A lot of you've reached out to me with questions around sensory issues, sensory integration, and how to support the development of the senses in our young children. For today's show, I invited a dear friend Lalla Carini who's been an extremely important teacher in my life for the past 14 years to share her wisdom and experience. She holds a tremendous amount of love and compassion around these topics and I'm so excited to share with you today. __ Thank you for taking the time to listen to this show. I hope that you keep up with the content I post, subscribe, and share your learnings with those ..read more

If your child has some anxiety about separating, it can be super helpful for them to see you connecting with the teacher.  I would invite the parent to hold their child and sit down with me for tea. When the child witnesses the safety and trust that is present between parent and teacher, they can more easily trust themselves.  This can be more important than pressuring the child to open up to the teacher and accept them. Also, if you have rarely left your child, then some practice with family members or good friends is a good idea before school.  Practice your goodbye routine ov ..read more

Our children stand before us with endless “What” and “Why” questions, they push back on our requests, refuse our meals, and challenge us to go back inside and come up with something better than, “Because I said so!” But the truth is, during these formative years, our children take in very little of our verbal communication with them. So many parents worry about crafting the perfect answer, offering the right activity, disciplining the most effectively, etc, when what matters the most is our internal world. They mimic the way we care, our devotion, our sense of purpose, our problem-solving stra ..read more

    Christina is Little Sprigs Founder and Parent Educator. With over a decade of experience in early childhood education, Christina has shifted her focus from spending her days running her Waldorf inspired home-based preschool to supporting parents, creating content and sharing her voice through video, written word and audio content for your enjoyment. ► DM me your questions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlesprigs ► Check out my Alexa skill: http://littlesprigs.com/dailyparentingtips ► Subscribe to my Newsletter for exclusive content and parenting inspiration here: http ..read more

Our children stand before us with endless “What” and “Why” questions, they push back on our requests, refuse our meals, and challenge us to go back inside and come up with something better than, “Because I said so!” But the truth is, during these formative years, our children take in very little of our verbal communication with them. So many parents worry about crafting the perfect answer, offering the right activity, disciplining the most effectively, etc, when what matters the most is our internal world. They mimic the way we care, our devotion, our sense of purpose, our problem-solving stra ..read more

Today’s conversation is a dense one.   I would recommend listening when you are not distracted or multi tasking. We are headed into about an hour with a dear friend of mine named Rob Scott. He has spent the last decade of his life working with hundreds of thousands of people, shifting their identities, and showing them how to evolve their consciousness and get incredible results across all areas of their businesses, their health, their relationships, and their entire lives. I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with Rob myself in a few different ways over the past 4 years and I ..read more

Meg is a women’s empowerment coach + educator, a yoga teacher and mama with a passion for helping the modern day feminine leader to  transform their wellness journey into their wholeness journey And then to unleash their gifts and innate ability to bring about social change in the world. She does this through personal coaching, retreats, yoga classes and online programs – each of them curated to help you embody your feminine essence, release the stagnant energy that might be holding you back and reclaim the part of you that longs to be expressed. She resides in Australia and was generous ..read more

Today's guest is a renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development. Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them. Learn more here: https://drgabormate.com/ In service, Christina ..read more

Today I invited a dear friend and fellow conscious parenting guide, Lori Petro, to join me for a very important conversation. She is the founder of Teach Through Love. Teach standing for:Transforming the Emotional Abuse of CHildren She is a Speaker, Child Advocate, & Parent Educator and a mom on the spectrum. Her mission is to raise the global awareness of empathy, tolerance, & peaceful conflict resolution through media outreach, community building, parent-teacher education, & sharing her personal journey of being the kid no one understood. After an emotionally challenging childhoo ..read more

Mark is the author of the book, Elevated Leadership. He is a veteran educator in social and emotional learning and a frequent speaker and trainer on the topics of education, team empowerment, and effective management. He also speaks regularly to parents/teachers and has created a curriculum on effective ways to build positive relationships with your children. Check him out at: https://elevatedleader.com/   ..read more