This is an On Air Coaching call with Lauren a mother of two girls ages 3 years old and 7 months. Lauren is one of the listeners of the Authentic Parenting podcast and member of the Authentic Parenting Community. I help her generate some new ideas and tips with her current challenges. She is in […]
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The Child’s Perspective and Peaceful Parenting
Highlights About her childhood and upbringing A book that she read as a young adult that really changed the her worldview. How she discovered mindfulness at age 5. Yes. you heard me right. What experiences shaped her philosophy of peaceful parenting. What was the inspiration for her siblings book. Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How To […]
7 Things Raising a Child with Cerebral Palsy Has Taught Me
Imagine becoming a parent for the first time and being told that your child will not live 24 hours… Imagine having hopes and dreams of becoming a father and being presented with a shocking reality… In this episode my guest shares his fatherhood journey and some things he has learned through raising a child with […]
Growing Up With An Autistic Sister
It was the 1950’s, The Netherlands and people didn’t know much about Autism. Born 18 months earlier than her, Carl’s sister was severely autistic. She never spoke a word. For the first 3 years of her life she cried a lot. It was very difficult for her parents in many ways. Sometimes they couldn’t even […]
5 Strategies to Avoid Power Struggles with Children
Power struggles are pretty common in parenting. Sometimes as parents we even create them. Huh? How can you avoid power struggles with your children? In our monthly specail epsiode we talk about helpful strategies eliminate or avoid power struggles. This is our monthly special episode where I co-host the show with another colleague. For now, […]