Simple Families offers solutions for living well with children. In this show, we focus on child behavior, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load. As a Mama with a doctorate in Child Development, Denaye’s perspectives are grounded in research, but more importantly real life.
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All is Calm(ish) ft. Niro Feliciano
And we're back! After a six-month hiatus, the podcast is back. Today I'm welcoming back, Niro Feliciano. Niro and I discuss finding peace and calm during the holiday season--managing the stress around 'making magic', buying gifts, decorating, and coping with challenging relationships. LINKS: Niro's Book: All Is Calmish: How to Feel Less Frantic and More Festive During the Holidays Niro's Website
In today's episode, I'm speaking with Jessica Slice. Jessica is a disabled author, speaker, and essayist. In her 20s, Jessica fell ill on a hike in Greece and has since been slowing learning to navigate life as a disabled person. In her work, she shines a light on the amazing ways that disabled parents navigate and innovate in the world. I appreciate the way that she opened my eyes to this journey…
In this episode, I'm chatting with you about moral development. The study of moral development helps us to understand how humans learn right from wrong, make decisions, and internalize a value set. I'll share about the typical developmental stages and how this topic can help us to better understand parenting strategies and child behavior. Sponsors: Team Supercrew - visit teamsupercrew.com and use…
Love is love. But in today's world our growing children are experiencing rapidly shifting messages about identity and commitment. Sometimes our own life experiences around first love can help us to guide our children. Yet often, as parents, we can feel confusion around processing this new milestone in our ever-changing world. In this episode I'm chatting with Lisa Phillips, the author of First…
I don't know about you, but I find it difficult to delegate tasks in both my work and family life. Often, I find myself deciding that it's easier to do things myself rather than enlist the help of supportive people. In this episode, I'm excited to chat with Emily King, CEO and co-founder of Faye. Emily experienced the overwhelm that comes with balancing parenthood and a demanding job, and she…
Leadership is built into parenthood. In today's episode I welcome Adam Galinsky, a renowned social psychologist and Columbia Business School professor. Adam is the author of the brand new book, Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others. He has more than 300 scientific publications and a TED Talk viewed 7.5 million times. Although he may never have set out to speak to an audience…
Raising Securely Attached Kids ft. Eli Hardwood MA, LPC
In today's episode, author Eli Harwood joins us to explain what it means to be securely attached and why it matters. Eli is a mother and therapist known widely on the internet as the Attachment Nerd. She shares her own experiences as well as tools to build the connection we need to help our children thrive. LINKS: Eli's Website Eli's New Book: Raising Securely Attached Kids Eli on Instagram…
Many of us (myself included) strive to develop more effective and efficient routines. Sometimes, we fail to realize that we have more functional systems in place than we realize. Personally, I've set lofty goals for improving routines in cleaning, homework, exercise, the morning hustle, etc. Those systems generally fail. What I have found does work is to do what I call,…
I'm excited to welcome my minimalist friend Zoe Kim back to the podcast to chat about what minimalism looks like with older kids. Zoe, an author and mother of four, is sharing some of her favorite tips, along with some of the wisdom that she used to build her simple home a few years ago. LINKS: Zoe's Custom Ikea Closet Zoe's Book, The Minimalist Family Zoe's Website, Raising Simple Zoe on…
"Resilience is being able to handle the bad stuff over time and to know you are not doing it alone." - Tovah Klein Ph.D., author of Raising Resilience In today's world of uncertainty, resilience is an indispensable trait that our children will need as they grow. In this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Tovah Klein, the bestselling author of the brand new book Raising Resilience. Tovah talks me…