We can’t protect our kids from failure, but we can guide them to how to learn from failure and part of this is having a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset. Join me on this important episode as I discuss:
The difference between a growth and fixed mindset
5 ways to raise our child with a growth mindset from the toddler years and beyond
Why a grow ... Show More
Oct 28
Revenge Is Addictive-Here’s How to Break the Cycle in Childhood Before it Begins
Revenge isn’t a word we typically use when we talk about toddlers. But if you’ve ever taken something away and gotten a swat in return, you’ve seen it in action. In this episode, I sit down with James Kimmel Jr., a Yale researcher and lawyer who was the first to describe revenge ... Show More
56m 35s
Oct 26
The Follow-Up: Baby Wearing
Baby wearing can be such a helpful tool, but walking into the store full of wraps and slings can feel like solving a puzzle with no instructions. In this Follow-Up, I'm bringing back my conversation with Laura Brown, a baby wearing educator and postpartum doula. We talk about why ... Show More
14m 37s
Oct 21
ADHD Masking Explained: School Success, Home Struggles, and the Emotional Toll
I know how heartbreaking and confusing it can be when a child seems fine and compliant at school only to experience meltdowns the moment they step foot at home. Today, I sit down with Meredith Carder, an ADHD coach, to dive deep into masking in ADHD. Meredith shares her own journ ... Show More
45m 37s
Jun 2021
S02|07 - Building Growth Mindset for Kids
Now that we know all about growth and fixed mindsets, how do we foster this in our children? Let’s learn several steps that help us to grow this mindset within them naturally and raise emotionally intelligent children. We all want our children to grow into capable, kind, and cari ... Show More
18m 57s
Jun 2021
S02|06 - Building a Growth Mindset
This is more than just a hot button word, it’s a new way of being. Growth mindset doesn’t happen overnight, but it can be fostered. Join me as we dig into what it is and how to shift it. Mindset is something we talk about allll of the time, as Life Coaches… but growth and fixed m ... Show More
15m 1s
Jan 2025
How to build a mindset for growth
Ever feel stuck in a fixed mindset, convinced you’re just “not good” at something? In this episode, Monica introduces the growth mindset—a powerful perspective that turns failures into stepping stones and "I can’t" into "I can’t yet." With practical tips like embracing effort, re ... Show More
7m 12s