CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 108
I’m thrilled to welcome Wendy Snyder, a Positive Parenting educator, family life coach & advocate to my podcast this week as she has such a brilliant story of when life gets hard, how you can flip it around to a positive and loving life. Wendy had so much trouble with her daughter being so strong willed after quitting her job to become a stay-at-home mom. She was convinced she had ADHD or something of the sort until she took a local parenting course. Take a listen to this episode to learn how you can flip up your life and gain the knowledge you need to have a more fulfilling and happy parenthood.
The topics we cover in this episode are:
How you imagine parenthood VS reality
The idea behind Cactus Kids
Why you don’t want to squash strong-willed behaviors
What strategies do and don’t work
Different culture pressures
Offer an inch and they will take a mile
What should families do who are struggling with power?
Letting them make the decision
Changing your mindset as a parent to not dread certain life moments
The beauty of every life stage - toddlers to teenagers
How do you keep yourself calm in those difficult moments
Self compassion and curiosity
How movement can spark joy
