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Apr 2024
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My Toddler Won't Stop Kicking Me. What D...

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed, Creator of The Collaborative Parenting Methodology
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April 30, 2024

Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 137

My Toddler Won't Stop Kicking Me. What Do I Do?


Join Cara in this episode, where she talks about toddlers testing boundaries to see what reactions they will get. She emphasizes that the priority is to keep everyone safe when a toddler is being physical, including ourselves as parents and caregivers. Cara also shares scripts we can use when our toddlers are being physical!


Ready to turn your daily stress, chaos, and overwhelm to a state of clarity, confidence, and deep connection? Join our next cohort of like-minded parents looking to make massive transformations with their littles. Find all the information at www.caratyrrell.com/transform.


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 holds 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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