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Sep 2023
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Potty Training - How to Know When Your T...

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed, Creator of The Collaborative Parenting Methodology
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September 19, 2023

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 73

Potty Training - How to Know When Your Toddler is Ready with Christine Brown In this episode, Cara welcomes Christine Brown, a mom to twin boys and the founder of Bella Luna Family, a parent consulting company that specializes in some of the most challenging aspects of parenting, including child sleep, child behavior and potty training. Listen in as Cara and Christine dig deep into the world of potty training.

Not sure if you're little one is ready for potty training? Get your free Potty Training Checklist now! Need a little more help? Mention Cara and the Transforming Podcast when you Book a Potty Training Consultation with Christine and don't forget to check out her Transform Your Baby's Sleep Program!

You can also follow Christine and Bella Luna Family on Instagram.


🚨Want a safe container to learn alongside other mamas? LAST CHANCE to enroll in Cara's Transforming the Toddler Years Course ! We start tomorrow, Wednesday, September 20th!*

Are you ready to master your mindset and harness the power of perspective as you apply my Collaborative Parenting Methodology? You'll graduate from the 6-week program with a personalized parenting toolkit feeling calm, connected, and confident to handle the ups and downs of parenting a toddler! 


About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is a Vermont-based Early Childhood Educator, Conscious Parenting Coach, and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology(™), a birth-to-five, soul and science-based framework that empowers parents to maximize their child’s early learning while raising fantastic human beings who succeed in school and life.

While teaching preschool and Kindergarten, she noticed her students knew their ABC’s and 123’s, but struggled with their social, emotional, and interpersonal skills. At drop off, parents would say, “We’re so glad that you are their first teacher”, but she knew she wasn’t -- their parents were! This realization led to her professional pivot as an online Early Childhood Parent Educator and Coach. 

Cara has embraced her role as a thought leader and fierce advocate for Pandemic parents raising the COVID Generation (GEN-C). Through keynotes, teacher training, and her podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Cara has Bachelor degrees in American Sign Language (ASL) and Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Education. She lives in southern Vermont with her two nearly grown-and-flown daughters and a husband who is her biggest cheerleader. Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world?

Visit⁠⁠ www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠ to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!


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