Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

 So excited to share today's show with you!Dr. Jen O’Ryan provides guidance for parents to help them navigate their child’s coming out process, as well as questions about sexuality and gender. She completed her doctorate in Human Behavior with a focus on environmental factors during childhood and adolescence for sexual minorities.Dr. Jen also works closely with other caring adults on developing more inclusive, safe spaces for LGBTQ individuals in the workplace and community. Through years of research and advocacy, Jen brings an extensive background on factors contributing to healthy development during childhood and adolescence for LGBTQ youth.Jen and I talk about the experience kids are having as they come to understand gender and sexual orientation. We discuss the biggest challenges for the kids and their parents, and how we can all be a part in supporting all kids, in celebration of differences, being advocates and allies.Resources mentioned:Jen's website My Kid Came OutJen's local workshop So your kids came out, now what?     - listeners will get $5 off with promo code "joyful"Recent posts on sexuality and supporting LGBTQ youthPFLAG - Parents, Families and Allies of LGBTQWhere to find Jen:Her website - www.mykidcameout.comTwitter - @pagingdrjenFacebook - Paging Dr. Jen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I am super excited about this BONUS episode!! I have the privilege of being in conversation with Brandie Weikle from thenewfamily.com and host of The New Family Podcast.Part of my mission for creating this podcast is to expose listeners to parenting resources that I find inspirational and valuable, and Brandie is in total alignment with that mission.We spend time today talking about The New Family, the 1,000 Family Project, and Brandie's experience with podcasting.Mentioned:The New Family WebsiteThe 1,000 Families ProjectThe New Family PodcastPositive CoParenting After Divorce Facebook GroupMentioned New Family Podcast Episodes:Eps 50: The Ex Next Door Eps 20: Seizing the Day With Your FamilyEps9: Conscious Uncoupling with Katherine Woodward ThomasEps 3: Parenting a Transgendered ChildWhere to find Brandie and The New Family:www.thenewfamily.comTwitterFacebookInstagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy Knobler is on the podcast! Amy is a personal chef, mama and Positive Discipline Parent Educator from Pasadena, California. In candid conversation, she shares her passion for bringing kids into the kitchen…Do you love dinner preparation? Are you like me, feeling annoyed and resentful each day when it comes time to create a meal for your family?Listen in as Amy spins a new perspective around meal prep and how it can be a relationship builder AND a time for life skill development.From young kids to our teens, the kitchen can be a place for connection… A place where we can all increase our sense of belonging and significance.::::::::::Resources:Click here to get your own pack of Positive Discipline Parenting ToolcardsSeven Easy Ways to Include Your Kids in the Kitchen by Sarah RemmerCheck out the PDF from Amy with concepts and a yummy kid friendly recipe on the Joyful Courage website! Where to find and follow Amy:www.cooktoconnect.netamy@cooktoconnect.netCook to Connect Facebook Group::::::::::Also - be sure to check out the Calm and Connected Parenting Program through Mazlo.Click here for more information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So grateful to have Kelly Bos on the show today! Kelly is a psychotherapist focusing on individual, marriage, and family relationships. She helps people find meaning and joy in their relationships - with themselves and others.Today we are talking about navigating parenting styles in our family. As I say on a regular basis, parenting is a journey, right? Have you started to notice that when we say "yes! I want to be with you forever!" we are also saying yes to the journey of relationship???And it's not always easy.We show up with baggage - we show up with our own lens that has been developed through the experiences of our life... AND we sometimes forget that we aren't all looking through the same lens...Listen in as I talk with Kelly about how to be more proactive and forwarding in our conversations with our partners, and build stronger connections with them in the process!!Where to find Kelly:Her website: http://www.kellybos.com/And on FacebookArticles for further reading:What to do When Your Parenting Styles Don't Mesh by Kelly BosWhen Parents Disagree on Discipline by Amy McCreedy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I love Emily Roberts!! There is a good reason she is called "Guidance Girl" - this woman has so many gifts and wisdom to share... She knows tweens and teens - she has an inside perspective and sharing it on the show.Listen in and broaden your perspective around the online social life of your children.Emily and I have a candid conversation about what parents should be thinking about and how we can be building relationship through navigating this online social world with our kids....This is a looooooong podcast because I just can't stop talking to Emily!!Resources mentioned:American Girls: How Social Media is Disrupting the Lives of TeenagersExpress Yourself: A Teen Girls Guide to Speaking up and Being Who You AreOther articles and interview with Emily:An interview about social media addictionWhat Every Parent Needs to Know about CyberbullyingFollow Emily's work:One her websiteOn FacebookOn TwitterOn PinterestOn InstagramOn YouTubeLet me know what you are thinking!! Join the conversation on the Live and Love with Joyful Courage Facebook group - a crowd of like minded parents do the best they can to be their best on the parenting journey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah is a social worker, a compassion coach, a play promoter and warrior for kindness... How can an interview with her be anything BUT amazing???We discuss limit setting, brain development and how to navigate our kids emotional outbursts in a way that is helpful and not hurtful.Resources mentioned:Dan Siegel:    - Whole Brain Child   - Brian in the Palm of the Hand videoWhere to find Sarah:   - www.sarahmaclaughlin.com   - Facebook   - Twitter   - Pinterest   - InstagramHelpful articles by Sarah:Easing the Stress of Power StruggleWhy I Praised My Son for Threatening to Throw a Bowl at MeHow to Set Limits with Kids Without Harshness, Fear or ShameThank you for listening!!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I find it so empowering to explore parenting styles with moms and dads. It seems as though once we become more aware of our style, our pattern, we become ever more able to move in the direction of who we WANT to be.Listen in as Sarina Behar Natkin, from GROW Parenting, digs into the different styles, their history, and how to maintain a more balanced, connected approach to parenting. It was a fun and informative conversation that listeners are sure to relate to!!Find out more about Sarina and her offers:www.growparenting.comwww.facebook.com/GrowParentinghttps://twitter.com/GrowParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So grateful and honored to have Leisha on the podcast today to puzzle out the rub she is feeling around bedtime with her two young daughters.Do you ever feel like things spin out of control at the end of the day? Do you feel like you swing between too kind to too firm and back again? You aren't alone!Listen in to this live parent coaching and notice where the conversation is resonating with you... We are on a collective journey - lets learn from the learning of others!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cathy Kawakami is on the show today and we are talking all about the ways we can encourage our youngest kids to explore their capabilities.Sorry folks, the bad news in a lot of the reason our kids don't believe they can do things is because we spend so much time and effort telling them that - and they're getting the message!! Then we get frustrated that our kids are uncooperative or don't want to contribute - it's crazytown!!Cathy and Casey offer a bunch of ideas around how to set up an environment that is designed for kids to grow and thrive, to gain life skills and the belief that they can have healthy control over their life.You can find Cathy at:her website www.middlegroundparenting.comAnd on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MiddleGroundParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh friends - this is a good one!!My new friend (and someone we should all have on speed dial), Susan Stiffelman is on the show today talking about the Parenting in the Digital Age Telesummit. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY for all of us to learn from some of the most AMAZING speakers and thinkers of our time. Dr. Dan Siegel, author of Whole Brain Child and creator of Brain in th ePalm of Your Hand Byron Katie, developer of The Work Rachel Macy Stafford, author and blogger behind the Hands Free Revolution (she has been on the show and is super fabulous) Glennon Doyle Melton. author and founder of online community Momastery Roasalind Weisman, author of Queen Bees and Wanna Bees and amazing human And there are MOREand they are ALL amazing humans - and ALL amazing humans with SO MUCH WISDOM TO SHARE!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices