Peace and Parenting

Peace and Parenting

Hosted by: Michelle Kenney, M. Ed

Parenting through the lens of connection and cooperation.

Episodes

How to Get More Cooperation with Michelle Kenney Carlson M. Ed

Season #2

If you are an exhausted parent looking to find more cooperation and peace in your household while avoiding becoming tangled in the game of asking your kids the same thing over and over then you have come to the right...
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Siblings Without Rivalry with Guest Dr. Laura Markham

Season #2 Episode #77

As parents we often spend much of our time intervening in sibling upsets. There’s nothing more upsetting than seeing one of your children be unkind to the other. But what can we do to help them foster their...
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex, Drugs and Reproduction with Dr. Dolly

Season #2 Episode #76

Beginning to speak to your children about all things adolescence  begins much younger than you might imagine. Many children enter puberty as early as 8. There doesn't necessarily need to be a formal "talk" but rather...
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Listening to Big Feelings Creates More Safety with Guest Cara

Season #2 Episode #75

Aggression is the product of a child who isn’t doing so well. Be it from frustration they can’t communicate well, or other factors that we as parents cannot always understand. I always recommend daily time with our...
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Using Connection with Neurodiverse Children with Guest Bea Moise

Season #2 Episode #74

Often people ask me if Parenting without Punishments and using connection is for all children. In this episode, Bea Moise and I reassure you that parenting this way is effective for kids who are neurodiverse and...
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Connecting with Our Teenagers with Guest Kirsten Cobabe

Season #2 Episode #73

I love all things teenager and so does my guest Kristen Cobabe the “teen whisperer”. When I first became a teen I found myself at a loss as to what to do and how to interact with my daughter. It was murky water and I...
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How Can We Help Our Kids Through Difficult Moments Without Fixing with Guest Jenna

Season #2 Episode #72

Sometimes when our child is having a hard time of course we want to fix things, help them see the bright side. But things might look arduous and difficult for our children and leaning into those upsets with empathy...
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Do Our Children Have the Right to Say “No” with Guest Sterna

Season #2 Episode #71

When our child says “no” it can send us into emotional turmoil both because of how we were raised and how society views a child who stands up for themselves. But no doesn’t need to be a dirty word, and our children...
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Using Connection to Help with Aggression with Guest Ashley

Season #2 Episode #70

Aggression is a common occurrence in children and we see it often when there’s a new sibling. It is a fear response and one that can be tricky to unravel.  If we take a global look at our child and work on ways to...
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Resilience

Season #2 Episode #69

How do we promote resilience in our child and use the tenets of Peace and Parenting? Does being a kind loving parent mean our children will not be able to handle the cruel world? Perhaps empathy and kindness is...
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No More Yelling! How Courtney Transformed her Parenting.

Season #2 Episode #68

Today I’m joined by Courtney, a lovely mother of three young boys who recently completed my One on One Six Week Course. In this episode, she tells us how she has begun to transform her family, let go of yelling, and...
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How to Use Connection to Help Move Through Thumb Sucking

Season #2 Episode #67

Kids have different ways to cope with stressful situations. Some resort to more vocal ways-- while others tend to go inward as a way to cope with what’s hard in life. It’s hard for us to know exactly how to approach...
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