All About Emotion Regulation

If play feels like one more thing on your list, this episode is going to change that. Albiona sits down with Dr. Kim Van Dusen — registered play therapist, licensed marriage and family therapist, and author of Parenting Through Play — to talk about what play actually is, why pare ... Show More

Two things keep coming up in coaching sessions right now, in household after household, family after family: rewards and kids’ anxiety around trying new things. So Albiona brought it here. In this solo episode, she breaks down the real problem with how most parents use rewards (i ... Show More

Inside, she explores: → Why a dysregulated parent can’t help a dysregulated child — and what actually has to happen first before any parenting strategy can work → The two reasons most parents struggle to stay regulated in hard moments: not being able to access tools when it count ... Show More

One of the most common topics that come up around kids is emotional reactivity- both in us and in our kids. This episode dives into how to develop healthy regulation tactics for both us and our kids… using tools that work. If conscious parenting seems difficult when your kid (or ... Show More

On the last episode of season 1, Eman invites Parent and Positive Discipline Coach, Maddalen Milani to take us through where it all starts: The child’s brain. When we understand how the child’s brain develops we can understand then why tantrums and big emotions happen and how to ... Show More

<p>In this episode, Tammy & Tania explore their 3-step model of emotion regulation and how to work with the brain instead of against it. So much of what is taught in managing big feelings with children is counterintuitive to how the brain is actually* wired and how information fl ... Show More

Send us Fan MailAs parents, we can feel triggered by our baby crying for long periods of time, by our toddler acting out or by our 5-year-old ignoring us. We can’t control if and when a trigger will happen, but we can control how we react to triggers. My conversation with Bryana, ... Show More

If you’re stuck in an endless cycle of yelling, threatening, and then feeling super guilty afterwards, you’re not alone. AND, today’s episode is for *you.* By the end of this episode, you’ll walk away with an *exact* roadmap on how to handle those extremely common parenting trigg ... Show More

For way too long we were told that the reason why we have negative emotions is because our brain is at fault. In other words, we were told that there are "errors" in our thinking and that the brain sends us false signals and creates problems when there are none. And so when we be ... Show More

Have you heard my WHOLE STORY? How I shifted from wanting my kiddos to change (which was NOT happening), and not being able to handle the extreme emotions and behaviours that my kids were throwing at me… to parenting calm, confident kids that I love to be around. It feels like a ... Show More

Parents often reach out to me concerned about their child's challenging behaviors, such as hitting, throwing toys, and not listening. They wonder how to manage these behaviors while still respecting their child and setting boundaries. If this sounds like you, then know you aren’t ... Show More