Transforming The Toddler Years- Parents and Educators Raising Calm, Connected, Capable Kids

What to Say When Kids Ask the Hard Questions

How do you answer your child’s hardest questions with honesty, confidence, and age-appropriate language? In this episode, discover how to navigate difficult parenting c

Potty Trained From Birth: Elimination Communication with Andrea Olsen from Go Diaper Free

Could elimination communication help your baby ditch diapers earlier, strengthen your bond, and make potty learning easier? In this episode of Transforming the Toddler

How to Hold Boundaries Without Power Struggles or Meltdowns

How can you hold firm boundaries with toddlers without turning every limit into a power struggle or meltdown? In this episode we explore the difference between rigid, p

Toddler with Speech Delays? Use the OWLS Method for Language Development

What if simply observing, waiting, and listening could help boost your toddler’s language development and communication skills? In this episode, we explore the OWL meth

Sing to Your Baby from Birth. The Connection Power of Music with Vered Benhorin

What if one of the simplest tools for helping your child connect, communicate, and regulate is already in your voice?  In this episode, I talk with music therapist, musi

How Do I Keep Toddlers Entertained During Travel? My Best Advice In One Sentence

What if the best way to keep your toddler entertained is to stop trying to entertain them?  In this episode, I unpack the idea of “don’t solve a problem you don’t have”

Teaching Toddlers Manners: Please and Thank You

What if teaching toddlers to say “please” and “thank you” isn’t really about manners at all? In this episode, I explore how we can move beyond forcing polite words and

Understanding Challenging Preschool Behaviors with Dr. Danielle Dushane

What happens when we stop seeing challenging behavior as a problem to fix and start seeing it as a developmental need to understand? In this episode, Danielle—a mother,

Creative Thinking vs. Creative Play - What a Girl Dad in a Cafe Taught Me

What if one of the most powerful skills we can give our children is the ability to think creatively when no one is there to entertain them? In this episode, we explore

The Hardest Thing About Parenting Toddlers (And it's not what you think)

What if understanding toddler behavior—not controlling it—is the key to better communication, cooperation, and connection? In this special listener-inspired episode, I

How to Reduce Your Mental Load during the Back to School Transition with Dilaini co-founder of Anna

What if you could hand off the endless mental checklist of family life and finally be more present with the people you love?  In this episode, Diliani Kahawala unpacks t

Why Your Toddler Says "Mama" 400 Times a Day (And What to Say Back)

Could that endless chorus of “Mama, mama, mama” actually be an important milestone in your toddler’s language development? In this episode, we explore why toddlers repea

The Fourth C of Collaborative Discipline - The Art of Compromise

How important is compromise with your child? In this final episode of our five part series on the four Cs of collaborative discipline, learn to transform the way that y

The Third C of Collaborative Discipline - Collaborate to Problem Solve

How important is collaborating with your kids? In this episode, I discuss the third C of Collaborative Discipline: Collaboration.   I share that it's the togetherness is

The Second C of Collaborative Discipline - Intentional Communication

Curious about collaborative discipline? In this episode, I talk about the second C of collaborative discipline- communication! I share why it is a cornerstone of the col

The First C of Collaborative Discipline - Connect Before You Expect

Want to know how to really connect with your child? In this episode, I talk about connection being the key first step in the collaborative discipline cycle. Spoiler aler

The 4 C's of Collaborative Discipline

Join me as I discuss the four C's of collaborative discipline, starting with a positive definition of discipline. I then give an overview of the four intentional steps of

Teaching Toddlers the Art of Compromise

What if the missing piece to raising cooperative kids isn't sharing, but learning how to compromise? In this episode, we explore why compromise is a skill that develops

How to Teach Your Toddler Time Management

What if teaching your toddler to manage time isn't about timers at all, but about giving them the chance to make their own decisions? In this episode, I explain why tod

Raising Proud Kids Without Raising Prideful Children

Can the way we talk about pride shape a child's confidence, resilience, and lifelong motivation? In this episode, we explore the two very different meanings of pride an