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Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! Today we talk about modeling. Not modeling contracts or super models.  Modeling behavior. Your kids are watching. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about: Jim Henson quote [1:23] Creating a healthy lifestyle out of an unhealthy one [5:11] Dianne’s road rage story [9:03] Abby’s life as a super rager [11:04] Don’t be the jerk [15:16] You can mess up.  What you can do about it [21:00] When you want behaviors modeled and they don’t do it [21:18] Priorities to model [25:51] The swearing debate [29:12]   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/    Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! Why don’t we treat children like real human beings?? Why doesn’t a child’s opinion matter? This week, Dianne and Abby discuss why children should be looked at as people.  And how connection fits in. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about: How Abby confronted her family with boundaries [2:57] Dianne’s experience [7:52] Working hard to not parent like our parents [12:41] How things change with your child [16:13] Others who are pushing ideas onto your kids [18:49] Part of the transition [21:54] Emotional maturity [26:07] Independent or disconnected? [28:32] Blowing fire [29:02]     Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/   Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! Why don’t we treat children like real human beings?? Why doesn’t a child’s opinion matter? This week, Dianne and Abby discuss why children should be looked at as people.  And how connection fits in.. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about:  Being a parent [3:58] Expectations of making parents look good [7:11] Looking at children differently [8:39] Learning from our own kids [11:26] Different from birth.  All of us. [13:11] How Dianne became a vegetarian [17:09] Sleeping alone [20:49] Creating connection [23:56] Revolution begins at home [26:41]   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/  Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! What’s the deal with screen time? What exactly is considered screen time, anyway? Let’s have the conversation about what it is, and what it’s not. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about:   Let’s go back [2:18] Abby’s 1st experience with screens and kids [5:07] Difference between parenting, screens and neglect [7:59] What is screen time? [11:00] Learning all the time [15:10] Screens at dinner and bedtime [17:25] Having that strong relationship [20:12] Look at your kids, not the science [22:46] Opportunities for good conversations [30:58]   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! Parenting is hard! What if you find yourself disagreeing with your partner about how to parent? Tune in and hear what happens when Dianne and Abby experience this. Remember, what happens on Revolution Parenting stays on Revolution Parenting. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about: Thoughts of parenting before kids [3:45] Not arguing in front of the kids [7:32] How to become disempowered [8:32] Dianne’s experience [9:47] The prom [16:49] How do you co-parent with someone who isn’t? [19:19] When the other parent doesn’t show [21:50] Giving kids helpful feedback [24:04] Vengance does not go well with parenting [31:30] Having a united front [33:17]   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com   

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! Have you ever felt like making other mom friends was difficult? Kind of like you need a dating app for finding friends? Making friends at any stage is hard.  Let’s break it down. Get up close and personal right here at Revolution Parenting. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about: Abby’s pre-baby friends  [3:52] Dating apps and mom friends  [8:40] Facebook groups [10:52] Pandemic stuff [13:41] Online friends ARE your friends [17:48] Winter [19:14] Finding people who have similar parenting styles [20:09] Letting the guilt go [26:07]   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/     Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! Has your child ever had a tantrum when you were out in public? If the answer is no, are you even a parent? How do you handle public tantrums? Get up close and personal right here at Revolution Parenting. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about: Dianne stalked facebook for this episode [1:59] Tantrums related to development [5:07] Helping someone who’s struggling [10:34] Giving in or not giving in?? [12:24] Jack’s tantrum at the Ford dealership [17:02] Looking at the situation [23:19] Tantrums do end [28:08]   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! Do you know what self-care is?  Do you practice self-care? HINT: Showering or pooping alone with the door closed is NOT self-care. Get up close and personal right here at Revolution Parenting. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about: What self-care is NOT  [2:17] Shifting your thinking [6:51] Having a private poop doesn’t count [14:04] Personal boundaries are not abuse and neglect [15:19] Abby’s self-care story (that only Dianne remembered) [19:31] We are the only ones who can change it! [29:04] Self-care in a pandemic [29:24]   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/    Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Welcome to the Parenting Revolution! How we were parented is the basis of our own parenting. Are you dealing with childhood trauma that impacts your parenting decisions? Get up close and personal right here at Revolution Parenting. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected].   WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about:  Abby’s earlier years [2:28] Addressing your own childhood [7:34] Telling your kids it’s ok to have feelings [11:35] Dianne’s interaction with her son [13:48] Take all the space you need for feelings [17:19] Everyone should have a therapist from birth [19:09] How kids might show anxiety [26:06] Does it pass down? [34:28]   https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score   Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

Do you know what a family bed is? Do you have a family bed, or do you think it will make your life easier to have one? Are you worried your kid will be sleeping with you until they are 18?  C’mon now.  Let’s get real. Get up close and personal right here at Revolution Parenting. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected]. WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about:  It’s not in our biology to sleep alone  [3:22] How Abby started the family bed  [4:01] Dianne’s story  [10:26] Night time is scary [15:49] What we do as adults [20:01] Where do you have sex if you have a family bed? [26:32]    Check out Dianne’s blog here~ https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/   Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~ Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com