Raised Resilient: Help Your Highly Sensitive Child

Why Are My Kids Always Fighting? Strategies to Set Siblings Up for Success (& Why You Don’t Need to Stress!)

If your kids are constantly fighting, you’re not alone. It can be SO challenging to know how to respond to constant arguments, teasing, and physical conflict. You might start to wonder: Is it normal for siblings to fight this much? How can I stop my kids from fighting? If you’re wondering these things, you’re not alone; it can be SO hard to see your children struggling with each other.
 
In this week’s episode, I explore sibling dynamics & strategies to set siblings up for success. I also talk about sibling conflict (spoiler alert: it’s normal!) and how to intervene when things get heated. 
 
Here’s the thing: It’s normal, healthy, and expected for siblings to struggle with each other sometimes. But when you have the right mindset & tools – which you totally will after listening to this episode! – you’ll start to see these tough moments as opportunities to build healthy conflict resolution skills, which will ultimately strengthen your children’s relationship with each other!
 
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The Magic of Independent Play: 4 Steps to Getting Your Child to Play Alone (& Why You Should!)

How many times a day do you hear: “Mommy, come play with me!”? You might be in the middle of putting the dishes away or working or just (finally!) having a moment to yourself … and then this request pulls at your heartstrings – and you either say yes begrudgingly or say no with heaps of guilt. But what if I told you that there was another option?
 
In this week’s episode, I talk about why it’s actually really important & healthy for children to play alone – and I share tips to help you encourage more independent play from your child. I also talk about why it’s okay and actually a good thing to say no to your child’s requests to play when you’re not available or not really feeling it.
 
Here’s the thing: Children get the most out of play when they can fully enter their world of imagination – uninterrupted & without adult influence – and parents need time to do life, run the household, and care for themselves. This episode will show you exactly how to encourage more independent play so that everyone’s needs are met in the most developmentally-appropriate way possible!
 
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Kids & Screens: Tips for Healthy, Balanced Screen Use When Technology is Everywhere

Screens are everywhere in 2022, and kids love them – but parents often use them with reluctance, guilt & anxiety. Maybe you can relate: Have you ever felt bad about using screens with your child? Have you Googled: “How does screen time affect kids?” or “Are screens safe for toddlers?” or “How much screen time is too much?” or “Why does my child melt down every time we turn off the TV?!”
 
In this week’s episode, I answer these questions and share best practices for kids & screen use. This episode will empower you to use screens in a way that works WITH your child’s development so you can pave the way for healthy, balanced relationships with screens in your home.
 
Here’s the thing: Screens have definitely gotten some bad press in the parenting & child development realms. But screens aren’t all bad – and they aren’t going anywhere, so we’ve got to learn to live WITH them and use them in a way that works for our kids & families. 
 
This week’s episode is the second episode in my 4-week summer series, where I share the tools, strategies & perspective you need for an awesome summer with your child! Next up: encouraging more independent playtime!
FREE Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Parenting: https://www.raisedresilient.com/mindset
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4 Tips for Managing Summer Boredom (& Why You DON’T Need to Push Academics Over the Summer!)

If your child’s on summer break, you’re probably already hearing the dreaded “I’m bored!”. When our kids beg us to entertain them, we can feel pulled to come up with an endless stream of ideas & activities, which is exhausting. But here’s the thing: entertainment is not what your child actually needs when they’re feeling bored.
 
In this week’s episode, I share my strategies for managing summer boredom (hint: they’re not me telling you to “just play with your child all day long”!). I also tell you why you don’t need to push academics over the summer & give you permission to let go of your worries about “kindergarten readiness” and the “summer slide”.
 
It can be uncomfortable to allow your child the space to struggle through boredom. But when we remind ourselves that being boredom is simply a feeling – and that we don’t need to fix it – it empowers us to just let it be. And from there flows creativity & independent play (and – bonus! – more time to ourselves as parents!). 
 
This week’s episode is the first episode in my 4-week summer series, where I share the tools, strategies & perspective you need for an awesome summer with your child! Next up: screen time!
 
FREE Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Parenting: https://www.raisedresilient.com/mindset
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How to Get Your Child to Listen: 3 Steps to Gain Cooperation & Build Collaboration

We all want our kids to LISTEN, right? We want them to clean up their toys, get their shoes on when it’s time to go, and stop teasing their siblings when we ask them to. If you’re feeling this, you’re not alone; I get asked allllll the time “How do I get my child to listen?!”
 
In this week’s episode, I talk about the mindset shift required to get kids to listen, and I share my 3-step process to engage children in smoother, simpler cooperation – without nagging. (I’ll even share my special trick for getting kids to listen that I pull out when all else fails!)
 
Here’s the thing: If we want our kids to cooperate, taking the time to connect is key. When we connect first, we create an atmosphere & an attitude of community & collaboration – which will serve our kids for a lifetime (and make them SO much more likely to do the thing we’re asking!).
 
FREE Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Parenting: https://www.raisedresilient.com/mindset
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Why We Shouldn’t Call Kids Shy (& How to Help a “Shy” Child!)

You’re at the store, and a kind stranger says hi … but your child freezes & says nothing. You take your child to the playground, but he won’t leave your side. What should you do when your child acts shy? And does it mean something’s wrong?
 
In this week’s episode, I share why I don’t think it’s helpful to call our kids shy. I’ll help you reframe how you see “shy” behaviors & empower you with ways to support your child in these moments. 
 
How we think & talk about our kids really does matter. After listening to today’s episode, you’ll understand why calling kids shy isn’t helpful – and you’ll know how to think about & respond to behaviors we typically think of as “shy” so that you can raise confident & resilient kids.
 
FREE Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Parenting: https://www.raisedresilient.com/mindset
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(BONUS Episode) Talking About Hard Things: Supporting Children in the Aftermath of a School Shooting

In the aftermath of the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX yesterday, we're all grieving. We're heartbroken & outraged at the same time. And in the midst of all of these feelings, how do we support our kids? 
 
In this bonus episode, I talk about how to take care of our kids (and ourselves!) in the wake of a tragedy. I break down the important considerations around talking to your kids about yesterday's events and creating space to grieve as a family.
 
If you're feeling lost in the wake of yesterday's shooting, you're not alone. You're not supposed to know how to navigate something like this. But hopefully this episode gives you some tools and scripts to use to make supporting your child a little easier in the midst of a really, really unthinkably hard thing. 
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How to Help a Child with Anxiety: Strategies for Building Resilience

It can be so tough to know how to support our kids when they’re feeling anxious. Sometimes we can start to feel anxious about their anxiety, and this can lead to everyone feeling even more anxious.
 
In this week’s episode, I answer a question from a listener whose 11-year-old daughter is struggling with anxiety about riding in the car. I explore why our children’s anxiety is tough for us as parents, and I provide tools, strategies, and new ways of thinking about anxiety to help us support our kids.
 
Understanding what’s really happening when our kids feel anxious and allowing space for the anxiety to exist is key if we want to wire our kids for resilience, even when anxiety shows up. 
FREE Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Parenting: https://www.raisedresilient.com/mindset
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How to Deal with Your Child’s Frustration: 6 Tips to Build Frustration Tolerance

As parents, we all want to help our kids build frustration tolerance. It can be so tough – for us and for them! – when our kids shut down before they even give something a chance. But sometimes the things we do to try to help our children tolerate frustration better only make things harder. (Frustrating, right?)
 
In this week’s episode, I share why it’s so, so normal for kids to get frustrated easily – and I give you six actionable tips to help you support your child in learning to tolerate frustrating moments a little better!
 
Allowing space for frustration and approaching tough moments with curiosity & patience is key to growing your child’s ability to tolerate frustration. And this week’s episode will help you do just that!
 
FREE Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Parenting: https://www.raisedresilient.com/mindset
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“Shepherding Through”: How to Handle Meltdowns When Life Gets in the Way

If we want to help our children develop emotion regulation, allowing them to express their feelings is key. But what do you do when you have to be somewhere, but your child is having a tantrum? Or what about when you have multiple kids who all need you at once – like when your toddler is crying, but your baby needs a diaper change? How do you meet your child’s emotional needs in those moments?
 
In this week’s episode, I’m answering a listener who wrote in asking exactly this. I talk about how to show up for our kids in their hard moments while still getting to our appointments on time & meeting everyone’s needs (including our own!). I dive into why these moments are so hard & share my step-by-step “shepherding through” process.
 
Here’s the thing: The world can’t stop every time your child has a feeling. Sometimes life gets in the way, and you’ll have to hold space for the feeling while also moving on to wherever you need to be next. And that’s okay! The key is doing this in a way that builds emotion regulation & connection … which you’ll be able to do after listening to today’s episode!
FREE Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Parenting: https://www.raisedresilient.com/mindset
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