Parenting Beyond Discipline

What tools should you use with a toddler who tries to push their will for having things own way? The ways we use the tools or the tactics our toddlers try can often render a tool ineffective, or less effective. Erin gives step by step guide to setting boundaries and rules with respect and love that will be followed and using tools to their highest effectiveness.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

All parents want to provide their kids with as stable an upbringing as possible, especially if they didn't have that growing up. But life is full of changes big and small. How do we support kids through these changes like moves, new schools and especially divorce? What are options and compromises we can do to make these as smooth and stress-free as possible for our kids? Erin covers areas to focus on when we have big changes to guide our children through to make sure they come through the other side, not just ok, but able to build resilience from the experience. It's such an important life skill and supports their ability to live a happy and successful life.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries:

Mental health challenges in children has been on the rise for some time and the pandemic has only magnified it for many kids. Sometimes dis-regulated behavior in actually toddlers, young children and teens is actually due to mental health struggles. How can you know the difference, when to reach for outside help and how to support your child through it and build skills for resilience in life's challenges? In this episode, Erin interviews Dr. Beurkens leading holistic psychologist for answers to these questions.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What do you do when your preschooler wants to be in charge of everything? Wants to have control even over things that are out of his realm of ability to manage and decide? Erin answers this mom's question about working with a 4 year old who wants to have control over everything and pushes back when he doesn't have control.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Toddlers have a gift for finding our weaker spots when it comes to getting power and undue attention. Different parents have different areas of struggle, be it meals/food, potty training but especially bedtimes and middle of the night wake-ups, when we're exhausted and much more likely to give in. In this episode Erin talks about steps for setting strong boundaries around power these common problem areas, especially middle of the night wake-ups where strong willed toddlers may engage in screaming and crying tactics. Whether you have a middle of the night or bedtime issue or another common power struggle you need some guidance and steps to resolve, tune in to this episode!Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising I

Personal temperament is only one contributing factor to personality differences. While not every child is going to follow common birth order or gender developmental and personality characteristics, most will to at least some degree. Understanding what these differences are and why they happen can greatly aid you in parenting your individual child. If you are curious to learn more about these, this is the episode for you!Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Big emotions in young children often mean big reactions, and often times they are even physical in nature. How do you help your toddler or younger child learn better ways when they have big physical reactions to their big emotions? Erin answers this question specifically for a mom who's toddler is banging his head in response to big emotions but also shares a broader perspective and answer for any parent dealing with big physical reactions to emotions.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Erin goes beyond toddlerhood in this episode, sharing with parents of toddlers and older kids alike, what we are working towards and focusing in the years beyond toddlerhood as our children's development and unique qualities really begin to unfold and blossom.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Erin dives deep into emotions, both for our kids and our own, to give and do our best to help our kids and ourselves become the most emotionally intelligent versions of ourselves. She talks about kids who clam up and don't like to share or talk about emotions as well as those with bigger-than-life reactions and how to work with both, as well as how we as adults can keep working on our own emotional intelligence. It's a lifelong practice and as we get better and better, we are better role models and have more skills to help guide our children as well! Win-win!Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Erin shares a dilemma she faced about how to handle a situation with her daughter, sharing with her listeners how sometimes parenting is convoluted and complicated just like all human relationships. She shares what she weighed in her mind as she did her best to make what she hoped would be the best choice for her daughter. She hopes this inside look into her relationship and her own mind will be both helpful and a relief to her listeners who sometimes worry they might be doing something "wrong".Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A mom wants to know how to avoid power struggles and set a strong foundation for connection and communication even with her very young (9 month old) daughter, since a lot of the positive discipline tools cannot be implemented this early. Is it possible? What should she do to stay out of a power struggle over things her baby shouldn't be doing, trying or getting into? She doesn't want to make a game out of it. Erin shares tools parents can use, even with babies who are just starting to become mobile, but also are great for toddlers, preschoolers and any young child who is struggling with boundaries. Even though babies and young toddlers likely cannot yet talk, or share ideas or wants, there is a lot they can understand and therefore some great tools you can implement to stay out of the struggles.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air :

What do you do when you and your parenting partner have different parenting styles? Although this question comes from a divorced mom, Erin answers this question for any parents, living together or not on how to build bridges and come together and when to allow each other to parent differently. Then she covers how to address parental guilt, because we all have it, regardless of our circumstances, we always feel like we are falling short somewhere, somehow.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A mom has been diligently working with her almost 3 year old on his social skills for play date interactions. Yet her son is still struggling with some aggressive reactions when things don't go his way. With some great information and descriptions, Erin covers this topic and then finds some simple tweaks this mom can make to really turn these interactions around and give her son that little extra instruction that can really turn this situation around.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A mom wants to know how to handle it when her 3 year old responds aggressively towards his toddler younger brother without making the attention to the unwanted behavior feel like it's rewarding the behavior. Erin discusses this common toddler challenge but also brings in some new information and perspective on this common issue, in a way she hasn't shared before.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you are dealing with power struggles any time of day, this is the episode for you. Erin covers some specific tips for this hour-long morning power struggle with which a mom is dealing. Then she covers some great tips and guidelines for solving almost any common power struggle!Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What do you do when you are simply overwhelmed with your preschooler's behavior? How can you get this turned around so that you can have better days? Erin starts with some really important basics like working with high needs babies & kids, addressing temperament and four easy to implement positive discipline tools to get things turned around quickly!Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Toddlers do strange things. These things seem outright rude, disrespectful and mean. But what are they really thinking? Learn about what toddlers are really thinking about when engage in these behaviors and how you can help them learn to do better.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There are times when short term parenting is the best option and times when long term is the focus. Learn what your long term focuses are at each at each stage of development and therefore how to best balance the long term and short term parenting.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A mom is worried that her young toddlers more pronounced separation anxiety may be causing more harm than good when she leaves him at daycare/preschool. Erin gives great information on development at his age and how it can weigh the decision of how to best handle this case of separation anxiety, along with a progression of steps to help this little guy gain the security he needs to thrive more independently.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We ALL experience parental guilt over one area or another where we feel like we might be falling short (aka being imperfect or human!) How do we allow ourselves to be OK with our life circumstances, allow our kids to struggle at times or not be 100% perfectly tuned in all the time and let go of the guilt? Erin answers a question for a mom dealing with mom guilt over her single parenthood status. Erin also shares some of her struggles with mom guilt over these same issues of not always being 100% available, over pushing her kids hard sometimes to do things they don't want to do, and over her own divorce.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Homethreads and use my code PARENTING for a great deal: www.homethreads.com* Check out Puro Air : https://getpuroair.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://r