Peace and Parenting

Peace and Parenting

Hosted by: Michelle Kenney, M. Ed

Parenting through the lens of connection and cooperation.

Episodes

Welcome Katie from Thriving Littles, to Discuss Trauma

Season #2 Episode #56

Special guest, Katie Crosby, of @thrivinglittles, joins us to discuss trauma. We'll talk about the effects it has on our children's behavior, how to leave space for them to heal and how to be more emotionally...
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Success Story! Mother of 2 Sonya Tells Us Her Secrets to Making Peace and Parenting an Everyday Reality

Season #2 Episode #55

Introducing a new series of episodes we'll be sprinkling in: parent stories.  This week, mom of two, Sonya, joins us to talk about her experience working with her inner child to heal and come to parenting more...
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Spanking

Season #2 Episode #54

The use of spanking has decreased greatly in the United States and yet it is still used by 1 in 6 parents.  We're talking about our research and thoughts on what this physical punishment does physically and...
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Traveling with Kids

Season #2 Episode #53

Traveling seems like such a reprieve from our everyday life but traveling with kids is not the carefree adventures we are used to.  We'll try to make sense of what's hard during travel and what to really expect and...
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Keeping Our Kids Safe

Season #2 Episode #52

Amanda Zunck, of Find the Light Podcast, joins us to discuss how to keep our kids safe in a world in which child pornography (child sexual abuse material), pedophilia and trafficking is a multi billion dollar...
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Imagination and Independent Play

Season #2 Episode #51

Independent play and having a vivid imagination opens up so many doors for our children.  We want to see their ability to play by themselves and create a whole world for themselves while we get our adult stuff done or...
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The Argument Against Reasoning and Lecturing

Season #2 Episode #50

Reasoning and explaining can often feel like a need for us. In our adult minds we believe if we explain why things are a certain way, our child will relinquish their upset feelings. Yet just the opposite is true....
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Back to School

Season #2 Episode #49

This episode is sponsored by Qeepsake.co. Click the link to start creating a personalized book full of memories that will last a lifetime and earn a $20 book voucher!!    We're back for Season Two!! We're kicking...
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Trailer: Season Two

Season #2 Episode #47

We're so excited to continue this journey with you in our second season! Please support us on Patreon and leave us a review!! 
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Teenagers

Season #1 Episode #46

Glitch in the last episode, this should be the full.  Please message us if it does not work either. Thank you!! 
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Fears

Season #1 Episode #45

We, as parents, want to help our children overcome their fears and reason them away with simple messages like, "there are no monsters in the closet," "just jump in the water, you'll be fine," or "there's no such thing...
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Potty Training

Season #1 Episode #44

Training our kids to pee and poop in the toilet can be a daunting task! Between the two of us, we've been through it four times and Michelle has helped numerous families through the process. Listen in for our take on...
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