The Child Psych Podcast

In this podcast Tammy interviews Kristen Jensen, founder of “Defend Young Minds” which is an organization that teaches "digital self-defense." Their best-selling books, curriculum, guides and newsletter helps families raise empowered, resilient, screen-smart kids. Kristen and Tammy delve into how to essentially “pornography proof” our kids and how to teach them digital defense skills when they do encounter pornography in it’s many forms.We cannot emphasize enough how important this episode is if your child has access to a computer tablet or phone. These are hard conversation we have to have with our children and teens. Kristen’s work makes these conversations more manageable for parents, and is a warrior in the battle of children’s online safety globally. To get free resources or order her books visit https://www.defendyoungminds.com/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s podcast Tammy interviews Elli Pears & Sarah Hemstock; sleep specialists and founders of "My Connected Motherhood." In this episode we are going to be dicussing reasons some little ones struggle with sleep, the pressures we feel as parents to get our kids sleeping, and some concrete strategies to help our children develop healthier sleep patterns. TAKE 30% OFF Eli and Sarah's Baby Sleep Course course with code BABYSLEEP30 by visiting https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/the-baby-sleep-course/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, we speak to Eli Weinstein, LCSW, from "The Dude Therapist" podcast. Eli talks about mental health, parenting, postpartum anxiety and depression in men, and the need to create a safe space to have an open conversation and grow. He talks about his own experiences in being a new dad- listen in for a raw, beautiful expression of fatherhood.For more from Eli: The Dude TherapistInterested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tammy and Tania explore the importance of play in a child's world. They discuss ways in which parents and professionals can immerse themselves in the play, recognize play themes, and foster competency and resileince through play. They also discuss ways in which we can help our children begin to play more independently. Concrete and full of ideas to spark joy in your play experiences! We have 2 course on harnessing the play and today you can take 30% OFF either course with code PLAY30! To understand your child's play and the importance of play take our course "The Power of Play" or if you have a child struggling with their emotional or mental health, our coures "Therapeutic Play" will be the course for you! Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dayna's fabulous new book "Calm the Chaos" offers parents a roadmap for parenting even the most challenging of kids. In thid episode, Dayna walks us through a framework of helping children when emotions run high.This clearly organized, methodical approach is designed to help parents create a deeply connected family while removing the stress and overwhelm of parenting in a modern world.For more information:https://calmthechaosbook.com/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We interview Dr.Harper on the power of slowing down our parenting response and pausing. Dr Harper's book on mindfulness, Shavasana Sun, takes children on a playful walk through the farm while teaching mindfulness techniques. Dr Harper explores how essential "the pause" is to emotion regulation for both kids and adults! This well rounded episode explores behavioural issues, parenting, and the deep power of connection.To find out more about Dr. Harper visit hereIf you need more support in managing your own stress and anxiety, ICP has created a powerful 3 hour e-course to support parents: "Navigating Parental Stress." Take 30% OFF with the code STRESS30.Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Ohana, MSW, blends her two passions- counselling and cooking to create a unique healing experience. In this episode, Julie talks about how cooking together as a family can build connection, promote problem solving skills, and foster resiliency. She gives families tips on how to start using the kitchen as a healing space. Julie also talks about the incredible benefits of sitting down together a a family. Don't miss this inspiring, highly creative episode!Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tania Johnson, R.Psych and Co-founder of the Institute of Child Psychology, explores the four pillars of resiliency along with concrete tools and strategies that you can use at home or in the classroom. It's not about avoiding stress or failure- it's about learning to lean into discomfort, to learn from our mistakes, and to keep gowing.Want to learn more about how to raise a child who has grit, determination, and resiliency? ICP offers a phenomenal course taught by Tania on Raising Resilient Children. Use code RESILIENT30 at checkout to take 30% OFF https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/raising-resilient-children-practical-tools-and-strategies-online/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tania interviews Greg Crawford, founder of Healthy Kids of America, on how to help kids to form a healthy relationship with their bodies, the foods they eat, and their mindset so that they develop a positive self-image. Greg talks about nutrition, movement, how our schools need to change, and how to shift the way our children approach their world to anchor them in a wellness mindset.Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's epidose, Dr. Huebener offers wonderful, insightful ways to talk to children about anxiety. Dawn Huebner, PhD, is the author of an ever expanding list of books teaching cognitive-behavioral strategies that empower children to break free from the problems holding them hostage. Lively, encouraging, and easy to follow, this podcast will equip you with new ways to talk to your child about the worries that hold them back from life's great adventures.Want to take our #1 Best-Selling Online Course of all time? Childhood Anxiety: Helping Children Heal is available to you today for 30% OFF! Use code ANXIETY30 at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/onlineanxiety/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tammy & Tania explore their 3-step model of emotion regulation and how to work with the brain instead of against it. So much of what is taught in managing big feelings with children is counterintuitive to how the brain is actually* wired and how information flows. Tammy & Tania will explain the 3 R's of emotion regulation: tantrumming toddler--- this is an episode you don’t want to miss! Take ICP's Best-Selling Course on Fostering Emotion Regulation to learn 25+ emotion regulation strategies we use with our own children! Take 30% OFF today with code EMOTIONS30 Fostering Emotion Regulation You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Tammy interviews Gaia Bernstein, a Law Professor, Director of the Institute for Privacy Protection, Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute for Law Science and Technology at the Seton Hall University School of Law and author of the new book Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies. In this episode we explore the illusion that we can control how much time we spend on our screens by only resorting to self-help measures. Gaia is unique in that she shifts the responsibility for a solution from users to the technology industry, which designs its products to be addictive. We are going to explore what you can do to make an impact in terms of raising awareness over screen-time addiction and measures you can take to help safe-guard our children.Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Natalie Borrell, school psychologist and Founder of Life Success for Teens discusses everything teens! She explores why our teens often struggle and how small shifts in our approach can bring about big changes in motivation, connection, and joy! Natalie offers a number of easy to implement strategies that can be used in both the classroom and at home. To learn more about Natalie and her team visit https://lifesuccessforteens.comInterested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sleep is such a huge issue for parents-- getting kids to sleep, keeping them their bed, keeping them in sleep or managing our own sleep deprivation! In this episode, Tania Johnson and Tammy Schamuhn explore optimal sleep practices to bring rest back into your household. Everything from optimal sleep practices, to the best time for excercise, to setting up a bed time routine are discussed. You and your child will be sleeping better after listening to this podcast! You can Take Tania's Online Course on Sleep Sleep Strategies for Success. Use code SLEEP30 to take 30% OFF today.Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we interview Byron Katie, an American speaker and author who teaches a method of self-inquiry known as "The Work of Byron Katie" or simply as "The Work". She is the founder of Byron Katie International, an organization that includes the School for the Work and Turnaround House in Ojai, California. Time magazine describes her as "a spiritual innovator for the 21st century."best se on her method of self-inquiry known as ''The Work'' The work invloves asking yourself 4 questions about your stressful thoughts: 1. Is it true?2. Can you absolutely know it's true?3. How do you react - what happens - when you believe that thought?4. Who would you be without the thought? Byron uses the 4 questions to help heal some of our deepest parenting stressors.Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we interview Dayna Abraham, founder of Lemon Lime Adventures, educator, speaker, and author of several books including Sensory Processing 101. Whether you have a child who has sensory sensitivities or has a formal diagnosis, this podcast is for you! Our sensory kids often struggle with daily demands and overwhelm, but there are concrete steps we can take to better support these children. To take Dayna's Course: "Sensory Foundations" for 30% OFF, use code SENSORY30 and go to  https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/sensory-foundations-online-course/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tania Johson explores the biological, social and psychological roots of depression. She shares a number of holistic strategies that empowers parents and professionals to help children move towards a healing space.Need help with a child or teens struggling with depression? Take our online course, taught by Tania, on Depression in Children. Use the code DEPRESSION30 to take 30% OFFInterested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast we interview Leslie Priscilla, founder of LatinX Parenting & certified parent coach with over 13 years of experience. In this episode we discuss chancla culture, how to break intergenerational cycles of using power over children, and explore the concept of healing through the paradign of reparenting. Want to learn more from Leslie Priscilla? Take her workshop "Raising Future Ancestors" Use code ICPSAVE30 to take 30% OFF today https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/raising-future-ancestors/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Child Psychologist and co-host of the ChildPsych Podcast, Tammy Schamuhn, explores childhood trauma, and how impacts children's psychology and biology. She also explore how healing takes place and where adults can intervene in developmentally appropriate ways. If you want to better understand how to help a child impacted by trauma, take our Top-Selling Online Course: Childhood Trauma: Finding a Way Throughtoday for 30% OFF by using code TRAUMA30 at checkout.Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Dr. Sarah Bren explores the fundamental principles of building strong relationships with our children - realistic, fun, and tool-based - Dr. Bren's episode will empower you with how to handle life's road bumps with your kids, how to give yourself grace, and how to make amends when we mess up ( which we will) as parents. Dr. Bren's dedicated to helping parents climb out of these holes they may have dug with their childre; to re-establish the foundations of trust, respect and cooperation; and to repair whatever might have been broken along the way. Dr. Sarah has a phenomenal podcast called "Securely Attached" which we encourage you to check out!Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Founder of Big Life Journal, Alexandra Eidens, shares the joy of Big Life Journal. She explores the nuts and bolts of a growth mindset and how to foster it within your family and classroom. Big Life Journal is a favourite of ours at the Institute- we use it both with clients and in our own homes. The journals are incredibly powerful and serve as a daily reminder that growth is woven into daily moments. Want to learn more about how to raise a child who has grit, determination, and resiliency? ICP offers a phenomenal course taught by Tania on Raising Resilient Children. Use code RESILIENT30 at checkout to take 30% OFF https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/raising-resilient-children-practical-tools-and-strategies-online/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part 2 of Childhood Anxiety, Tania and Tammy,both Registered Psychologists, Play Therapists and Founders of the Institute of Child Psychology, discuss concrete tools and strategies to help children who are struggling with anxiety. They use the "3-R model" which follows the latest brain research to help parents, educators, and caregivers approach anxiety and fostering well-being in our children in a transformative capacity. Want to take our #1 Best-Selling Online Course of all time? Childhood Anxiety: Helping Children Heal is available to you today for 30% OFF! Use code ANXIETY30 at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/onlineanxiety/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, hosts Tania and Tammy, both Registered Psychologists, Play Therapists and Founders of the Institute of Child Psychology, talk about childhood anxiety and why it is on the rise. They look at a number of societal factors and how as parents we can start to push back against the pressures that our children are facing. Together, lets raise children who are courageous, who need less, who have safe adults, and who are anchored in what they do.Tammy and Tania are known for their practical, tool- based approach to helping children through life's challenges. Want to take our #1 Best-Selling Online Course of all time? Childhood Anxiety: Helping Children Heal is available to you today for 30% OFF! Use code ANXIETY30 at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/onlineanxiety/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, child psychologist and parent coach, will help you to understand why teens behave, think, and feel the way they do. She introduces foundational knowledge about executive functioning, one of the primary building blocks to making good decisions and regulating emotions. She also offers great strategies on how to help your teen be the very best version of themselves! Want an incredible workshop from Dr. Lockhart on building neurological capacity of our teens? Take the workshop: Raising Teens: Building Executive Functioning Skills. Use code TEENS30 to take 30% OFF. https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/raising-teens-while-building-executive-functioning-skills-teaching-healthy-habits/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this fascinating podcast, Dr. Michael Gurian, New York Times Best Selling author, breaks down the differences between boys and girls brains and how it shifts everything we do with out children - how we connect, how we teach, how we understand developmental milestones. Based on more than thirty-five years of research in brain science, education, and practical parenting, this keynote traces how a child’s learning and social-emotional mind grows, how girls and boys learn and grow differently, how acculturation influences them, and how crucial school success has become to life success. When we understand the differences, it changes our perspective on child-rearing altogether!Do you want to learn more about child brain development or understand how to parent in a way that fosters brain development? ICP offers a 90 min e-course "Making Sense of Child Brain Development" that will help with this and more! Take 30% OFF with code BRAINCOURSE30 by visiting https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/making-sense-of-child-brain-development/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Jennifer Anderson, Founder of Kids Eat in Color, helps parents navigate picky eating. This podcast is full or tips and strategies to bring connection and joy back to mealtimes! Jennifer's tips are backed by the leatest research and science on nutrition for kids. Small shifts can bring about big changes for your child- don't miss this podcast if you have a child that is picky!Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Dr. Mitnaul, child and adolescent psychiatrist, talks about all things tech! With humour and research, Dr. Mitnaul guides parents on how to mantain connection, consistency, and co-operation when navigating technology with your child. If your child has a device, if your considering getting your child a device, or if you are already struggling with your child's use of a device - don't miss this podcast! Want to learn more about how to navigate screen-time use with your child? The use of technology in homes has increased rapidly over the past decade. Although helpful in many ways, it has also triggered many questions. In our online workshop "The Impact of Technology" the effects of screentime will be explored, and you will be given research-based strategies geared to help children and teens manage screen use.  Use code SCREENTIME30 to take 30% OFF at checkout. https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/the-impact-of-technology-online/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Dr. Lawrence Cohen, psychologist, author, and consultant, speaks to the amazing benefits of roughhousing on children's physcial, psychological, and emotional development. Dr. Cohen explores how rough-and-tumble play can nurture close connections, solve behavior problems, boost confidence, and grow the brain in unimaginable ways. To learn more about the art of roughhousing, purchase Dr. Cohen's book here Want to learn more from Dr. Cohen? We have an incredible recorded workshop called "Playful Parenting" based on his best-selling book. Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? In his course Dr. Cohen will help you understand that play is children’s way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. That’s why “playful parenting” is so important and so successful in building strong, close bonds between parents and children. Use code PLAYFUL30 to take 30% OFF https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/the-principles-of-playful-parenting/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Julie King and Joanna Faber, authors of the ground-breaking book: How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen, discuss how parents can more effectively communicate with their children, and what roadblocks prevent constructive conversations from unfolding between parents and children. The heartfelt and comedic episode delves into concrete examples inspired by Tammy's own communication blunders with her own children, and brings Julia & Joanna's content to life.Want a sneak peek at their book "How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen" with a FREE PDF on Tools for Handling Emotions & Engaging Cooperation: https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/tools-for-handling-emotionsInterested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Dr. Jenny Woo, Harvard trained educator and emotional intelligence educator, answers one of the biggest questions that parents around the world have: how has the pandemic impacted our children's social, emotional and cognitive development? Critically, how do we help our children to nurture skills that may have been impacted? Social and emotional learning is central to wellbeing- don't miss one of the world's experts on helping your child to thrive Want to learn more from Dr. Jenny Woo? Take her workshop "Supporting Social and Emotionl Development" Use code WOO30 to take 30% OFF at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/how-to-support-childrens-social-emotional-development/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Dr. Madiha Saaed, board-certified holistic family physician and author of The Holistic Rx & Holistic Rx for Kids, uncovers how our children’s brains, bodies, and behaviors can be hijacked based on what goes into their bodies. She offers actionable steps parents can take to keep their chidlren's brains healthy. As chronic physical and mental health conditions and destructive behaviors are on the rise, we need to shift the way we parent our children to address these concerns. Our course, offered by Dr. Saaed, uncovers how our children’s brains, bodies, and behaviors are being hijacked and presents real-life, actionable steps parents can take to help their children make better decisions, build resilience, and heal and prevent acute and chronic conditions at any age, including addressing our children’s mental health. Take. Dr. Saeed's workshop "Holistic Parenting" [use code ICPSAVE30 to take 30% off]: https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/holistic-parenting-nurturing-healthy-brains-bodies-in-a-changing-world/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Janet Lansbury, best-selling author [No Bad Kids & Elevating Childcare], speaker, actress, podcast host [Unruffled] and sought-after parenting expert, helps us to decode common behavioural issues in our children's youngest years. She talks about issues like boundaries. testing, tantrums, and punishments. This podcast is practical and full of tools to help parents see the world through their child's eyes, and to guide them in a way that creates a deep sense of connection, trust, and safety. Janet is the leading global expert when it comes to our little ones - be sure to tune in! Baffled by your preschooler? Meldowns, defiance, and impulsivity leaving your at your witts end? Learn how to navigate this tricky age with our online course "Decoding Preschoolers" Use code ICPSAVE30 to take 30% OFF https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/decoding-preschoolers-a-positive-approach-to-chaos/ You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Julia Cook, award winning children's author with over 100 books, talks about how to really connect with children during heart-wrenching moments, how to approach tragedy in a way that children understand, how to truly be with children during grief, and how to inspire hope and healing. This episode if full of light and love, overflowing with beautiful ways to connect with children during life's hardest moments. Has your child recently experienced the loss of a loved one or a pet? Are they experiencing the separation of their parents? Are they struggling with a loss of trust, safety or faith? Regardless of the type of loss, watching your child grieve can be one of the most profoundly difficult experiences for caregivers. At ICP we have an impactful course called "Helping Children with Grief & Loss." In this 3.5 hour e-course you will be able to help a child who is struggling with grief in all it's forms. Taught by Samantha Dover, who is both a Registered Psychologist and a grief specialist. Use code GRIEF30 to take 30% OFF https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/helping-children-with-grief-and-loss/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we have 2 experts speaking on bullying from completely different perspectives. Dr Brooks Gibbs, award winning resilience educator, talks passionately about the importance of teaching children how to regulate emotions and solve social problems. His focus is on individual resilience vs. "targeting the aggressor". Our second speaker is Jessica Joelle Alexander, parenting expert and bestselling author, who will explore a Danish perspective to bullying. The Danish Way focuses on a community based approach to bullying where nurturing social connections, inclusive practices, and open communication is of vital importance. In the last 20 years Denmark has made drastic headway in reducing bullying both online and offline with an innovative approach. They have been so successful in fact, that Danish children are currently among the least bullied in all of Europe. Research clearly shows that bullying can have serious psychological and health consequences for children and adults, so tackling this issue is of the utmost importance. What’s the secret to their success?Want to learn more from Jessica? Take her workshop on The Danish Way of Handling Bullying. Use code BULLYING30 to take 30% OFF at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/danish-way-of-working-with-bullying/Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Deborah McNamara, clinical psychologist and best-selling author of several of our favourite books, explores the unfolding of the relational dance between a child and their primary caregiver. In this podcast, we talk about the stages of attachment and what we will see as caregivers at each stage. We also explore the importance of "collecting before directing "- engaging a child relationally before giving direction and what to do when children resist our direction.Don’t miss this weeks podcast- a podcast that empowers parents to lead their child, and to be the answer for them when everything else seems uncertain.Do you want to learn more about how to foster a secure attachment in children? ICP has an incredible 3 hour e-course called "Exploring Attachment" where attendees will learn about the foundational history of attachment research, develop a better understand attachment styles in both children and adults and outcomes related to each style, how the brain’s development is contingent on the quality of care a child receives, and interventions that promote a more secure attachment style in children.  Use the code ATTACHMENT30 at checkout to take 30% OFF https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/exploring-attachment-the-power-of-relationship/ Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your  7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tammy Schamuhn interviews Jessica Joelle Alexander, International Parenting expert and author of the critically acclaimed book "The Danish Way of Parenting". In this fun, practical podcast Jessia explains why Denmark is the happiest country in the world- and how Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids. Jessica uses the acronym "PARENT" to explain six essential Danish parenting principes:Play Authenticity Reframing Empathy No ultimatums Togetherness Want to learn more from Jessica? Take her workshop on the Danish Way of Parenting based on her best-selling book. Use code DANISH30 to take 30% OFF at checkout!  https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/the-danish-way-of-parenting/You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today! Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast episode, Tammy interviews Dr. Wiliam Stixrud about how to create a child who is motivated and not crippled by anxiety (based on his critically aclaimed book "The Self-Driven Child")and how to motivate children & teens without coercion or micromanaging. It is a radical shift for many parents to think of their role as a consultant instead of a manager. As parents, we can only drive our kids so far. At some point, they will have to take the wheel and map out their own path. But there is a lot you can do before then to help them tackle the road ahead with resilience and imagination.Want to learn more from Dr. Stixrud on helping your child or teen manage stress and get motivated? Take Dr.Stixrud's course based on his best-selling book "The Self-Driven Child." Use code MOTIVATION30 to take 30% OFF at checkout! https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/the-self-driven-child-course/You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast episode, Tammy Schamuhn, co-host of The Child Psych Podcast, Registered Psychologist, Co-Founder of the Institute of Child Psychology and mom of three discusses discipline that honors brain development. She addresses how some traditional discipline strategies can harm our relationship with our children, and what parents can do instead. These concrete strategies she recommends are those she uses with her own children and what she recommends to the parents of her clients. Take our parenting course "Compassionate Discipline" and learn how to parent with empathy, understanding, and solid leadership. All trauma-informed and backed by neuroscience. Use code DISCIPLINE30 at checkout to take *30% OFF* https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/compassionate-discipline-online/ You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patty Wipfler and Toscha Schore, authors of the incredible book "Listen: 5 Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges" explore five parenting tools that will foster connection, joy, emotional resiliency, self-compassion, and limit setting in your home. These tools are all beautifully simple, yet incredibly powerful. Irrespective of your child’s age, this is a parenting podcast you do not want to miss!Want to learn more from Patty & Tosha? Watch their workshop based on their best-selling book "Listen" Use code 5TOOLS30 to take 30% OFF! https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/five-simple-listening-tools-that-connect-heal/You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim Payne, best-selling author of the book "Simplicity Parenting" a world leader in the power of simplifying, talks about the stress response in our children when their lives are "too fast, too much, too overwhelming". He offers solutions to parents on how to push back, on how to reclaim the magic of childhood, and how to hold onto family values as an anchor. We can bring our children out of a constant alarm state and back into reclaiming youth, creativity, and joy.Want to learn more about Simplicty Parenting? Watch Kim Payne's workshop based on his best-selling book "Simplicity Parenting" [use code SIMPLICITY30 to take 30% off]: https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/simplicity-parenting/ You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today! Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tammy and Tania interview Dr. Christina Bjorndal, a Naturopathic Doctor. Dr. Bjorndal shares her own mental health journey and how she came to focus on holistic health. She is also the author of the book "Beyond the Label." This episode is full of easily digestible knowledge and strategies related to childhood diet, sleep, screens, and stress. Listen now for effective, concrete tools that can help children struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, behavioural issues, and more!As chronic physical and mental health conditions and destructive behaviors are on the rise, we need to shift the way we parent our children to address these concerns. Our course, offered by Dr. Saaed, uncovers how our children’s brains, bodies, and behaviors are being hijacked and presents real-life, actionable steps parents can take to help their children make better decisions. Take. Dr. Saeed's workshop "Holistic Parenting" [use code ICPSAVE30 to take 30% off]:  https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/holistic-parenting-nurturing-healthy-brains-bodies-in-a-changing-world/You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership. Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tania and Tammy are joined by Dr. Cindy Hovington, founder of Curious Neuron. Listen to Dr. Hovington break down neurobiological principles in easily digestible parenting guidance. In this enlightening podcast, she helps us to delve deeper into our child’s behaviour, explores the science behind co-regulation, and shares the three things that she believes every parent should be taught before leaving the hospital with a new baby.Want to learn more about child brain development? ICP has an wonderful course called "Making Sense of Child Brain Development" This 90 min e-course was designed to easily make sense of, and nurture, optimal childhood brain development. You can take 30% OFF this course by using the code BRAINCOURSE30 at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/making-sense-of-child-brain-development/You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership. Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Lexie Kite. Dr Lexie Kite is the co-author of the incredible book "More than a body: Your body is an instrument, not an ornament". In this riveting interview, Dr. Kite explores body objectification in women and girls and how it impacts all areas of psychological functioning. She shares research and strategies to help children and families foster long lasting body image resilience. Inspiring and courageous, Dr. Kite leads us in helping girls to think outside the parameters of beauty and to own who they truly want to be in the world. Want to learn more from Dr. Kite? Purchase her course: Cultivating Postive Body Image for 30% OFF. Use code KITE30 at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/cultivating-positive-body-image-in-children-and-teens/You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership. Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We can no longer go about healing families and raising children by shaming their parents. In this episode, Tania Johnson and Tammy Schamuhn, interview Mercedes Samudio who started the #endparentshaming campaign.Mercedes, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Best Selling Author, is a passionate advocate that parents are human too and that the shame and judging needs to end. In her dynamic interview, she speaks of the development of the parenting identity as deserving of the same space and grace that we give when we learn other new skills. She takes us through the different steps in her "Shame Proof Parenting Framework". If you have struggled with shame, guilt, or feeling judged in your parenting journey- then don’t miss this transformative podcast. Want to learn more from Mercedes? Watch her Shame-Proof Parenting workshop based on her incredible book [use code ICPSAVE30 to take 30% off]: https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/shame-proof-parenting/You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership. Podcast listeners can take 40% off with a 7-Day Free Trial!Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I was spanked as a kid and I turned out just fine!" Join child psychologists Tania Johnson and Tammy Schamuhn as they delve into parenting myths, generational shifts in discipline, and alternate ways to deal with challenging behaviour with Mr Chazz. Mr Chazz is a parent educator , motivational speaker, and a teacher of teachers. This episode is energetic, engaging and full of strategies- if you are looking for new tools in your parenting belt, don’t miss it! Want to learn more from Mr. Chazz? Take his Gentle Disicpline Workshop. Use code ICPSAVE30 to take 30% off https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/how-to-discipline-in-an-emotionally-healthy-way/.You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% off their annual membership. Get your 7-Day Free Trial today.Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tania Johnson and Tammy Schamuhn interview parenting expert Jennifer Kolari, author of the best-selling book "Connected Parenting" (a personal favourite)In this episode, Jennifer explains that children act up when they do not feel understood. She shares techniques that therapists use to help children through difficult behaviour and explains how to increase the parent-child bond. At the heart of Jennifer's work is the CALM technique which has been proven to de-escalate tantrums, reduce anxiety, and increase connection.Listen now for step-by-step explanations to empower and transform your family. Want to learn more from Jennifer? Watch her amazing workshop "Connected Parenting" based on her best-selling book : https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/connected-parenting-how-to-raise-a-great-kid/. Take 30% OFF with code KOLARI30 at checkout. You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% off their annual membership. Get your 7-Day Free Trial today.Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most parents think that if our child would just "behave," we could maintain our composure as parents. The truth is that managing our own emotions and actions is what allows us to feel peaceful as parents. Ultimately we can’t control our children or the hand life deals them—but we can always control our own actions. Parenting isn’t about what our child does, but about how we respond."In this podcast we interview one of our FAVOURITE parenting experts Dr. Laura Markham, Clinical Psychologist, best-selling author of the book "Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids" and "Peaceful Parents, Happy Siblings" and founder of AHA!Parenting where we talk about how to keep our cool as parents! Want more of Dr. Markham?! Use code ICPSAVE30 to TAKE 30% OFF her courses: Peaceful Parents, Happy Siblings: https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/peaceful-parent-happy-siblings-how-to-stop-the-fighting-raise-friends-for-life/ How to Raise an Emotionally Healthy Child: https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/how-to-raise-an-emotionally-intelligent-child/ Interested in more from the Institute? The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here Our  parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more  hereWe have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.