Children do better with schedules. It adds a sense of security and normalcy. But some children need schedules even more than others. Learn how to tell if yours is one of these children and how to support them, especially when things need to move around a bit, including tips for outings and vacations. Then the oh-so-common bedtime meltdowns. Erin covers the basic steps for all 3 bedtime methods so parents can decide which one fits them best and some must-know tips to make any of them more success...
Sep 13, 2020•31 min
Welcome to a special edition episode on co-parenting through divorce. This first episode covers is about self-care, coming to your own best decision and doing the emotional work to move forward as healthy as possible for a solid foundation for yourself, your kids and your soon-to-be-ex. If you aren't sure what you want yet, if you are questioning if you are still wanting to work it out, this episode may also offer insights and resources that you help you get clearer in your decision. Support thi...
Sep 07, 2020•27 min
Sometimes we want to protect our kids from life's difficulties, all out of love and well-meaning. But is it really in their best interest? Erin gets out of the box this week about facing our own struggles as parents to let our kids "step into the arena" and take risks and therefore risk failure, heartache and pain. Erin shares her thoughts on weighing helping kids take risks that can give them the courage to show who they are so they have opportunities to win big. How to help kids develop what t...
Sep 03, 2020•18 min
A mom whats to know how to deal with disrespect in the form of demands and tone without going around and around. Erin gives some great general guidelines and six tips for teaching and setting respectful boundaries with young kids. Then 3 questions came in all about parents dealing with preschoolers/toddlers needing a lot of attention and it being a struggle with the continuing lockdown. So Erin gives some words of support and guidance for parents, especially of toddler but some for all parents d...
Aug 27, 2020•33 min
Do you have questions or concerns about your kids returning to school and/or their exposure to COVID? Not sure how to get your child to wear a mask or the recommendations from the AAP? This week Erin has a special guest, Dr. Jennifer Variste, a pediatrician on the show to answer all our questions about weighing the pros and cons of back-to-school, and how to minimize our risk for our kids and our families. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-cont...
Aug 19, 2020•24 min
What do you do with a preschooler who has a lot of perfectionistic tendencies and inflexibilty when it comes to expectations and outcomes of daily interactions and projects? Erin gives some great tips on helping kids learn to see mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow and how to become more flexible with the expectations from life's circumstances. Then she helps a mom who's son had an infection on his penis and is now averse to allowing anyone to even take a look at it. Erin gives steps for...
Aug 12, 2020•27 min
How do you help a toddler who seems to cry about every little thing? Give a choice? Crying. 1-2-3? Crying. Offer dinner they don't like? Crying. What does a parent do? Erin covers the basics to look into first then goes into additional reasons some toddlers may be more prone to crying over upsets than others and how to help them develop their skills so everyone can be less exhausted and annoyed with all the meltdowns and crying! Also a quick answer for a mom who is asking about extreme separatio...
Aug 07, 2020•25 min
How do you break the habits in sleeping and bedtime when they've been going on for years? Can you do it with little to no tears? Adding complication, this step-parent wants to know if it's even possible given co-sleeping is still happening in the other parent's home? Then, how do you help a preschooler become more independent in their play? A tired mom, is looking for a little more me time! Erin gives some tips on this too! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipl...
Jul 30, 2020•17 min
A lot of parents struggle with toddlers and children who are overly persistent. But what do you do when your child gives up very easily on small tasks and barely even tries? How do help your child develop more tenacity? What about a toddler who is asking a lot about death, including her own? How do you be honest about death without scaring your child into being concerned about her own? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inqui...
Jul 23, 2020•19 min
A double question from one mom with big toddler issues of screaming when upset and super stressful bedtimes, not staying in bed and 1 1/2 to 2 hour bedtimes. Erin helps this mom with lots of tips of where to start and steps to fixing each of these. The second question is from a step mom, really struggling with their 6 year-old who is not listening at home or school and has gotten in trouble at school for his behavior. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/ex...
Jul 16, 2020•22 min
Erin answers a question from parents of a very young toddler who is engaging in some sexual-type behavior during car rides and they aren't sure what to do. Another question from a mom who wants some information on how to raise strong girls, how to send messages and support her daughter growing up confident and strong. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://red...
Jul 10, 2020•23 min
How do you help a 1 year old find better ways of sharing frustration when they don't have much language skill yet? Then what do you do when you inherited a family pet but it isn't working out, yet your child has become attached? A mom wants to know how to approach this sensitive situation without breaking her preschooler's heart. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
Jul 03, 2020•19 min
How do you balance your time between siblings, especially when you have one who is very demanding and the other is not? Erin helps a mom figure out how to work with this family dynamic and the guilt it has brought. How do you protect younger siblings from a toddler who gets physically aggressive? Erin gives 5 tips for working with this scenario and working with an aggressive toddler to protect younger siblings. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive...
Jun 24, 2020•25 min
Toddlers can be very bossy, so much so that this episode includes two questions about how to handle bossy and demanding toddlers. How do you handle a toddler telling a parent what to do and the attitude that often accompanies these demands? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 16, 2020•17 min
A mom asks about some major meltdowns from her 3 year old that go on for 20-40 minutes over small things, like food breaking. She's tried play therapy, making sure physically all is ok. She has no idea what else to try. She turns to Erin for any additional tips for helping her daughter with her emotional outbursts. But first Erin answers another mom's question looking for some tips about setting up a developmental play space for children, infants through 8. Support this podcast at — https://redc...
Jun 05, 2020•29 min
A mom who is adopting asks a question about parenting a child with a history of trauma. However, many kids are experiencing trauma due to the conditions and stresses from the pandemic. So many changes, lives turned upside down. Is your child experiencing some trauma? What does it look like? How do we support kids to heal from trauma be it from a natural disaster like the pandemic or those coming out of the foster/child welfare system? Erin dives into these answers in this episode Support this po...
May 29, 2020•18 min
Scientist have been studying the effects of the very limited social interaction of children on their metal health and development. Learn what they are finding, if there is cause for concern and things you can do to support their health and development at home. Also a mom asked about what to do or say when her 3 year-old who has been observing dead bugs, and such and asking about death. What do you say or not say to toddler asking about death and what happens when we die? Support this podcast at ...
May 22, 2020•26 min
How do you raise a child who is not spoiled? Erin talks about what her understanding of an "unspoiled" child is, and the three areas to focus on to make sure children grow up kind, caring, independent and responsible. The second question is about what to do when a child struggles with competition and gets overly upset when losing. Erin talks about the development of competition in all children and children who naturally have a competitive nature. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/p...
May 14, 2020•18 min
A mom is wondering how to night time potty train when her daughter is waking up with a very full diaper every morning. But she's been daytime trained for over two years. Shouldn't she be ready? What are the steps? Erin answers this plus a question from another mom wondering about how to get rid of the bedtime bottle with her now 4 year-old. He won't take a cup and she's also concerned about his calcium intake if she gets rid of the bottle. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parentin...
May 10, 2020•18 min
With so much family togetherness, sibling bickering and fights are definitely a more frequent struggle than ever. Erin answers a mom's question on how to navigate this for both short and long term. A second question about how to handle a play-date guests common potty accident issue, and how to set boundaries with other people's kids, in general. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privac...
May 02, 2020•21 min•Ep. 179
Erin gives a mom tips for breaking her toddler from middle of the night wake-ups for her bottle, eases a mom's fears about long good-bye's and leaving her son crying at dropoffs, after a few minutes of sharing words of support for parents struggling at home with kids of all ages and their various pain points during safer-at-home. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
Apr 24, 2020•26 min•Ep. 178
How do you handle a toddler who hates the car so much she hyperventilates during a car ride? Erin helps a mom get to the bottom of why this is happening and how to fix it. The second question is a mom dealing with her toddler's head banging and loud rocking at various times throughout the night when he wakes up to put himself back to sleep. Erin shares why this can be happening, if it's normal and when a parent would need to be concerned and want to seek an assessment. Support this podcast at — ...
Apr 09, 2020•22 min
First Erin gives some words of support to all parents. Then Erin answers a question from a mom who is struggling with several levels of misbehavior, aggression, lying and not listening/power struggles and gives this mom some background about lying and to work on this as well as the places to start with working on the other underlying issues. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &a...
Apr 02, 2020•19 min
Erin shares her coping strategies during this tumultuous time for staying as sane as possible. Then to get back to a bit of normal, answers a question about a toddler who screams and screeches when frustrated with some tips on how to get this to stop! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 02, 2020•24 min
If we are angry, afraid, stressed, kids feel it, and often have reactions of their own. Already stressed parents become more stressed because now their kids are acting out and the cycle spirals out of control. How do we manage ourselves in stressful times and create a buffer between our emotions and how they affect or kids? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https...
Mar 15, 2020•11 min
Of we want our children to be polite so what do we do when they refuse to greet a friend or acquaintance, even with hello or high 5? What is that about? Also how about a toddler who hits his peers out of excitement, just out of the blue? Why does this happen with thoughtful caring parents who give absolutely no exposure to such behaviors? Where does this come from? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcirc...
Mar 09, 2020•23 min
How do you help a toddler exhibiting an extreme fear and anxiety over situations? Erin answer this first question with tips for supporting a toddler through these fears and anxieties. Next Erin digs into the behavior behind attention-seeking and power-seeking behaviors and how fix these! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 29, 2020•22 min
What do you do when your child's preschool or daycare is reporting inappropriate behavior and asking for you help at home? How much or what can a parent do at home to help preschool day go better? How do you help your toddler/preschooler who seems to be having a new issue with separation anxiety after the birth of a new sibling? Can a parent do anything to ease this transition? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: ht...
Feb 20, 2020•18 min
We hear so often about toddlers and big emotions. But what about a toddler who tends to minimize or brush over negative emotions? How do we help them recognize and connect with those emotions too? Then how do we help a child remember good table manners without all the reminding and nagging at mealtimes?! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pri...
Feb 14, 2020•26 min
It's no secret that toddlers and preschoolers are prone to emotional outbursts! Some struggle more than others. How do coach and teach your toddler and preschooler with BIG emotions and BIG reactions when it just doesn't seem to be working? When it takes them a long time to calm down or when you try to set a boundary and it just amps everything up? Erin gets into some really good details on this one, that she's never done before! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-d...
Feb 05, 2020•28 min
