Andrew Moss

What does it look like to create your life from a loving and trusting place inside yourself? That's the question that Coach Andrew Moss invites us to consider. Not just us, himself… In a little less than three weeks from the release of today's episode, Andrew will leave life as he's known it and head out into an exciting future, racing around the world in a clipper ship! Our conversation ranges to some interesting places – like why selfishness is good; how to handle pressure; and how to truly tune into our own inner wisdom. And we keep coming back to a central concept: taking care of ourselves benefits EVERYONE. Enjoy!! To connect with Andrew go to http://coachandrewmoss.com… To join me in supporting Andrew as he travels around the world, visit his me GoFundMe page… https://www.gofundme.com/f/xqqbkk-help-andrew-fulfill-his-dream To connect with me, go to http://kaylockkolp.com or Instagram @weturnedoutokay So much love to you, Kay

What does it look like to create your life from a loving and trusting place inside yourself? That's the question that <a href="https://www.coachandrewmoss.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Coach Andrew Moss</a> invites us to consider. Not just us, himself… In a little less than three weeks from the release of today's episode, Andrew will leave life as he's known it and head out into an exciting future, racing around the world in a clipper ship! Our conversation ranges to some interesting places – like why selfishness is good; how to handle pressure; and how to truly tune into our own inner wisdom. And we keep coming back to a central concept: taking care of ourselves benefits EVERYONE. Enjoy!! To connect with Andrew go to <a href="https://www.coachandrewmoss.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://coachandrewmoss.com</a>… To join me in supporting Andrew as he travels around the world, visit his me GoFundMe page… <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/xqqbkk-help-andrew-fulfill-his-dream" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/xqqbkk-help-andrew-fulfill-his-dream</a> To connect with me, go to <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://kaylockkolp.com</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram @weturnedoutokay</a> So much love to you, Kay

399: Coming from a place of "total love and care for ourselves" with Coach Andrew Moss

Hi friends! Here's the link: https://bit.ly/gateclmbr  Here are the deets!.. For someone who needed a wheelchair 12 years ago, my achievement by the numbers is astonishing: I hiked 160 miles along this path… I hiked 17 of 20 possible hiking days… I hiked the last 11 days in a row, without rest days.  But amazing as they are those numbers do not tell the whole story.  Here’s what REALLY happened… I met my whole, unbroken self on the trail. The self that got hidden away by illness and life events. It was messy, and muddy, and exhilarating and wild. Join me as I share what I learned about myself crossing England!  Tues. June 27, 7PM Eastern Time Sat. July 1, 2PM Eastern Time  https://bit.ly/gateclmbr   With Love, Kay

Hi friends! Here's the link: <a href="https://bit.ly/gateclmbr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/gateclmbr</a> Here are the deets!.. For someone who needed a wheelchair 12 years ago, my achievement by the numbers is astonishing: I hiked 160 miles along this path… I hiked 17 of 20 possible hiking days… I hiked the last 11 days in a row, without rest days. But amazing as they are those numbers do not tell the whole story. Here’s what REALLY happened… I met my whole, unbroken self on the trail. The self that got hidden away by illness and life events. It was messy, and muddy, and exhilarating and wild. Join me as I share what I learned about myself crossing England! Tues. June 27, 7PM Eastern Time Sat. July 1, 2PM Eastern Time <a href="https://bit.ly/gateclmbr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/gateclmbr</a> With Love, Kay

Live Event: What I learned about myself solo-crossing England on foot!

I am excited to bring you this conversation with wonderful coach Elaine Taylor-Klaus! "Our job," Elaine shares, "is to be on our journey." What better way to joyfully support those we love than to feel secure and joyful ourselves? Once you've fallen in love with her during our conversation you can connect with Elaine at her website, impactparents.com - she's got a gift for you here! - and by listening to her Parenting With Impact Podcast.  Enjoy this wonderful conversation! Then, grab Elaine's amazing gift at impactparents.com/intuition. SO much love to you! Kay I share playful and loving energy pretty frequently here.. Instagram: @weturnedoutokay  LinkedIn: Kay Lock Kolp, M.Ed. And my website is.. kaylockkolp.com It's got some fun art, interesting writing, and a very cute baby picture! On the About page.

I am excited to bring you this conversation with wonderful coach Elaine Taylor-Klaus! "Our job," Elaine shares, "is to be on our journey." What better way to joyfully support those we love than to feel secure and joyful ourselves? Once you've fallen in love with her during our conversation you can connect with Elaine at her website, <a href="https://impactparents.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">impactparents.com</a> - she's got <a href="http://impactparents.com/intuition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">a gift for you here</a>! - and by listening to her <a href="https://impactparents.com/podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Parenting With Impact Podcast</a>.  Enjoy this wonderful conversation! Then, grab Elaine's amazing gift at <a href="http://impactparents.com/intuition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">impactparents.com/intuition</a>. SO much love to you! Kay I share playful and loving energy pretty frequently here.. Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@weturnedoutokay</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp-m-ed-018564130/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kay Lock Kolp, M.Ed.</a> And my website is.. <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">kaylockkolp.com</a> It's got some fun art, interesting writing, and a very cute baby picture! On the About page.

398: Let's get neurospicy with Elaine Taylor-Klaus

Nicole Gallucci

Oooooh, this is a great episode. You are going to LOVE Nicole Gallucci, Mama G to many, colleague and friend to me. Reach out to Nicole at http://nicolegallucci.com and say hi!  As this comes out I am wrapping up my "big walk" 3 weeks and 192 mi across northern England!  I'm sharing in Instagram, @weturnedoutokay, and you can find out more about my journey to get to the start of the path at http://kaylockkolp.com/adventures   So much love to you! See you next time :) 

Oooooh, this is a great episode. You are going to LOVE Nicole Gallucci, Mama G to many, colleague and friend to me. Reach out to Nicole at <a href="http://nicolegallucci.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nicolegallucci.com</a> and say hi! As this comes out I am wrapping up my "big walk" 3 weeks and 192 mi across northern England!  I'm sharing in Instagram, @weturnedoutokay, and you can find out more about my journey to get to the start of the path at <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com/adventures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kaylockkolp.com/adventures</a> So much love to you! See you next time :)

397: "A GPS Navigation system inside of us" - Talking with Coach Nicole Gallucci

Herewith, the three things that I think really matter in growing a healthy community… Come find me and tell me if you agree! https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/  I'm walking the Coast-to-Coast Path across northern England in just a few weeks!!! THANK YOU for your incredible gifts. You are helping me realize this dream of crossing England on foot! https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england   I'm sharing about my training adventures in the following places and I'll be sharing as I make the trek too! https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp-m-ed-018564130/   Thank you for being with me and a part of THIS community… SO much love from Kay

Herewith, the three things that I think really matter in growing a healthy community… Come find me and tell me if you agree! <a href="https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/</a> I'm walking the Coast-to-Coast Path across northern England in just a few weeks!!! THANK YOU for your incredible gifts. You are helping me realize this dream of crossing England on foot! <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england</a> I'm sharing about my training adventures in the following places and I'll be sharing as I make the trek too! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp-m-ed-018564130/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp-m-ed-018564130/</a> Thank you for being with me and a part of THIS community… SO much love from Kay

396: What makes a healthy community?

Today, we're looking at two helpful ways to proceed when we encounter obstacles! Buckle up, it's a wild ride : ) Also! I've got an update about my ADHD/CECS journey, which includes a tool you might find helpful for loved ones with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (or as we like to call it around here, creative energetic curiosity syndrome)…  And finally a Coast-to-Coast Path trip update! THANK YOU for your incredible gifts. You are helping me realize this dream of crossing England on foot! https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england   I'm sharing about my training adventures in the following places and I'll be sharing as I make the trek too! https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp-m-ed-018564130/  Thank you for being here with me.. SO much love from Kay

Today, we're looking at two helpful ways to proceed when we encounter obstacles! Buckle up, it's a wild ride : ) Also! I've got an update about my ADHD/CECS journey, which includes a tool you might find helpful for loved ones with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (or as we like to call it around here, creative energetic curiosity syndrome)… And finally a Coast-to-Coast Path trip update! THANK YOU for your incredible gifts. You are helping me realize this dream of crossing England on foot! <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england</a> I'm sharing about my training adventures in the following places and I'll be sharing as I make the trek too! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp-m-ed-018564130/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp-m-ed-018564130/</a> Thank you for being here with me.. SO much love from Kay

395: Two ways to overcome obstacles

You are in luck today, as I bring on Karin Dent, my beloved colleague and cohost from the 1st Annual Global Coach Community Virtual Retreat!  The retreat took place last autumn and changed both of our lives as you'll hear..  It was one of the most profound, moving, and exhilarating experiences of my life.  I can't wait to take you into it with Karin!  Here's where you can find all the session leaders…  Sarah Jayne Juniper, who kicked us off with an awesome roundtable, can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjaynejuniper/  Tonia Emanuel, who led a fantastic session about manifesting – and designed all the graphics and promotional materials for our retreat! – can be found here: coachyou360.com  Cassandra Ciarallo, who dared us to ask the question "wouldn't it be amazing if?… can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithCass/  Me, Kay Lock Kolp – I led a session on "choosing our own adventure," and I can be found here: https://www.kaylockkolp.com/  Mark Sanders, who came to us, shared his own story and answered participants' questions about One Solution Global, can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-sanders-0aba16168/   Sheilja Arora, who led us in a beautiful session on self-discovery, can be found here: https://www.sheiljaarora.com/  Liz Parkin, who profoundly synthesized our learning from the first of our two days together, can be found here: LizParkin.com  Claudia-Sam Cataford Sauve, who led us in a deep and moving session all about getting out of our own emotional tornado, can be found here: claudiasamsoulcoaching.com Andrea Clough, who helped us channel our inner Indiana Jones and step out onto an invisible bridge, can be found here: andreaclough.com  Amazing cohost Karin Dent, who led us in a lovely session about how to give ourselves grace, can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/discover.you.coaching/   Nicole Gallucci, who invited us to envision our bright future, can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-gallucci-0517162/   Aidan Lazzarotto, who led us on deep listening and gave us an incredible experience of sharing and truly connecting around stories, can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidanlazzarotto/  Here is where you can find our chosen donation beneficiary, One Solution  Here is where you can find Global Coach Community founder Andrew Moss…  Thank you for being along on this journey with me. It means a lot &lt;3 

You are in luck today, as I bring on Karin Dent, my beloved colleague and cohost from the 1st Annual Global Coach Community Virtual Retreat! The retreat took place last autumn and changed both of our lives as you'll hear.. It was one of the most profound, moving, and exhilarating experiences of my life. I can't wait to take you into it with Karin! Here's where you can find all the session leaders… Sarah Jayne Juniper, who kicked us off with an awesome roundtable, can be found here: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjaynejuniper/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjaynejuniper/</a> Tonia Emanuel, who led a fantastic session about manifesting – and designed all the graphics and promotional materials for our retreat! – can be found here: <a href="https://coachyou360.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">coachyou360.com</a> Cassandra Ciarallo, who dared us to ask the question "wouldn't it be amazing if?… can be found here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithCass/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithCass/</a> Me, Kay Lock Kolp – I led a session on "choosing our own adventure," and I can be found here: <a href="https://www.kaylockkolp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kaylockkolp.com/</a> Mark Sanders, who came to us, shared his own story and answered participants' questions about One Solution Global, can be found here: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-sanders-0aba16168/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-sanders-0aba16168/</a> Sheilja Arora, who led us in a beautiful session on self-discovery, can be found here: <a href="https://www.sheiljaarora.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sheiljaarora.com/</a> Liz Parkin, who profoundly synthesized our learning from the first of our two days together, can be found here: <a href="https://www.lizparkin.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LizParkin.com</a> Claudia-Sam Cataford Sauve, who led us in a deep and moving session all about getting out of our own emotional tornado, can be found here: <a href="https://claudiasamsoulcoaching.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">claudiasamsoulcoaching.com</a> Andrea Clough, who helped us channel our inner Indiana Jones and step out onto an invisible bridge, can be found here: <a href="https://www.andreaclough.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">andreaclough.com</a> Amazing cohost Karin Dent, who led us in a lovely session about how to give ourselves grace, can be found here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/discover.you.coaching/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/discover.you.coaching/</a> Nicole Gallucci, who invited us to envision our bright future, can be found here: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-gallucci-0517162/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-gallucci-0517162/</a> Aidan Lazzarotto, who led us on deep listening and gave us an incredible experience of sharing and truly connecting around stories, can be found here: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidanlazzarotto/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidanlazzarotto/</a> Here is where you can find our chosen donation beneficiary, <a href="https://onesolutionglobal.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">One Solution</a> Here is where you can find Global Coach Community founder <a href="https://www.coachandrewmoss.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Moss</a>… Thank you for being along on this journey with me. It means a lot &lt;3

394: "Letting go of the outcome" – Cohosts Reflecting on our Virtual Retreat

Nick Jubber

Nick Jubber brings all sorts of interests – storytelling, nomadism, connections, humanity – into his life and writing. This is a fantastic conversation that I'm so excited to bring you today, with an accomplished and consummate sharer of ideas. Nick's writing appears in all sorts of publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail, and BBC Online. Nick has spoken on NPR and BBC Radio 4, as well as at numerous festivals. Nick's written plays performed at places like the Edinborough Festival and the Actor's Centre in London. Today we begin with the provocative drama teacher who set Nick on his way in his early years… and we arrive at ideas that truly leave this podcaster speechless. That's a pretty tall order and something that hasn't happened often in nearly 400 episodes! Then heads up - it sounds like the episode's going to wrap up when the interview ends… but that's not the case! I bring you an ADHD/CECS update and share something I'm excited about: The Asynchronous Idea Party of 2023. k (at) kaylockkolp (dot) com or kaylockkolp.com/contact to share your idea! Remember… What you want AND what the obstacle is to what you want. Let's get this party started – Happy new year! Links Worth Clicking (which is how my friend Blake refers to them : ) Find everything Nick does at nickjubber.com, including his new book, The Fairy Tellers. Our conversation centers around fairytales today, and Nick shares that this book is probably why. Find Nick on Instagram @NickJubber Find me and everything I do at kaylockkolp.com Find me on Instagram @weturnedoutokay (this is where you can see the video of me gently climbing… then giggling : ) Click yearcompass.com/en for the planning document I'm using this year. It comes up in the second part of today's episode. Cheers! I am glad we are along for this ride together!!

<a href="https://nickjubber.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nick Jubber</a> brings all sorts of interests – storytelling, nomadism, connections, humanity – into his life and writing. This is a fantastic conversation that I'm so excited to bring you today, with an accomplished and consummate sharer of ideas. Nick's writing appears in all sorts of publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail, and BBC Online. Nick has spoken on NPR and BBC Radio 4, as well as at numerous festivals. Nick's written plays performed at places like the Edinborough Festival and the Actor's Centre in London. Today we begin with the provocative drama teacher who set Nick on his way in his early years… and we arrive at ideas that truly leave this podcaster speechless. That's a pretty tall order and something that hasn't happened often in nearly 400 episodes! Then heads up - it sounds like the episode's going to wrap up when the interview ends… but that's not the case! I bring you an ADHD/CECS update and share something I'm excited about: The Asynchronous Idea Party of 2023. k (at) kaylockkolp (dot) com or <a href="https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">kaylockkolp.com/contact</a> to share your idea! Remember… What you want AND what the obstacle is to what you want. Let's get this party started – Happy new year! Links Worth Clicking (which is how my friend <a href="https://www.blakeboles.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blake</a> refers to them : ) Find everything Nick does at <a href="https://nickjubber.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">nickjubber.com</a>, including his new book, The Fairy Tellers. Our conversation centers around fairytales today, and Nick shares that this book is probably why. Find Nick on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/NickJubber/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@NickJubber</a> Find me and everything I do at <a href="https://www.kaylockkolp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">kaylockkolp.com</a> Find me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@weturnedoutokay</a> (this is where you can see the video of me gently climbing… then giggling : ) Click <a href="https://yearcompass.com/en/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">yearcompass.com/en</a> for the planning document I'm using this year. It comes up in the second part of today's episode. Cheers! I am glad we are along for this ride together!!

393: Beautiful and Terrifying… The power of story with author and adventurer Nick Jubber

CAUTION – about 25 minutes in there are swears! Definitely grab some headphones or listen away from sensitive ears today. I had a truly bizarre experience last week. I watched my own life play out in a documentary about people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. What you hear today is the birth of my impossible dream: It's time to rebrand ADHD. By the way – I've heard it said that "The difficult is that which takes a little time. The impossible is that which takes a little longer." THAT'S the sense in which I mean impossible above. Today's links… ... I was honored to be in my friend Mark McGuinness's Creative Disruption season of his amazing 21st Century Creative podcast this year! Mark has created a page with the whole season gathered together where you can find all our interviews: https://lateralaction.com/articles/creative-disruption-pandemic/ ... I AM HAVING A DANCE-A-THON!! It's January 1, 2023, it's virtual, and it's going to be a blast! Find more information and register by clicking this link: http://kaylockkolp.com/adventures ... Here is the GoFundMe for my trip! https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england ... Watch the trailer for the wonderful ADHD documentary The Disruptors – recommended to me by my buddy and friend-of-the-podcast Janine Halloran – by clicking this link: https://disruptorsfilm.com/ Much love to you! Thank you for being here, Kay

CAUTION – about 25 minutes in there are swears! Definitely grab some headphones or listen away from sensitive ears today. I had a truly bizarre experience last week. I watched my own life play out in a documentary about people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. What you hear today is the birth of my impossible dream: It's time to rebrand ADHD. By the way – I've heard it said that "The difficult is that which takes a little time. The impossible is that which takes a little longer." THAT'S the sense in which I mean impossible above. Today's links… ... I was honored to be in my friend Mark McGuinness's Creative Disruption season of his amazing 21st Century Creative podcast this year! Mark has created a page with the whole season gathered together where you can find all our interviews: <a href="https://lateralaction.com/articles/creative-disruption-pandemic/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://lateralaction.com/articles/creative-disruption-pandemic/</a> ... I AM HAVING A DANCE-A-THON!! It's January 1, 2023, it's virtual, and it's going to be a blast! Find more information and register by clicking this link: <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com/adventures" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://kaylockkolp.com/adventures</a> ... Here is the GoFundMe for my trip! <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england</a> ... Watch the trailer for the wonderful ADHD documentary The Disruptors – recommended to me by my buddy and friend-of-the-podcast <a href="https://www.janinehalloran.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Janine Halloran</a> – by clicking this link: <a href="https://disruptorsfilm.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://disruptorsfilm.com/</a> Much love to you! Thank you for being here, Kay

392: The Rebranding of ADHD

THANK YOU for your patience… We are a week late with this episode because I've been sick! I'm better now and I'm here with a story about how I built an electric fence around myself for safety. How that fence became a prison that kept ME in. How I have broken myself out. And how (if this is a trap you're caught in as well) you can break yourself out too! Here are today's links…  Michael Singer's book (he explains this a lot better there, than I do here : ) The Untethered Soul  Kathryn Nicolai's wonderful mindfulness and mediation podcast: First This My website: http://kaylockkolp.com View my art at http://kaylockkolp.com/art … I keep making new stuff and I am learning so much. See what's new at my Redbubble page – new paintings and they are on fun new things! Connect with me, http://kaylockkolp.com/contact … Find me in Instagram, http://instagram.com/weturnedoutokay … Thank you for being here! Much love to you - Kay

THANK YOU for your patience… We are a week late with this episode because I've been sick! I'm better now and I'm here with a story about how I built an electric fence around myself for safety. How that fence became a prison that kept ME in. How I have broken myself out. And how (if this is a trap you're caught in as well) you can break yourself out too! Here are today's links…  Michael Singer's book (he explains this a lot better there, than I do here : ) <a href="https://untetheredsoul.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Untethered Soul </a> Kathryn Nicolai's wonderful mindfulness and mediation podcast: <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">First This</a> My website: <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://kaylockkolp.com</a> View my art at <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com/art" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://kaylockkolp.com/art</a> … I keep making new stuff and I am learning so much. See what's new at <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/KayToTheTenth/shop?asc=u" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">my Redbubble page</a> – new paintings and they are on fun new things! Connect with me, <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com/contact" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://kaylockkolp.com/contact</a> … Find me in Instagram, <a href="http://instagram.com/weturnedoutokay" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/weturnedoutokay</a> … Thank you for being here! Much love to you - Kay

391: How to break free (of the trap that you originally set up around yourself for safety)

Supporting the inner lives of us grown-ups…I help people "knock the bricks off their wings and truly fly," as one client beautifully put it...I'm Kay, an artist, author, and coach. I live in Massachusetts, USA, with my husband, sons, and our 12-1/2-year-old pet chicken. Connect with me at kaylockkolp.com.PS This show used to be called We Turned Out Okay… You're in the right place! The first 375-ish episodes were created with that name. Much has changed around here, but much has stayed the same. I'm glad you are here!

Recommend this to fellow parents and grandparents

Great listening

Awesome podcast. Taught me a lot about parenting

Knowledge

Supporting the inner lives of us grown-ups… I help people "knock the bricks off their wings and truly fly," as one client beautifully put it... I'm Kay, an artist, author, and coach. I live in Massachusetts, USA, with my husband, sons, and our 12-1/2-year-old pet chicken. Connect with me at <a href="http://kaylockkolp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kaylockkolp.com</a>. PS This show used to be called We Turned Out Okay… You're in the right place! The first 375-ish episodes were created with that name. Much has changed around here, but much has stayed the same. I'm glad you are here!

Practical Intuition with Kay

Happy New Year!! In 2019 I had two goals: 1. To fit into my ski pants 2. To be in control of my food intake If my ski pants fit, that meant I could go skiing and spend wonderful, exhilarating time with loved ones! And if I could be in control of my food intake, that meant I wouldn't inadvertently hijack other goals that I had about health and weight loss. Today I share about how I met those goals, through a 5-step process that I hope will be helpful as you work to achieve your goals! Links and other stuff I share in this episode are located at weturnedoutokay.com/312 Join us! Sign up for my Weekly Parenting Newsletter Each Wednesday I send out a Parenting Newsletter, to help you stay sane while raising your kiddos. We're doing a series right now on what to do when you feel like a failure, and who among us hasn't felt like that at some point? Useful stuff. Click weturnedoutokay.com/weekly so it zooms right into your inbox each week!  Cheat sheet of the 5 steps to get what you want out of life: 1. Declare yourself worthy. This is a tough one! I do it with something that I call "mirror chats." 2. Decide what you want. This one feels deceptively easy, but sometimes it can take a while to figure out what we actually want. 3. Decide where you want to be with that goal… By a certain date. 4. Take one small step most days, or weeks. 5. Assess how it's going once a week. Also, as part of this, find something to celebrate each week. My One Word is: ENOUGH this was such a tough one, I had to choose between two words and the people in my email newsgroup were so helpful as I made my choice! If that was you, thank you so much!

Happy New Year!! In 2019 I had two goals: 1. To fit into my ski pants 2. To be in control of my food intake If my ski pants fit, that meant I could go skiing and spend wonderful, exhilarating time with loved ones! And if I could be in control of my food intake, that meant I wouldn't inadvertently hijack other goals that I had about health and weight loss. Today I share about how I met those goals, through a 5-step process that I hope will be helpful as you work to achieve your goals! Links and other stuff I share in this episode are located at <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/312" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/312</a> Join us! Sign up for my Weekly Parenting Newsletter Each Wednesday I send out a Parenting Newsletter, to help you stay sane while raising your kiddos. We're doing a series right now on what to do <a href="https://weturnedoutokay.com/feeling-like-a-failure/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">when you feel like a failure</a>, and who among us hasn't felt like that at some point? Useful stuff. <a href="https://weturnedoutokay.com/weekly" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click weturnedoutokay.com/weekly</a> so it zooms right into your inbox each week! Cheat sheet of the 5 steps to get what you want out of life: 1. Declare yourself worthy. This is a tough one! I do it with something that I call "mirror chats." 2. Decide what you want. This one feels deceptively easy, but sometimes it can take a while to figure out what we actually want. 3. Decide where you want to be with that goal… By a certain date. 4. Take one small step most days, or weeks. 5. Assess how it's going once a week. Also, as part of this, find something to celebrate each week. My One Word is: ENOUGH this was such a tough one, I had to choose between two words and <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/weekly" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">the people in my email newsgroup</a> were so helpful as I made my choice! If that was you, thank you so much!

How to get what you want out of life | Podcast Episode 312

If you want to: – Handle afterschool activities, bedtime routines, and homework like a ninja parent – Work better with everyone who looks after your child – Deal with the time crunches and scheduling issues that come with the parenting job – Feel better within yourself I've got a 21-day challenge to help you! Streamline your whole life during these 21 days (which begin as soon as you join, no need to wait at all), work closely with me on your toughest parenting conundrums, and feel like a new person at the end! I'm running a holiday season special, so you get the benefit of the challenge at half off the normal cost… But only for a few more days, the special ends Tuesday, November 28. Click here for details and to sign up for the Streamline Your Whole Life 21-Day Challenge! Questions? Get answers on my contact page : )

If you want to: – Handle afterschool activities, bedtime routines, and homework like a ninja parent – Work better with everyone who looks after your child – Deal with the time crunches and scheduling issues that come with the parenting job – Feel better within yourself I've got a 21-day challenge to help you! Streamline your whole life during these 21 days (which begin as soon as you join, no need to wait at all), work closely with me on your toughest parenting conundrums, and feel like a new person at the end! I'm running a holiday season special, so you get the benefit of the challenge at half off the normal cost… But only for a few more days, the special ends Tuesday, November 28. <a href="https://weturnedoutokay.com/WholeLife" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here for details and to sign up for the Streamline Your Whole Life 21-Day Challenge!</a> Questions? Get answers on <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/contact" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">my contact page</a> : )

Bonus: Join the Streamline Your Whole Life 21-Day Challenge!

Working with parents of young children, one phrase comes up again and again – one really dangerous phrase. It's dangerous because it perpetuates bad behavior from our kids, which none of us want… Yet, it is really hard not to use it. You probably use this phrase yourself; I know I have. Today I share: – Exactly what the two most dangerous words in a parent's vocabulary are – Why these words get used so often – What you can say instead for good behavior from your child Today's episode helps you get past the bad behavior so you can fulfill your ultimate goal of truly enjoying family time! Read more about these two dangerous words and what to say instead… Find every back episode of the We Turned Out Okay podcast… Sign up for the 3 Secrets of Happy Parenting Class… All at weturnedoutokay.com/219. Happy listening!

Working with parents of young children, one phrase comes up again and again – one really dangerous phrase. It's dangerous because it perpetuates bad behavior from our kids, which none of us want… Yet, it is really hard not to use it. You probably use this phrase yourself; I know I have. Today I share: – Exactly what the two most dangerous words in a parent's vocabulary are – Why these words get used so often – What you can say instead for good behavior from your child Today's episode helps you get past the bad behavior so you can fulfill your ultimate goal of truly enjoying family time! Read more about these two dangerous words and what to say instead… Find every back episode of the We Turned Out Okay podcast… Sign up for the 3 Secrets of Happy Parenting Class… All at <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/219" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/219</a>. Happy listening!

The 2 Most Dangerous Words in a Parent's Vocabulary (Podcast Episode 219)

Today we take on one of the toughest issues of all: getting our kids to listen to us. This is something every parent deals with and in recent weeks I've been asked about it more than once. Stephanie says "they seem to have come to me without the ability to listen;" Jocelyn says she struggles with "kids not listening and obeying the first time I ask (or the first ten times)"… Is this you? Do you find yourself standing in the kitchen sometimes, with your son or daughter in the next room, and your voice is getting louder and louder and you're clenching your fists and rolling your eyes… And still you're not getting the response you need? Well then, today's episode is for you. Listen by going to weturnedoutokay.com/175 – that is where you can also sign up for the Streamline Your Mornings challenge, starting September 4 and helping you quell the weekday-morning chaos!

Today we take on one of the toughest issues of all: getting our kids to listen to us. This is something every parent deals with and in recent weeks I've been asked about it more than once. Stephanie says "they seem to have come to me without the ability to listen;" Jocelyn says she struggles with "kids not listening and obeying the first time I ask (or the first ten times)"… Is this you? Do you find yourself standing in the kitchen sometimes, with your son or daughter in the next room, and your voice is getting louder and louder and you're clenching your fists and rolling your eyes… And still you're not getting the response you need? Well then, today's episode is for you. Listen by going to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/175" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/175</a> – that is where you can also sign up for the Streamline Your Mornings challenge, starting September 4 and helping you quell the weekday-morning chaos!

175: "How can I get my kids to listen to me the FIRST time I ask?"

Carey Andersen, Tuesday's guest in episode 45, had so many wonderful and inspiring things to say; we can learn a lot from her positive approach to balancing family and work – and the fact that she does it all with multiple sclerosis. Our chat this past Tuesday isn't a prerequisite to today's Your Child Explained episode, where we always get right into the minds of our children and see what makes them tick. But go back and give it a listen if you can; posted during one of the busiest weeks of the year for many of us, the lead up to Christmas, my talk with Carey Andersen will have you remembering why we do everything that we do! Today, I'm thinking about a story Carey told regarding the terrible lottery placement her five-year-old ended up with for his kindergarten year, and how the appeals board allowed him to move to a more suitable school based on his very simple declaration: "I don't have enough time to play." Carey and her husband heard that simple sentence and knew they needed to make a change for their son, and it got me thinking about what can happen when we really hear our children. Even when they are pre-verbal, they might be trying to tell us a simple truth – and it's up to us to hear it. In real time, this episode drops on Christmas eve, and if your life is full of Christmas crazy, and you still made the time to listen, I hope that today's episode gives you something that you really need. For my part, I want you to know how much I appreciate that you listened! I wish for you a peaceful and wonderful time as we start to say goodbye to 2015.

Carey Andersen, Tuesday's guest in <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/045" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 45</a>, had so many wonderful and inspiring things to say; we can learn a lot from her positive approach to balancing family and work – and the fact that she does it all with multiple sclerosis. Our chat this past Tuesday isn't a prerequisite to today's Your Child Explained episode, where we always get right into the minds of our children and see what makes them tick. But go back and give it a listen if you can; posted during one of the busiest weeks of the year for many of us, the lead up to Christmas, my talk with Carey Andersen will have you remembering why we do everything that we do! Today, I'm thinking about a story Carey told regarding the terrible lottery placement her five-year-old ended up with for his kindergarten year, and how the appeals board allowed him to move to a more suitable school based on his very simple declaration: "I don't have enough time to play." Carey and her husband heard that simple sentence and knew they needed to make a change for their son, and it got me thinking about what can happen when we really hear our children. Even when they are pre-verbal, they might be trying to tell us a simple truth – and it's up to us to hear it. In real time, this episode drops on Christmas eve, and if your life is full of Christmas crazy, and you still made the time to listen, I hope that today's episode gives you something that you really need. For my part, I want you to know how much I appreciate that you listened! I wish for you a peaceful and wonderful time as we start to say goodbye to 2015.

046: How to Really Hear Your Child – A Your Child Explained Episode

Laura Markham

When a coaching client of mine recently posted an article by today's guest in our Ninja Parenting Community forums, I was introduced to one of the great positive parenting forces of our time: Dr. Laura Markham. As soon as I visited her Aha Parenting website, and read some of the advice Dr. Laura shares, I knew you needed to be introduced to her too!  Today our conversation gets into vulnerability, trust, and resiliency. Dr. Laura helps us really enjoy our lives, and our kids. I hope our conversation helps you gain a better understanding of this whole parenting thing. It sure helped me! Temper Tantrums and Potty Training: During today's break I share about two helpful free guides I offer. While the podcast is long-form – your opportunity to look into the mind of a child development expert – the free guides are super quick. You can watch the video, read the checklist, and immediately handle the temper tantrums or get started with potty training (depending on which guide you choose : )  Click here for the FREE video and checklist to handle every temper tantrum Click here for the FREE video and checklist to successfully potty train your child  Go to weturnedoutokay.com/255 for:  Links to Dr. Laura's website, which contains tons of resources for you Information on my latest book, 10 Secrets Happy Parents Know, officially out in the world!! The video of the week: "How to get my kids to stop fighting with each other"  And thank you so much for listening!

When a coaching client of mine recently posted an article by today's guest in our Ninja Parenting Community forums, I was introduced to one of the great positive parenting forces of our time: Dr. Laura Markham. As soon as I visited her Aha Parenting website, and read some of the advice Dr. Laura shares, I knew you needed to be introduced to her too! Today our conversation gets into vulnerability, trust, and resiliency. Dr. Laura helps us really enjoy our lives, and our kids. I hope our conversation helps you gain a better understanding of this whole parenting thing. It sure helped me! Temper Tantrums and Potty Training: During today's break I share about two helpful free guides I offer. While the podcast is long-form – your opportunity to look into the mind of a child development expert – the free guides are super quick. You can watch the video, read the checklist, and immediately handle the temper tantrums or get started with potty training (depending on which guide you choose : ) <ul> <li><a href="https://weturnedoutokay.com/handle-tantrums-now" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> for the FREE video and checklist to handle every temper tantrum</li> <li><a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/potty" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> for the FREE video and checklist to successfully potty train your child</li> </ul> Go to <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/255" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/255</a> for: <ul> <li>Links to Dr. Laura's website, which contains tons of resources for you</li> <li>Information on my latest book, <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/books" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">10 Secrets Happy Parents Know</a>, officially out in the world!!</li> <li>The video of the week: "How to get my kids to stop fighting with each other"</li> </ul> And thank you so much for listening!

"When they misbehave the most, that's when they need us the most." Speaking with Dr. Laura Markham for podcast episode 255!

In this Your Child Explained episode, where we always try to get into the heads of our young kids, we look more closely at how kids face challenges. Today's show digs more deeply into one aspect of episode 54, which dropped Tuesday and features mom and New York Times best-selling author Jessica Lahey. While episode 54 is not a prerequisite to today's show, take a listen back if you get the chance because our conversation will really help you wrap your mind around the idea of what works – and what doesn't – in helping your kids overcome setbacks and challenges. For the full notes to today's episode, click here click here to go to weturnedoutokay.com/055… If you're listening on your iPhone and that link is not clickable, here's what you do: tap the three little dots on the right, opposite the title of this episode, which pulls up a very useful menu. In that menu, click View Full Description, and that will make the links clickable. Enjoy!

In this Your Child Explained episode, where we always try to get into the heads of our young kids, we look more closely at how kids face challenges. Today's show digs more deeply into one aspect of <a href="http://Weturnedoutokay.com/054" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 54</a>, which dropped Tuesday and features mom and New York Times best-selling author Jessica Lahey. While episode 54 is not a prerequisite to today's show, take a listen back if you get the chance because our conversation will really help you wrap your mind around the idea of what works – and what doesn't – in helping your kids overcome setbacks and challenges. For the full notes to today's episode, click <a href="http://bit.ly/1o9uikc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> click here to go to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/055…" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/055…</a> If you're listening on your iPhone and that link is not clickable, here's what you do: tap the three little dots on the right, opposite the title of this episode, which pulls up a very useful menu. In that menu, click View Full Description, and that will make the links clickable. Enjoy!

055: How Kids Look at Challenges: A Your Child Explained Episode

Did you know that, by the time we are five years old, we've heard "no" 40,000 times? And that in that same span of time, we've only heard "yes" 5000 times? (I learned that reading The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, a great book by the way.) While it's true that "no" is important – for safety, if nothing else – this n-word can really bring us down… As Jeff puts it: "Eight times as many noes as yeses. Eight times the force holding you down, compared to the force lifting you up. Eight times the gravity against your desire to soar." Today, I share with you the primo ninja parenting tactic of them all… Make no sound like yes! Here's how: 1) Actually say yes. When they ask "Mom, can I have an ice cream?" you respond "sure! Right after dinner." If it's "can we play play dough?" and if there isn't time at the moment, you respond "absolutely – as soon as we get home from the doctor." This works in so many situations, and have the added bonus of making us parents feel somehow lighter and happier… because no sucks and yes is nice. 2) Keep your cautions to yourself. If your mouth says "yes" but your body language, facial expression, and tone communicate fear and worry, your child won't hear the yes. Worse, if you say yes and then come up with 10 reasons why your child shouldn't climb that tree, or go barefoot, or eat the Halloween candy you just told him he could eat, are you really saying yes? Not really… This is where we need to be angels, not balloon poppers. 3) Use "yes, and…" A great turn-no-into-yes tactic for transitional times, try this one when your child wants to do one thing and you know that you need to do another… "Mom, can we play play dough?" "Yes, we can play now for a bit and will keep going with it when we get back from the doctor." If you take just one thing from this episode, I hope it is this: our words matter. The more yeses we can squeeze into a child's day – more noes we can eliminate – the lighter and happier we will all be. How are you changing "no" to "yes"? Please share! Either go to weturnedoutokay.com/contact or leave a comment right at the bottom of this post. I can't wait to hear your innovations!

Did you know that, by the time we are five years old, we've heard "no" 40,000 times? And that in that same span of time, we've only heard "yes" 5000 times? (I learned that reading The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, a great book by the way.) While it's true that "no" is important – for safety, if nothing else – this n-word can really bring us down… As Jeff puts it: "Eight times as many noes as yeses. Eight times the force holding you down, compared to the force lifting you up. Eight times the gravity against your desire to soar." Today, I share with you the primo ninja parenting tactic of them all… Make no sound like yes! Here's how: 1) Actually say yes. When they ask "Mom, can I have an ice cream?" you respond "sure! Right after dinner." If it's "can we play play dough?" and if there isn't time at the moment, you respond "absolutely – as soon as we get home from the doctor." This works in so many situations, and have the added bonus of making us parents feel somehow lighter and happier… because no sucks and yes is nice. 2) Keep your cautions to yourself. If your mouth says "yes" but your body language, facial expression, and tone communicate fear and worry, your child won't hear the yes. Worse, if you say yes and then come up with 10 reasons why your child shouldn't climb that tree, or go barefoot, or eat the Halloween candy you just told him he could eat, are you really saying yes? Not really… This is where we need to be angels, not balloon poppers. 3) Use "yes, and…" A great turn-no-into-yes tactic for transitional times, try this one when your child wants to do one thing and you know that you need to do another… "Mom, can we play play dough?" "Yes, we can play now for a bit and will keep going with it when we get back from the doctor." If you take just one thing from this episode, I hope it is this: our words matter. The more yeses we can squeeze into a child's day – more noes we can eliminate – the lighter and happier we will all be. How are you changing "no" to "yes"? Please share! Either go to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/contact</a> or leave a comment right at the bottom of this post. I can't wait to hear your innovations!

026: 3 Ways to Make No Sound Like Yes

Andre Nguyen

I'm so excited about this episode, part of our Summer Camp series in which we are setting aside our usual four themes (3R's, Unplanned Adventures, Kids through the Ages, and Risky Business), pouring a nice tall glass of iced tea – or Long Island Ice Tea, depending on your age and what time of day it is – and going on vacation! We will return to our regularly scheduled programming in September, but for now… Let's just enjoy summer! Great news! During our interview today iPhoneography teacher Andre Ngyen offers you a week's free coaching by email! You can find out how to get this bonus by listening to the episode. Speaking as a student of his I know you're not going to want to miss out; his great ideas will help you take fantastic family vacation pictures! If you want to see the pictures I took with Andre's guidance, click here – that will take you to last week's blog post in which I previewed the pictures we talk about in today's episode. Enjoy! If you have any desire at all to capture great summer memories, great photographs of your kids and family – and pets – using just your iPhone, then you are going to love today's guest. Andre Nguyen of iPhoneographyinsiders.com is first and foremost a talented photographer, but most importantly he really wants to help the rest of us take great pictures. Today's conversation includes lots of fun stuff: summer memories, dog stories, my excitement about sharing when I got to go see this amazing art installation in Boston on the Rose Kennedy Greenway… and because Andre gave us so many tips and apps, I'm going to list them here:  the first, easy and fun, is to simply tap the light source on your phone to completely change the amount of light in the picture; in other words, if you want a picture of your husband kissing the top of your baby's head with his son in the background, tap the sun – you'll end up with a silhouette picture! Really, really cool next, be playful – take a variety of pictures of the same scene, in which you have tapped different places on the screen (which left in different amounts of light), try different poses, see if you can capture your kids jumping in the picture, use your imagination when indoors, capturing enough light can be tough for the iPhone which results in grainy photographs where you literally see many pixels; Andre recommends using a strong light source and once again tapping on that light source on the iPhone screen a great app: photographer's ephemerist, which tells you the angle of the sun, and exactly where it will be setting in the sky, on any given day; Andre uses this to plan his sunset photography, knowing exactly where and when the sun will be passing specific buildings, and then he can pull out his iPhone and play another great app, Slow Shutter Cam,which allows you to let more light in and thus get cool blurry effects – if you take Andre's suggestion of doing a selfie on a merry-go-round with your children, please send it along! This sounds like the coolest idea in the world, my boys are too old for merry-go-rounds, I gotta see this in action :-) Andre's favorite website for getting prints of his photos is called artifactuprising.com, where he's gotten beautiful print of his pictures at decent prices on instagram, Andre goes by@AndreHarrison, and I just know you're going to want to head over to instagram and check out his artwork, which is amazing! You can also find it at his two websites: techminimalist.com and iPhoneographyinsiders.com  Once you start taking amazing pictures using Andre's tips, please email me some pictures! You can do that by going to weturnedoutokay.com/contact, or just emailing Karen@weturnedoutokay.com. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I'm so excited about this episode, part of our Summer Camp series in which we are setting aside our usual four themes (3R's, Unplanned Adventures, Kids through the Ages, and Risky Business), pouring a nice tall glass of iced tea – or Long Island Ice Tea, depending on your age and what time of day it is – and going on vacation! We will return to our regularly scheduled programming in September, but for now… Let's just enjoy summer! Great news! During our interview today iPhoneography teacher Andre Ngyen offers you a week's free coaching by email! You can find out how to get this bonus by listening to the episode. Speaking as a student of his I know you're not going to want to miss out; his great ideas will help you take fantastic family vacation pictures! If you want to see the pictures I took with Andre's guidance, click <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/picture-preview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> – that will take you to last week's blog post in which I previewed the pictures we talk about in today's episode. Enjoy! If you have any desire at all to capture great summer memories, great photographs of your kids and family – and pets – using just your iPhone, then you are going to love today's guest. Andre Nguyen of <a href="http://iPhoneographyinsiders.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iPhoneographyinsiders.com</a> is first and foremost a talented photographer, but most importantly he really wants to help the rest of us take great pictures. Today's conversation includes lots of fun stuff: summer memories, dog stories, my excitement about sharing when I got to go see this amazing art installation in Boston on the Rose Kennedy Greenway… and because Andre gave us so many tips and apps, I'm going to list them here: <ul> <li>the first, easy and fun, is to simply tap the light source on your phone to completely change the amount of light in the picture; in other words, if you want a picture of your husband kissing the top of your baby's head with his son in the background, tap the sun – you'll end up with a silhouette picture! Really, really cool</li> <li>next, be playful – take a variety of pictures of the same scene, in which you have tapped different places on the screen (which left in different amounts of light), try different poses, see if you can capture your kids jumping in the picture, use your imagination</li> <li>when indoors, capturing enough light can be tough for the iPhone which results in grainy photographs where you literally see many pixels; Andre recommends using a strong light source and once again tapping on that light source on the iPhone screen</li> <li>a great app: <a href="http://photoephemeris.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">photographer's ephemerist</a>, which tells you the angle of the sun, and exactly where it will be setting in the sky, on any given day; Andre uses this to plan his sunset photography, knowing exactly where and when the sun will be passing specific buildings, and then he can pull out his iPhone and play</li> <li>another great app, Slow Shutter Cam,which allows you to let more light in and thus get cool blurry effects – if you take Andre's suggestion of doing a selfie on a merry-go-round with your children, please send it along! This sounds like the coolest idea in the world, my boys are too old for merry-go-rounds, I gotta see this in action :-)</li> <li>Andre's favorite website for getting prints of his photos is called <a href="http://artifactuprising.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">artifactuprising.com</a>, where he's gotten beautiful print of his pictures at decent prices</li> <li>on instagram, Andre goes by@AndreHarrison, and I just know you're going to want to head over to instagram and check out his artwork, which is amazing! You can also find it at his two websites: <a href="http://techminimalist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">techminimalist.com</a> and <a href="http://iPhoneographyinsiders.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iPhoneographyinsiders.com</a></li> </ul> Once you start taking amazing pictures using Andre's tips, please email me some pictures! You can do that by going to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/contact</a>, or just emailing <a href="mailto:Karen@weturnedoutokay.com">Karen@weturnedoutokay.com</a>. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

014: How to Take Great IPhone Pictures with Andre Nguyen of iPhoneographyinsiders.com

Sometimes as parents, we think we are limiting the risks to our kids by taking an action – or backing away from an action – when instead, their well-being and happiness would be better insured by doing something completely different. In this episode, I highlight four common things parents do (I know this, because I did them too!) where it would be better to go in the exact opposite direction. Listen for:  the dangers of sticking close by your child's side at all times; when we do this, we take away his or her chance to develop independence, creativity, and problem-solving capabilities the risks of using antibacterial soap; this one keeps me up at night, and it's pretty clear that it also keeps scientists and other super-smart people up at night too how we fail our children when we don't question a teacher or other authority figure who insists that our child has ADHD or ADD; while there is some risk that our son or daughter may have these or other learning disabilities, I share that during my years of teaching young children – and earning my Masters in Early Childhood Education – these diagnoses are given out far more often than they should be; increasingly, kids are put in an environment that is far too restrictive… In short, it is my opinion that schools, and not children, are often the problem when it comes to kids' misbehavior the importance of comics – yes, cartoons, graphic novels – in a kid's journey towards becoming a reader; when adults ban comics, or even disrespect them, we run the risk of limiting our kids' ability to thrive as readers  Whether you agree or disagree, I encourage you to really give some thought to the above Four Risks. Reasonable and intelligent adults can disagree, but the biggest risk of all that we can take is not giving consideration to any big issue that affects our children while they're young, because the effects of our choices compound when they are grown up.

Sometimes as parents, we think we are limiting the risks to our kids by taking an action – or backing away from an action – when instead, their well-being and happiness would be better insured by doing something completely different. In this episode, I highlight four common things parents do (I know this, because I did them too!) where it would be better to go in the exact opposite direction. Listen for: <ul> <li>the dangers of sticking close by your child's side at all times; when we do this, we take away his or her chance to develop independence, creativity, and problem-solving capabilities</li> <li>the risks of using antibacterial soap; this one keeps me up at night, and it's pretty clear that it also keeps scientists and other super-smart people up at night too</li> <li>how we fail our children when we don't question a teacher or other authority figure who insists that our child has ADHD or ADD; while there is some risk that our son or daughter may have these or other learning disabilities, I share that during my years of teaching young children – and earning my Masters in Early Childhood Education – these diagnoses are given out far more often than they should be; increasingly, kids are put in an environment that is far too restrictive… In short, it is my opinion that schools, and not children, are often the problem when it comes to kids' misbehavior</li> <li>the importance of comics – yes, cartoons, graphic novels – in a kid's journey towards becoming a reader; when adults ban comics, or even disrespect them, we run the risk of limiting our kids' ability to thrive as readers</li> </ul> Whether you agree or disagree, I encourage you to really give some thought to the above Four Risks. Reasonable and intelligent adults can disagree, but the biggest risk of all that we can take is not giving consideration to any big issue that affects our children while they're young, because the effects of our choices compound when they are grown up.

005: Four Risks To Our Kids' Well-Being That We Take Far Too Often

Today, we're bringing you another great parent-coaching call with one of our Ninja Parenting Community members! Like many children, Sabrina's youngest daughter struggles with the family's morning routine. She likes to be independent, she doesn't like "to be told," and oftentimes she is not hungry for breakfast before school. Sabrina brings up a whole host of issues having to do with routine, following the rules, and the natural consequences of a child's actions. If you're experiencing any concerns in any of those areas – and with kids, who isn't? – you're going to love today's episode! Click weturnedoutokay.com/156 for the show notes and key links in today's episode, including the link to a book Sabrina has found helpful, It's Okay Not to Share.

Today, we're bringing you another great parent-coaching call with one of our Ninja Parenting Community members! Like many children, Sabrina's youngest daughter struggles with the family's morning routine. She likes to be independent, she doesn't like "to be told," and oftentimes she is not hungry for breakfast before school. Sabrina brings up a whole host of issues having to do with routine, following the rules, and the natural consequences of a child's actions. If you're experiencing any concerns in any of those areas – and with kids, who isn't? – you're going to love today's episode! Click <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/156" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/156</a> for the show notes and key links in today's episode, including the link to a book Sabrina has found helpful, It's Okay Not to Share.

156: Letting Kids Experience "Natural Consequences" – A Parent-Coaching Call for Today's Your Child Explained Episode

Have you ever had it happen where you're asking your child to do something, and he or she is saying "no"? Depending on your child's age or developmental maturity level, I bet you hear that word – "no" – an awful lot. Today's ninja tactic digs into one way to cut down on the noes! It's all about giving kids directives instead of asking, which sounds simple but in reality can be pretty complicated: when do we give them choices, ask questions, and when is it time to give a directive and communicate to them that "this is not a choice"? Click weturnedoutokay.com/166 for show notes and key links to this episode!

Have you ever had it happen where you're asking your child to do something, and he or she is saying "no"? Depending on your child's age or developmental maturity level, I bet you hear that word – "no" – an awful lot. Today's ninja tactic digs into one way to cut down on the noes! It's all about giving kids directives instead of asking, which sounds simple but in reality can be pretty complicated: when do we give them choices, ask questions, and when is it time to give a directive and communicate to them that "this is not a choice"? Click <a href="https://weturnedoutokay.com/166" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/166</a> for show notes and key links to this episode!

166: Tell Don't Ask – A Ninja Tactic That Really Works

This week, we take a temporary break from We Turned Out Okay's Summer Camp series so that I can help you know how to talk with your children when a challenge arises. Sometimes, even in beautiful summer, bad things happen, and today I share about the tough situation my family and I have found ourselves in over the last several weeks. But rest assured – we've still got three lovely, golden August weeks left to enjoy summer and we will do so! One last thing before we get into the notes, this show has an epilogue, so after I have said "thanks for listening, see you next time" you still want to keep listening – I have something to share about both the Q&amp;A, and about our dogs.… Not exactly a Hollywood ending, but a better one then I had ever thought could happen! A Breakdown of Today's Show Today's show is split into two parts, but before I get to those there is a really neat thing I wanted to share – friend-of-the-podcast Muttaqi Ismael, an amazing whiteboard video artist, has turned a favorite part of We Turned Out Okay: episode 5 – Four Risks That We Take With Our Children's Well-Being Every Day into a fantastic whiteboard video! He's a very talented guy, and to see the video just go to weturnedoutokay.com/017, where it is embedded… My plan is to give the video its own blog post during this month of August. Meantime, enjoy! And thank you Muttaqi – you did a great job! Our First Q&amp;A! And now on to the Q&amp;A – Jill asks: "why are my three kids awesome at swim lessons when daycare brings them, but when mommy brings them I'm practically holding their hand in the water (and that's if they actually get in the water) – we've been doing swim lesson since March BTW" We've all noticed this at some point in our parenting lives, haven't we? Why do they behave incredibly well for somebody else, and freak out for us? Jill, I'm so glad you asked this question because it is such a common concern. My answer dives (pun totally intended) into my experiences with how my kids behaved when they were small at Grandma's versus how they behaved with me – and I recorded the epilogue because, almost as soon as I hit stop recording this episode, I realized that I had been in a very similar situation to yours! I hope you find my answer helpful, and that it helps you think of other questions to ask. I love Q&amp;A's, I think they're so helpful and also they help us know we are not alone. To submit a question, you can email Karen@weturnedoutokay.com, go to weturnedoutokay.com/contact, friend me on Facebook, find me on twitter@StoneAgeTechie, on instagram@weturnedoutokay… Heck, you can even snail mail me! My address is PO Box 61, Bellingham, MA, 02019. 4 Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Challenging Situations The main part of this show focuses on the four ways you can help your child cope with challenging situations. This came up because my family has been in a very challenging situation: about six weeks before this episode aired for the first time, we adopted two amazing, awesome dogs… And then the stress of caring for them caused a relapse in tendinosis, this condition that I live with that, at times, has left me unable to walk (which I've since relearned) and with extremely limited upper body and hand use. Long story short, these wonderful dogs entered our lives and within a very short time, we had to give them up. Truly, it was either them or my health and sanity. In this episode, I share about how heartbreaking and difficult this has been. But I also share about how grateful I am to have had them in our lives, and how amazed I am by the strength and gentleness of both my husband and our two boys. Most importantly for you, I share about how we got through this. Because when you are in a tough situation and you don't know how to help your kids get through it as well, it's really helpful to have a guide. I hope you will think of this podcast as your guide! Here are my four steps to coping with challenging situations, and helping your kids cope as well: 1) communicate with your kids; they WILL know that something is wrong, and consequently you will notice, if you try to keep everything from them, an uptick in bad behavior, anxiety, and tears; sharing with them what you can on their level reassures your kids and helps them trust you 2) help them understand that you are all in this together; be there for tears, questions, reassurances 3) find a way for them to help; children need to be needed, and when you give them a job – a truly meaningful job that truly helps you, however small – they become part of the solution 4) cherish the time we have with our loved ones; because challenging situations often include the absence of a person that they used to see a lot – whether through divorce, or death, or a cross-country move – it is really helpful to talk with our kids about how people come in and out of our lives; sometimes, people are not meant to be with us for long, or not without long intervals between seeing them, and the most important thing is to appreciate the time we have with our loved ones, and cherish the memory of them when we are not with them Giving up our dogs due to my illness is one of the hardest things we've faced as a family. I'm sharing this experience with you today because I really hope it will help you with the challenges that inevitably come up in your life. Kids are amazingly resilient, and cope well with life's challenges, especially when we grown-ups take the time to communicate with them, share in grief together, find meaningful ways for them to help, and above all teach them to enjoy the time we have with the people we love.

This week, we take a temporary break from We Turned Out Okay's Summer Camp series so that I can help you know how to talk with your children when a challenge arises. Sometimes, even in beautiful summer, bad things happen, and today I share about the tough situation my family and I have found ourselves in over the last several weeks. But rest assured – we've still got three lovely, golden August weeks left to enjoy summer and we will do so! One last thing before we get into the notes, this show has an epilogue, so after I have said "thanks for listening, see you next time" you still want to keep listening – I have something to share about both the Q&amp;A, and about our dogs.… Not exactly a Hollywood ending, but a better one then I had ever thought could happen! A Breakdown of Today's Show Today's show is split into two parts, but before I get to those there is a really neat thing I wanted to share – friend-of-the-podcast Muttaqi Ismael, an amazing whiteboard video artist, has turned a favorite part of We Turned Out Okay: episode 5 – Four Risks That We Take With Our Children's Well-Being Every Day into a fantastic whiteboard video! He's a very talented guy, and to see the video just go to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/017</a>, where it is embedded… My plan is to give the video its own blog post during this month of August. Meantime, enjoy! And thank you Muttaqi – you did a great job! Our First Q&amp;A! And now on to the Q&amp;A – Jill asks: "why are my three kids awesome at swim lessons when daycare brings them, but when mommy brings them I'm practically holding their hand in the water (and that's if they actually get in the water) – we've been doing swim lesson since March BTW" We've all noticed this at some point in our parenting lives, haven't we? Why do they behave incredibly well for somebody else, and freak out for us? Jill, I'm so glad you asked this question because it is such a common concern. My answer dives (pun totally intended) into my experiences with how my kids behaved when they were small at Grandma's versus how they behaved with me – and I recorded the epilogue because, almost as soon as I hit stop recording this episode, I realized that I had been in a very similar situation to yours! I hope you find my answer helpful, and that it helps you think of other questions to ask. I love Q&amp;A's, I think they're so helpful and also they help us know we are not alone. To submit a question, you can email Karen@weturnedoutokay.com, go to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/contact</a>, friend me on Facebook, find me on twitter@StoneAgeTechie, on instagram@weturnedoutokay… Heck, you can even snail mail me! My address is PO Box 61, Bellingham, MA, 02019. 4 Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Challenging Situations The main part of this show focuses on the four ways you can help your child cope with challenging situations. This came up because my family has been in a very challenging situation: about six weeks before this episode aired for the first time, we adopted two amazing, awesome dogs… And then the stress of caring for them caused a relapse in tendinosis, this condition that I live with that, at times, has left me unable to walk (which I've since relearned) and with extremely limited upper body and hand use. Long story short, these wonderful dogs entered our lives and within a very short time, we had to give them up. Truly, it was either them or my health and sanity. In this episode, I share about how heartbreaking and difficult this has been. But I also share about how grateful I am to have had them in our lives, and how amazed I am by the strength and gentleness of both my husband and our two boys. Most importantly for you, I share about how we got through this. Because when you are in a tough situation and you don't know how to help your kids get through it as well, it's really helpful to have a guide. I hope you will think of this podcast as your guide! Here are my four steps to coping with challenging situations, and helping your kids cope as well: 1) communicate with your kids; they WILL know that something is wrong, and consequently you will notice, if you try to keep everything from them, an uptick in bad behavior, anxiety, and tears; sharing with them what you can on their level reassures your kids and helps them trust you 2) help them understand that you are all in this together; be there for tears, questions, reassurances 3) find a way for them to help; children need to be needed, and when you give them a job – a truly meaningful job that truly helps you, however small – they become part of the solution 4) cherish the time we have with our loved ones; because challenging situations often include the absence of a person that they used to see a lot – whether through divorce, or death, or a cross-country move – it is really helpful to talk with our kids about how people come in and out of our lives; sometimes, people are not meant to be with us for long, or not without long intervals between seeing them, and the most important thing is to appreciate the time we have with our loved ones, and cherish the memory of them when we are not with them Giving up our dogs due to my illness is one of the hardest things we've faced as a family. I'm sharing this experience with you today because I really hope it will help you with the challenges that inevitably come up in your life. Kids are amazingly resilient, and cope well with life's challenges, especially when we grown-ups take the time to communicate with them, share in grief together, find meaningful ways for them to help, and above all teach them to enjoy the time we have with the people we love.

017: Our First Q&A, and 4 Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Challenging Situations

Today, I share possibly my all-time favorite ninja tactic for parents! This is the one to bring out when you are ready to go and have a meltdown of your own. Instead of doing that… Do this: use the First/Then ninja tactic to make transitioning your child from what he wants to do to what you need him to do easily understandable – and a lot smoother! Today's episode is the first of two chapter studies, where we focus on one chapter of Positive Discipline Ninja Tactics: Key Tools to Handle Every Temper Tantrum, Keep Your Cool, and Enjoy Life With Your Young Child. I hope you get a lot out of this study of Chapter 5: Use First/Then, a tool I used all the time to keep sane when my boys were small. Click here or go to weturnedoutokay.com/080 to listen, and click here  or go to weturnedoutokay.com/episode-80-first-then to download your FREE guide, all about how to create a First/Then chart to bring out when you need a concrete tool to help you help your child!

Today, I share possibly my all-time favorite ninja tactic for parents! This is the one to bring out when you are ready to go and have a meltdown of your own. Instead of doing that… Do this: use the First/Then ninja tactic to make transitioning your child from what he wants to do to what you need him to do easily understandable – and a lot smoother! Today's episode is the first of two chapter studies, where we focus on one chapter of <a href="http://amzn.to/1WE8DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Positive Discipline Ninja Tactics: Key Tools to Handle Every Temper Tantrum, Keep Your Cool, and Enjoy Life With Your Young Child</a>. I hope you get a lot out of this study of Chapter 5: Use First/Then, a tool I used all the time to keep sane when my boys were small. Click <a href="http://Weturnedoutokay.com/080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or go to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/080</a> to listen, and click <a href="http://Weturnedoutokay.com/episode-80-first-then" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>  or go to <a href="http://weturnedoutokay.com/episode-80-first-then" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/episode-80-first-then</a> to download your FREE guide, all about how to create a First/Then chart to bring out when you need a concrete tool to help you help your child!

080: An Awesome Parent Ninja Tactic for When You Are At Your Wit's End

When should you start potty training your child? [caption id="attachment_1787" align="alignleft" width="150"] Don't you wish your kid looked this happy sitting on a potty?[/caption] How should you potty train your child? I've done some research on these two questions, and let me tell you, they are asked really often in Google. Is this on your mind? Or, are you already trying to potty train, but hitting serious roadblocks? Then, today's episode is for you! In it I share 3 ways to know if your child is ready for potty training, and also 3 tips on how to actually accomplish this feat. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/245 for:  A positive way forward in potty training your young child The intro video to this epic course I just created, Successful Potty Training Under Pressure. You can watch the intro and see if the course would be helpful for you! The 3 most important things to remember about potty training  And thank you so much for listening! PS Today I share about a course I just finished that I'm really proud of! It's called Successful Potty Training Under Pressure, a comprehensive guide to potty training your young child in even the most difficult of circumstances, and you can check it out by clicking here. Or if you'd rather, get the first lesson FREE! Click here to have Lesson 1, "How to make this take the shortest amount of time possible," dropped right into your inbox!

When should you start potty training your child? [caption id="attachment_1787" align="alignleft" width="150"] Don't you wish your kid looked this happy sitting on a potty?[/caption] How should you potty train your child? I've done some research on these two questions, and let me tell you, they are asked really often in Google. Is this on your mind? Or, are you already trying to potty train, but hitting serious roadblocks? Then, today's episode is for you! In it I share 3 ways to know if your child is ready for potty training, and also 3 tips on how to actually accomplish this feat. Go to <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/245" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/245</a> for: <ul> <li>A positive way forward in potty training your young child</li> <li>The intro video to this epic course I just created, Successful Potty Training Under Pressure. You can watch the intro and see if the course would be helpful for you!</li> <li>The 3 most important things to remember about potty training</li> </ul> And thank you so much for listening! PS Today I share about a course I just finished that I'm really proud of! It's called Successful Potty Training Under Pressure, a comprehensive guide to potty training your young child in even the most difficult of circumstances, and you can <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/pottycourse" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">check it out by clicking here</a>. Or if you'd rather, get the first lesson FREE! <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/potty" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to have Lesson 1, "How to make this take the shortest amount of time possible," dropped right into your inbox!

When to potty train, How to potty train? Podcast Episode 245

I love shows like today's, when a listener has written in and I get to respond on the air! Today, Melissa asks how to help give her young kids the support they need in the outside-of-school hours. Here's what I suggest: that Melissa and her husband give their children some control over what they do in their out-of-school time. Listen in for more details! The other reason I love today's episode is that it is a Your Child Explained! This is where I get to do something I'm pretty good at, which is understanding what's going on inside your child's head and giving you tools to use in your quest to be a less-worried, more-happy Old-School Parent. In this Your Child Explained we get into screen time; episode 27, which aired this past Tuesday in real time, featured the postmortem (finally!) with journalist and mom Heather Kempskie. Heather was on over the summer to share about her amazing family trip in an RV, and I went and blew it by accidentally deleting the second half of our interview about the trip… So this past Tuesday, Heather came back on – our first returning champion – to share about the ups and downs of RVing. A big part of our conversation centered on shutting off the Wi-Fi and how that felt for her kids during their trip, and it resonated so much with me that I wanted to talk more about what happens inside our kids' heads both during screen time, and after screen time.

I love shows like today's, when a listener has written in and I get to respond on the air! Today, Melissa asks how to help give her young kids the support they need in the outside-of-school hours. Here's what I suggest: that Melissa and her husband give their children some control over what they do in their out-of-school time. Listen in for more details! The other reason I love today's episode is that it is a Your Child Explained! This is where I get to do something I'm pretty good at, which is understanding what's going on inside your child's head and giving you tools to use in your quest to be a less-worried, more-happy Old-School Parent. In this Your Child Explained we get into screen time; episode 27, which aired this past Tuesday in real time, featured the postmortem (finally!) with journalist and mom Heather Kempskie. Heather was on over the summer to share about her amazing family trip in an RV, and I went and blew it by accidentally deleting the second half of our interview about the trip… So this past Tuesday, Heather came back on – our first returning champion – to share about the ups and downs of RVing. A big part of our conversation centered on shutting off the Wi-Fi and how that felt for her kids during their trip, and it resonated so much with me that I wanted to talk more about what happens inside our kids' heads both during screen time, and after screen time.

028: YCE - Listener Q&A, and Your Child Explained, The Screen Time Edition

Heather Spohr

Today's guest has a new book out, The Toddler Survival Guide, that I know you'll love because it is practical, funny, and endearing. And, as soon as I heard author Heather Spohr's voice on the day of our interview, I knew that it would also be those three things… But it turned out to be a lot more. We talk about Princess Leia, potty training – and grief. Heather and her husband Mike lost a child to illness, when their daughter was just three years old, and what I love about Heather is her ability to share about the tough stuff while staying extremely positive. So, listen for the laughs, listen for the connection, and read Heather's new book to remember that you are not alone, if you are (or have ever been) the parents of toddlers. But also listen for Heather's description of the support that a strong community brings, whether real-world or virtual. Key links at weturnedoutokay.com/209 – and thank you for listening!

Today's guest has a new book out, The Toddler Survival Guide, that I know you'll love because it is practical, funny, and endearing. And, as soon as I heard author Heather Spohr's voice on the day of our interview, I knew that it would also be those three things… But it turned out to be a lot more. We talk about Princess Leia, potty training – and grief. Heather and her husband Mike lost a child to illness, when their daughter was just three years old, and what I love about Heather is her ability to share about the tough stuff while staying extremely positive. So, listen for the laughs, listen for the connection, and read Heather's new book to remember that you are not alone, if you are (or have ever been) the parents of toddlers. But also listen for Heather's description of the support that a strong community brings, whether real-world or virtual. Key links at <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/209" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/209</a> – and thank you for listening!

209: Surviving Your Child's Toddlerhood – A Conversation with Heather Spohr of the "The Spohrs are Multiplying" Blog

Today is one of my very favorite kinds of shows, a Parent-Coaching Call with an NPC member! – – A HUGE tree fell in our yard during a buck wild nor'easter last week, and we lost power for days! (Click here to check out the video I made of the tree!) All back now and everything is okay… But I had to delay the start of our epic "How to Help Your Child Navigate the Choppy Social Waters of Life Without Getting Pulled Under Yourself or Losing Your Mind" mastercourse. The first live module now goes up on Tuesday, November 14, giving you until Monday, November 13 to enroll! If you can't make it to the modules live, you'll always be able to catch them in our password-protected online classroom - plus ask questions over the whole 6 weeks of the mastercourse in our private Survive the Social Stuff Facebook group, exclusively for those enrolled in the course.… To learn more and sign up go to weturnedoutokay.com/socialstuff! – – In each parent-coaching call, NPC members disclose their struggles and I put my years of experience with young children and degrees in early childhood education and human development/family relations to work, figuring out exactly what steps will help most (and fastest). It's an exclusive benefit for members of my private coaching community, and the great thing is that even if you're not a member, you get answers to mind-bending parenting conundrums as well! Here are the issues that Jen is seeing with her 5-and 3-year-old daughters: 1) What to do about endless whining, when all the tools in the toolbox have been tried – redirection is not working, making no sound like yes is not working, and her head is about ready to explode? 2) What to do when the girls take one or two bites out of an apple and then want to throw the rest of the apple away, or similar food conundrums, usually having to do with snacks, especially those that "don't portion out well" If either of these seems familiar, you are going to LOVE this episode. NPC members: view the expanded notes and action steps – and read about how Jen did with these issues – by clicking here (just remember you must be logged in to view). Not a member of the Ninja Parenting Community? Click here. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/195 key links : )

Today is one of my very favorite kinds of shows, a Parent-Coaching Call with an NPC member! – – A HUGE tree fell in our yard during a buck wild nor'easter last week, and we lost power for days! (<a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/socialstuff" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to check out the video I made of the tree!</a>) All back now and everything is okay… But I had to delay the start of our epic "How to Help Your Child Navigate the Choppy Social Waters of Life Without Getting Pulled Under Yourself or Losing Your Mind" mastercourse. The first live module now goes up on Tuesday, November 14, giving you until Monday, November 13 to enroll! If you can't make it to the modules live, you'll always be able to catch them in our password-protected online classroom - plus ask questions over the whole 6 weeks of the mastercourse in our private Survive the Social Stuff Facebook group, exclusively for those enrolled in the course.… To learn more and sign up go to <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/socialstuff" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/socialstuff</a>! – – In each parent-coaching call, NPC members disclose their struggles and I put my years of experience with young children and degrees in early childhood education and human development/family relations to work, figuring out exactly what steps will help most (and fastest). It's an exclusive benefit for members of my private coaching community, and the great thing is that even if you're not a member, you get answers to mind-bending parenting conundrums as well! Here are the issues that Jen is seeing with her 5-and 3-year-old daughters: 1) What to do about endless whining, when all the tools in the toolbox have been tried – redirection is not working, making no sound like yes is not working, and her head is about ready to explode? 2) What to do when the girls take one or two bites out of an apple and then want to throw the rest of the apple away, or similar food conundrums, usually having to do with snacks, especially those that "don't portion out well" If either of these seems familiar, you are going to LOVE this episode. NPC members: view the expanded notes and action steps – and read about how Jen did with these issues – by <a href="https://weturnedoutokay.com/forums/topic/how-to-ignore-whining-and-not-waste-food-jens-1017-parent-coaching-call/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">clicking here</a> (just remember you must be logged in to view). Not a member of the Ninja Parenting Community? <a href="https://weturnedoutokay.com/Why-NPC" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a>. Go to <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/195" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/195</a> key links : )

195: What to do about endless whining and when they waste food – a Parent-Coaching Call for today's Your Child Explained Episode

Here at the beginning of the school year, teachers are doing their initial assessments, figuring out who of their students is how far along the literacy timeline. It can be a worrisome time for us parents – what if our kids don't read when they're supposed to? What if they tell you "reading is boring"? What if they hate reading? We all know that reading is THE key to our children's future success… but how do you get them to want to read? Today's bonus episode digs into the two most important factors in getting children to be happy readers. Click here to listen, and to sign up for the upcoming Streamline Your Mornings 5-Day Challenge, which starts Monday, October 2!

Here at the beginning of the school year, teachers are doing their initial assessments, figuring out who of their students is how far along the literacy timeline. It can be a worrisome time for us parents – what if our kids don't read when they're supposed to? What if they tell you "reading is boring"? What if they hate reading? We all know that reading is THE key to our children's future success… but how do you get them to want to read? Today's bonus episode digs into the two most important factors in getting children to be happy readers. Click here to listen, and to sign up for the upcoming Streamline Your Mornings 5-Day Challenge, which starts Monday, October 2!

Bonus: How Children Learn to Read

Are the frightening and persistent questions of life weighing on you right now? Today I share the story of my own frightening and persistent question, a real biggie which brought with it a lot of parental guilt – but yet this question simply wouldn't leave me alone… Today I share how I successfully addressed it, and I introduce a minicourse that can help you address it, too. This minicourse is all ready for you over at weturnedoutokay.com! It's called The Three Secrets of Happy Parenting, and today's episode is also the intro to the course. Sign up by going to weturnedoutokay.com/213! And thank you so much for listening : )

Are the frightening and persistent questions of life weighing on you right now? Today I share the story of my own frightening and persistent question, a real biggie which brought with it a lot of parental guilt – but yet this question simply wouldn't leave me alone… Today I share how I successfully addressed it, and I introduce a minicourse that can help you address it, too. This minicourse is all ready for you over at <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com</a>! It's called The Three Secrets of Happy Parenting, and today's episode is also the intro to the course. Sign up by going to <a href="https://Weturnedoutokay.com/213" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weturnedoutokay.com/213</a>! And thank you so much for listening : )

213: The 3 Secrets of Happy Parenting

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