door, and I felt angrier than before!” Join me in this rich conversation with best-selling authors, Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson, as we talk about their book, What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home. If you've asked yourself “What on earth do I say to support my child's stress tolerance?” “What does an effective conversation look like when talking about their use of technology?” “What type of language is effective at helping my child handle their anxiety?” then tune in to this eye-opening conversation with clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. William Stixrud, and with Ned Johnson, author, speaker and founder of PrepMatters who has spent nearly 50,000 one-on-one hours helping students learn to manage their anxiety and develop their own motivation to succeed. To learn more about Dr. Stixrud's work, please visit:https://stixrud.com/https://stixrud.com/the-self-driven-child/To learn more about Ned Johnson's work, please visit:www.prepmatters.comor follow him on Instagram and TikTok: @theothernedjohnsonTo learn more about their new book, please visit:www.whatdoyousaybook.com

Join me in this eye-opening, informative and insightful conversation with clinical neuropsychologist and best-selling author, Dr. William Stixrud, about his book, The Self-Driven Child. Get ready to be highly inspired, informed and to receive practical examples and advice for how you can begin in your day-to-day relationship with your children to help them develop intrinsic motivation so they can thrive in their lives, how you can shift from control to actual effective guidance, and how we can begin from the time our children are young to help them develop their ability to make wise decisions for their lives while guiding them in a way that is effective and not control-based.  Dr. Stixrud offers examples for situations such as homework battles, extracurricular activities, anxiety in children, children with learning disabilities, and day-to-day family dynamics. To learn more about Dr. Stixrud's work, please visit: https://stixrud.com/https://stixrud.com/the-self-driven-child/

In this episode, I invite you to question the term obedience and how our focus on obedience can take us away from one of our most important goals as parents, to raise critical thinkers, self-confident human beings who don't just respect others, but themselves as well. I offer you several examples for promoting cooperation and respect in your children, without focusing on obedience, on how to develop your child's critical thinking skills and their assertiveness, while maintaining the limits and boundaries of your family. As part of this episode, I offer you a free, updated, actionable resource that you can access on my homepage at CoachKaremi.com

We're all familiar with stress and our kids are too. Many parents understandably worry about their kids feeling stressed. It's a term that's associated with negative outcomes. But did you know that there are different types of stress? There's a type of stress you don't want your kids to experience and other types of stress you can support them through while another type of stress is actually healthy. Tune in to this episode to learn the difference and how you can help your children deal with stress, so they grow from it rather than become afraid of it, and how you can help prevent their experiencing toxic stress. 

Do you feel at your wits' end when your kids behave in the exact ways you've told them not to? Hitting their sibling, climbing on the furniture in the house, yelling at the top of their lungs the moment they see you're on a phone call?You've dealt with this, right? or at least with very similar behavior.In this episode, you'll learn about reasons why children behave in these ways, what need we have to address, and how you can go about doing it. 

Are you wondering how to begin to reconnect with your kids? Are you at a point in your parenting journey where you're realizing that perhaps you've been parenting from reactivity (yelling, becoming emotionally distant) and using punitive approaches to setting limits (threats, punishments)? How to rebuild the connection through conscious parenting? Then this episode is for you! Janet Philbin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist and Certified Conscious Parenting Coach addresses all these questions. To learn more about Janet's work: https://www.janetphilbin.com/Instagram: @janet_philbin_lcswHer book - Show Up for Yourself: A Guide to Inner Awareness and Growth

Whether we like it or not, our children will ask us questions about death. Perhaps a pet they loved has died or a member of the family or they saw something on TV. How can you help your child understand death in a way that is appropriate for their developmental stage? In this episode, I'll share with you many recommendations for how to address such a difficult topic, things you can say, things that are not recommendable to say and how you can help your young child to integrate his/her fear and questions about death. Check out the show notes for the episode for a list of books for young children that you can read to your child that can help them understand death, in an age appropriate, friendly, and simple way: coachkaremi.com/podcast/16/en

 In this week's episode our guest, Dinuka Ranasinghe – conscious parenting coach, preschool Director, and mother of two boys – shares which books have been pivotal in her life transformation as a mother, as a woman and as a professional.You're in for some great advice, great conversation around inner growth, parenting struggles, and valuable, worthwhile books to help you on your journey.Reading or listening to an audio book that fills your heart and mind with wisdom, knowledge and inspiration is such a powerful way to shift your perspective about yourself, your parenting, and your life. Enjoy!

In this episode, you'll learn about the type of praise that's beneficial for children and the type that's not, and why. You'll also hear many examples of the type of praise that fosters children's self-confidence and their intrinsic motivation and examples of the type of praise that creates dependence on external validation. 

In this episode, you'll learn how you can address situations in which your child is constantly complaining, how you can use these moments as opportunities to strengthen your relationship with your child and how you can promote gratitude. 

You know kids love to play every chance they get, but did you know that developmentally there's a type of play they need to engage in every day? In this episode you'll learn about the type of play young children (ages 0-7) need, why they need it, how much of it they need per day, and you'll hear specific examples and ideas for how you can set up opportunities for your child(ren) to have access to the type of play he/she needs. 

As parents, we're constantly thinking about what lessons we want to impart, what life skills we want to help our children to develop, what life experiences we want to offer them. This episode is about the valuable life lessons your child, especially your young child, offers you every single day. You're going to want to hear all that your child teaches you every day if you take their invitation. 

In this episode, we'll address an important question: why do children lie? The purpose of this episode is to help you as a parent understand why children lie, how you can foster their honesty and what you can do when your child lies. 

This week's episode is filled with steps you can take starting today to build your child's emotional health. I offer you concrete steps, guidance, and examples that you can start applying in your personal life and in your daily life with your children. You can also check out my free guide so you can keep the most relevant information about this topic and put it into action. Go to: https://coachkaremi.com/podcast/9/en/  and you'll see the link to the guide in the show notes. Remember, it's not about perfection, it's about growth - yours and your children's. 

In this 2nd episode of the 3-part mini-series on children's emotional health, I describe in detail 5 not-so obvious don'ts or 5 recommendations from developmental psychology, child development, and the field of mental health as to what we want to be aware of as parents that we don't do in our relationship with our children as these actions on our part can deter from their development of emotional health. 

We all want our children to enjoy emotional health and to grow into children, adolescents and adults equipped with emotional tools that will help them live a fulfilling life, with a healthy sense of self, with resilience, among so many other inner resources, right? But, what exactly is mental and emotional health? What does it look like in childhood? How can we as parents know if we're on the right track in helping our children develop emotional health? Join me in this 3-part series – starting with today's episode – to find out how you can foster mental and emotional health in your children. 

Tantrums can be a struggle for us as parents, right? Did you know there are 2 general types of tantrums and that studies on brain development and psychology are giving us new and useful information about how to address them? Tune in to today's episode to learn about the 2 general types of tantrums and how you can address them consciously as a parent. To learn more about addressing discipline through a conscious parenting approach, check out my free guide. You'll find it on my website's homepage: www.coachkaremi.com 

In this episode I'll share with you 3 common myths about infancy whose effect is detrimental or at the very least not in the best interest of a baby's overall development. The 3 myths I'll cover are 1) my baby's brain development depends completely on his genes; 2) don't worry about the bad things during her infancy.  She's too young to remember anything; and 3) sometimes a baby just needs to cry. Let him cry. I'll share with you some helpful tips and advice on how you as a mom, as a parent, can apply the truths. 

Do your children complain of boredom? Does it trigger you when they want you to give them an idea of what to do, give them the iPad, or take them somewhere? In this episode I'll share with you why boredom isn't something to just tolerate, but to actually make time for in a child's life. Yep! You read it right, make space for, and why your children will benefit from it. 

We all hope that our child will never become a victim to bullying and that they won't become the type of person that bullies others. But what are some of the most important factors that we as parents can pay attention to in our every-day interactions with our children so we can significantly decrease the likelihood that they'll become victims to bullying or that they'll become a bully? In this episode, you'll gain valuable insight and advice not just from me but also as I share with you the guidance of three experts in the field of child development and psychology. 

We've all been there, right? We feel so frustrated and angry after our child did something we repeatedly told them not to do, or they didn't do something we repeatedly asked them to do. What's the usual advice we get? "They deserve a punishment!" "They need to learn their actions have consequences!" That's the usual advice from well-intentioned family and friends. But what impact do punishments have on your child's growth and their relationship with you? Let me offer you another way! A way that teachers principles that are true to the science of brain development and developmental psychology, one that will foster your child's growth, their gradual self-discipline and your inner growth as a parent.

In this episode, we're going to talk about a topic that's critical in your child's development, a topic that has been proven to have the biggest impact in the mental and emotional development of your children: attachment. What is it? How can you foster a secure attachment with your children regardless of their age? Today, I'll share with you some of the most important steps. 

Do you want to know what the first step is for giving your children a healthy emotional inheritance? This introductory episode will share with you just that, and you'll find out what this show offers you as a parent. To learn more, please visit www.CoachKaremi.com