Guest(s): Juli Hall & Martha Sasser

Guest(s): Sonja Latifpour, Registered Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist, and Clinical Director at Bright Star Counselling. 

Guest(s): Louise Clarke, Parenting Coach, Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster, and Author

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Parenting Coach, Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster, and Author Louise Clark, to talk about How to Manage Difficult Teenagers.

We cover:

• What we need to understand developmentally about our teens.

• The main struggles parents are facing with their teens.

• Strategies we should avoid.

• The best way to handle screen time and social media.

• How to encourage our teens to open up.

• What to do if our teens don’t ever seem to want to leave their rooms.

Happy listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Guest(s): Bridgett Miller, Parenting Consultant, and Author

Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Parenting Expert and now Author, Bridgett Miller! She is launching her brand new book “What Young Children Need You to Know” and is here to tell us all about it along with some great tips as always.

We cover:

• Why this book isn’t your typical parenting book that's meant to be read cover to cover, but instead, readers are encouraged to focus on pages that resonate with them and the challenge they are seeking help with.

• What is Conscious Parenting?

• How parents should view their role in regards to raising their children.

• Bridgett shares some of the topics and describes how the book is laid out.

• Bridgett explains her perspective on what is happening when children do or say things “just for attention”.

• If you could only tell parents one thing, what would it be?

Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Guest(s): Sheree Budgell, Pelvic Health & Orthopaedic Physiotherapist 

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Sheree Budgell, to talk about returning to exercise after birth.

We cover:

• What timelines should a postpartum mom follow when returning to exercise or running?

• For moms who love to run, should they be squeezing their pelvic floor the entire time to prevent leaking?

• Symptoms that moms should be aware of that indicate that a type of excercise is too much load for their pelvic floor.

• Can we do longterm damage by returning to high impact exercise too early?

• Other possible factors that need to be considered with returning to exercise.

 Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Guest(s): Ashley Avinashi , Parenting Coach, Best Selling Author, and Founder of Raising Humanity.

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Parenting Coach, Best Selling Author, and Founder of Raising Humanity, Ashley Avinashi, to talk with us about why we struggle as much as we do as parents in today's world.

We cover:

• What made Ashley move from a successful corporate than entrepreneurial career into supporting the healing path for parents.

• What is behind the chronic struggle that most parents face in today's world.

• How where we find ourselves today is perhaps the greatest collective opportunity we have to heal from intergenerational pain/patterns.

• What we can do as a first step in clearing what we are carrying so we can live more freely, on purpose, and in our joy.

• The core needs of our children and us as parents, during this unprecedented time.

Happy Listening!

Guest(s): Shawna Comey, Family Navigator with Westcoast Families.

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Family Navigator, Shawna Comey with Westcoast Families, to talk about how to Navigate Parenting in your Community and Access Support and Services

We cover:

• What is a family navigator and what is their role in helping families.

• Advice for new moms in the community.

• What an average day of a navigator looks like.

• How families can find help during the pandemic.

Happy Listening!

Guest(s): Dr. Deborah MacNamara, Clinical counsellor, Faculty at the Neufeld Institute, Speaker, and Author.

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are thrilled to be welcoming back, Dr. Deborah MacNamara, Clinical counsellor, Faculty at the Neufeld Institute, Speaker, and Author. We will be talking about what our kids really need from us Right Now! These are unprecedented times and we need to be there for our children during this confusing and uncertain time. Find out how you can best support them!

Guest(s): Victoria Smith, Stress Reduction Coach with Stress Less Ladies Ltd.