Transforming The Toddler Years - Conscious Moms Raising World & Kindergarten Ready Kids

In this episode, Cara is joined by Kristine Petterson, a mama to two girls with her Masters in Education, a Certified Sleep Consultant, and a teacher of Yoga & Mindfulness training for all bodies. In this conversation, Kristine focuses on the struggles our toddlers face with sleep and how to lovingly support them to feel safe and independent in their own beds! Listen in for healthy boundaries, sleep routines, and creative ways to connect with your littles through sleep training. Did you hear? The doors to Cara's Transforming the Toddler Years Course are OPEN! Are you ready to master your mindset and harness the power of perspective as you apply science-based strategies that work for who you are, who your toddler is, and your unique home environment? You'll graduate the 6-week program with a personalized parenting toolkit feeling calm, connected, and confident to handle the ups and downs of parenting a toddler! Sign up today before the fast-action bonus expires!

💻 Are you signed up for the FREE Transforming Your Triggers Workshop? It's TOMORROW!  Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn 😖knee-jerk reactions into 💫conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away! In this episode, Cara redefines what it means when our kids want 'attention' adding a mindset shift and new perspective to embrace attention seeking as a love connection that anchors the parent/child relationship.

In this episode Cara is joined by Dr. Laura Schwinn, a clinical psychologist, mama of 4, and attachment theory expert. She resonates deeply with women’s struggles and the disconnect between actions, feelings, and personal needs.  She works with high achieving, open-minded, curious explorers, with a propensity towards holistic health and attachment style parenting. Listen in as Dr. Laura shares 5 Ways to Shift Your Reactive Parenting Mindset with Easy to Implement Proactive Strategies. Resonate with this episode and not already registered for Cara's FREE Workshop? It will change how you see, feel, and experience your TRIGGERS!  days until we gather live on Zoom to Transform Your Triggers and Turn Reactions into Responses! Register Now!  and block off 60 minutes on Wednesday, March 22nd starting at 1pm EST!

In this episode Cara walks through a real life example of holding and honoring our own needs as parents while setting our kids up for successful interactions by choosing reasonable and achievable expectations. 💻The Transform Your Triggers workshop is next week! Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away! (replay available) 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns!

In this episode Cara welcomes Valerie Recore, a productivity specialist, time giver, and a Certified Fair Play Method Facilitator. She helps overwhelmed and overcommitted moms stop feeling pulled in too many directions. With a background in mental health and corporate training, she’s ready to guide you toward a better relationship with time. If you’re ready to start feeling more peace and accomplishment at the end of the day, she’s here to help. Connect with Valerie! Mention you heard her on the TTTY podcast and your first coaching call is FREE! 💻Ready to Transform Your Triggers? Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away! (replay available)

In this special, extra episode Cara welcomes Dr. Cindy Jackson, a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with over 20 years in the pharmaceutical services industry. As expert in rare diseases and pediatrics she currently works as an adjunct assistant professor in the division of pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Cindy joined I-ACT for Children in April 2021 to champion comprehensive, yet timely, trials to SAVE kids by accelerating the development of life-saving vaccines, medicines, and medical devices for our Nation's children.  Kids were left behind and the last to be protected during the COVID-19 crisis. I-ACT and their SPIN to SAVE Kids initiative is working to ensure that changes. To participate in the SPIN to SAVE Kids Challenge visit https://www.spinchallenge.org/ To learn more about I-ACT and their mission visit https://www.iactc.org/

In this episode Cara answers a mom of a 2.5 and 4.5 year old's question about how to keep her kids safe, listening and learning while parenting in a public place when they both want to do different things. 💻Ready to Transform Your Triggers? Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away! (replay available)

In this episode Cara welcomes Jessica Gershman, the founder of The Zen Mommy and the voice behind the Zen(ish)Mommy podcast, as well as a passionate believer in the power of self care. Through her work as a certified yoga instructor, an accomplished home chef, and a dedicated mindfulness practitioner she has created a holistic program that supports women, especially  moms, in giving them the tools to create a satisfying life.  Connect with Jessica on Instagram and listen to her podcast! This episode was originally a masterclass for Core4Parenting's Virtual Village. To watch the video and download a copy of the slides become a Video Access member!  💻Ready to Transform Your Triggers? Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away! (replay available)

In this episode Cara tells the deeply vulnerable story of losing her first child, Emma Grace, and how her grief work led her through a process self-discovery that ultimately defined WHO she chose to be and HOW she'd parent her living kids knowing that each unique life on this planet deserves a mom who supports their soul development alongside their early learning.  💻Ready to Transform Your Triggers? Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away!

In this episode Cara welcomes Lee Friedman, a mama and lawyer-turned-entrepreneur! After almost 15 years in private practice as an attorney, Lee saw a hole in the online travel planning resources for busy parents with young children looking for inspiration and help planning the right family trip. Lee launched Mango Tree Travel with two kids under 5 and visited 8 Caribbean islands in one year, with at least one child along for the ride each trip.  Connect with Lee on Instagram Schedule a FREE 15 minute travel planning brainstorm session with Lee and save 10% your travel planning package!  💻Ready to Transform Your Triggers? Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away!

In this episode Cara explores the concept of Conscious Parenting that is sweeping a generation of cycle-breaking mamas! She shares some of her Virtual Villagers' responses to the question, "What does conscious parenting mean to you?" and the depths of the responses show how mindful and intentional we are about redefining early experiences for the next generation. 💻Ready to Transform Your Triggers? Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST and leave with a new perspective and actionable strategies you can use right away! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms!

In this episode Cara welcomes her first guest, Kate Smith! Kate is a mother, early childhood educator, Certified Children's Yoga Teacher, and founder of the Conscious Mamas Movement, an educational platform that empowers caregivers with mindful tools to raise the next generation of conscious humans. Her work guides parents to do their inner healing work, build their emotional literacy skills, and show up as the present parents they want to be. She combines her decades worth of experience in holistic health to model a way of living well in parenthood. Connect with Kate on Instagram.  💻Ready to Transform Your Triggers? Sign up for Cara's FREE Workshop here and let's turn knee-jerk reactions into conscious responses! Join Cara LIVE, face-to-virtual face on Wednesday, March 22nd at 10am PST / 1pm EST. 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns!

Welcome back to the last episode in our Executive Functioning Minisode Series highlighting the skills our kids need to practice consistently to set them up for success in school and life! Today we dive into Skill #5- Time Management. Ever feel like you're living an episode of Dora the Explorer? First we'll do this, then this, and then this other thing. Listen to learn why mastering these skills as a toddler matters so much! Listen to previous episodes where we discussed: Skill #1 - Waiting Skill #2 - Emotional Regulation Skill #3 - Flexible Thinking Skill #4 - Sense of Self Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🙏🏽Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast

Welcome back to the Executive Functioning Minisode Series highlighting the skills our kids need to practice consistently to set them up for success in school and life! Today we dive into Skill #4- Sense of Self. As Mamas we want to raise healthy, happy, successful kids. It all begins with supporting a healthy sense of self from their youngest years. Anchoring self-confidence, self-soothing, and self-advocacy skills is the foundation for healthy social/emotional growth through the years. Listen to previous episodes where we discussed: Skill #1 - Waiting! Skill #2 - Emotional Regulation Skill #3 - Flexible Thinking Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🙏🏽Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast

Welcome back to the Executive Functioning Minisode Series highlighting the skills our kids need to practice consistently to set them up for success in school and life! Today we dive into Skill #3- Flexible Thinking. Learning how to think flexibly within our routines helps our kids engage their creative brain and make executive decisions.  Listen to previous episodes where we discussed: Skill #1 - Waiting Skill #2 - Emotional Regulation Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🙏🏽Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast

Welcome back to the Executive Functioning Minisode Series highlighting the skills our kids need to practice consistently to set them up for success in school and life! Today we dive into Skill #2- Emotional Regulation. How we can observe, foster, and teach our kids what they are feeling and how to process those emotions so that they can self-regulate and express themselves in a healthy way.  In the previous episode we talked about Skill #1 - Waiting! (missed it, have a listen!) Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🙏🏽Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast

Welcome back to the Executive Functioning Minisode Series highlighting the skills our kids need to practice consistently to set them up for success in school and life! Skill #1 - Waiting! Today we dive into how patience is a learned skill, the benefits of learning it at a young age, and how you can support your toddlers & preschoolers learning opportunities. Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🙏🏽Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast

This special episode kicks off a 5-part Minisode Series highlighting the executive functioning skills our kids need to practice consistently to set them up for success in school and life! Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast 🙏🏽Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting

Welcome to Transforming the Toddler Years with Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. The first few solo minisodes will drop in quick succession setting the foundation for what it means to be a conscious mom raising the next generation of world ready kids who will change the world! ⭐️ Who is the COVID Generation? ⭐️ What does it mean to be a Pandemic Mom? ⭐️ Get to know your host, Cara Tyrrell. ⭐️ What is Collaborative Parenting? ⭐️ What is a Parenting GPS (and why you need one!) Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast 🙏🏽Like what you hear? Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting

Welcome to Transforming the Toddler Years with Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. The first few solo minisodes will drop in quick succession setting the foundation for what it means to be a conscious mom raising the next generation of world ready kids who will change the world! ⭐️ Who is the COVID Generation? ⭐️ What does it mean to be a Pandemic Mom? ⭐️ Get to know your host, Cara Tyrrell. ⭐️ What is Collaborative Parenting? ⭐️ What is a Parenting GPS (and why you need one!) Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast 🙏🏽Like what you hear? Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting

Welcome to Transforming the Toddler Years with Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. The first few solo minisodes will drop in quick succession setting the foundation for what it means to be a conscious mom raising the next generation of world ready kids who will change the world! ⭐️ Who is the COVID Generation? ⭐️ What does it mean to be a Pandemic Mom? ⭐️ Get to know your host, Cara Tyrrell. ⭐️ What is Collaborative Parenting? ⭐️ What is a Parenting GPS (and why you need one!) Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast 🙏🏽Like what you hear? Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting

Welcome to Transforming the Toddler Years with Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. The first few solo minisodes will drop in quick succession setting the foundation for what it means to be a conscious mom raising the next generation of world ready kids who will change the world! ⭐️ Who is the COVID Generation? ⭐️ What does it mean to be a Pandemic Mom? ⭐️ Get to know your host, Cara Tyrrell. ⭐️ What is Collaborative Parenting? ⭐️ What is a Parenting GPS (and why you need one!)  Like what you're hearing?🤗 Follow/Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving a review! 🤯Struggling with MELTDOWNS? Download this FREE Audio Guide today - 🎧5 Mindful Mantras for Conscious Moms Managing Toddler Meltdowns! 👋🏽Join us in our free private FB group -- Conscious Parenting Support for Toddler Moms! 🧘🏽Listen to my friend Jessica Gershman's show - The Zen(Ish) Mommy Podcast 🙏🏽Like what you hear? Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/core4parenting

The show for conscious moms using soul and science based strategies for raising world and Kindergarten ready kids!  Listen to the 3 minute trailer and subscribe now to listen when Episode 1 drops on January 3rd, 2023. Connect with Cara inside the Transforming the Toddler Years Facebook community and follow her @Core4Parenting on Instagram and Tiktok!