If you want to see changes in anything the way that you speak about it has a monumental impact on what you experience, even in parenting. Want to see a change in your child's behaviors? Changing the way you speak about those behaviors is one of the first and crucial steps. In this episode, Khia shares the way that the words you speak and the beliefs that you hold about your children and your experiences with them changes the way you interact with them and how they see themselves way beyond the current moment. Download: 100 Statements Your Child Needs to Hear From You Connect: Parents Rais ..read more

It's so interesting when I talk to adults about respecting children it's like I'm speaking a foreign language or something. If you do not show your children respect how do they learn how to look for it in other relationships and interactions? If their own parents do not believe they are worthy of respect (what you're saying each time I say respect kids and you choose not to) why would they expect respect from others? It starts with you. They are people too! Devotional Follow on IG Rising Above IG Facebook Group www.notesbykhia.com Contact Me: Have a question or topic you would like to hear ..read more

If I had $10 for every time I've heard someone say, "we didn't have all that back in our day" when I talk about children's mental health among minority adults... We tend to avoid or dismiss what we don't understand. But, are we really doing our young people any justice by expecting them to just ignore their feeling like past generations or are we really doing them a disservice? Leaving them isolated in their feelings doesn't seem like a great idea to me... Want more information on student mental health? Get on the email list here and check out the updates on www.notesbykhia.com. FB Group ..read more

In This Episode: - I share with you a journey with my client who's personal anxiety and her desire to protect her child has really been inhibiting for her child and family. - When you feel your child may be manipulating you with your behaviors and what really it means Connect: Instagram Facebook Group Freebie - 5 Puzzle Pieces of Successful Mindful Parenting Rising Above Devotional #teenanxiety #teenmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth #mentalhealthpodcast #mentalhealthspeaker #mentalhealthkeynote #oklahomamentalhealth --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nbkpod ..read more

In This Episode: - I share with you a journey with my client who's personal anxiety and her desire to protect her child has really been inhibiting for her child and family. - When you feel your child may be manipulating you with your behaviors and what really it means Connect: Instagram Facebook Group Freebie - 5 Puzzle Pieces of Successful Mindful Parenting Rising Above Devotional #teenanxiety #teenmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth #mentalhealthpodcast #mentalhealthspeaker #mentalhealthkeynote #oklahomamentalhealth --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nbkpod ..read more

Often times as parents your children can trigger unhealed parts of yourself. This may be the reason you find yourself lashing out at them and getting so angry about their behaviors. In this episode I teach you how to determine if that is happening, how it typically plays out, how it can be harmful for your child, and how to fix it. Have questions? Email podcast@notesbykhia.com Connect with me: Instagram Facebook www.notesbykhia.com Submit your child for a Bloom Award --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nbkpod/support ..read more

It's International Women's Month and I have a powerhouse with me this week, Jana K. Jones!  Jana K. Jones is a Charlotte-area native who attended East Mecklenburg High School. After high school, Ms. Jones studied sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). While enrolled at the UNC-CH, she was a member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. Ms. Jones mentored "at-risk" students in multiple programs including Carrboro, North Carolina's Teens Climb High and Durham, North Carolina's Standards Based Solutions. Ms. Jones also participated in a UNC-CH's MANO Program that ..read more

What is new for the podcast and Notes by Khia?  What's up with the name change? Introduction of Notes by Khia's Bloom Awards ? Nominate your child for a Bloom Award here - www.notesbykhia.com/bloomawards  Donate to Bloom Award Fun: https://cash.app/mnstersnmagik Rising Above: Teen Devotional for Girls: Prayers and Activities to Help Manage Anxiety: https://amzn.to/3y3jWZf  Connect with Khia  Instagram  Parenting FB Group --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nbkpod/support ..read more

It seems like more and more youth are taking on (or taking off) labels that maybe you're not used to hearing.  I was joined by LGBTQ+ advocate, Jennifer Boudrye, to discuss what is going on with our youth and how we, as the adults, can show up for them.  According to the 2022 report conducted by The Trevor Project, a widely known advocacy agency for LGBTQ+ youth, "73% of LGBTQ+ youth experience anxiety" and 58% of those youth experience depression.  Being aware that this is still a hot/taboo topic particularly when it comes to youth, this podcast episode is not to debate what is ..read more

With June having Men's Mental Health Month, Father's Day, and Juneteenth I wanted to do an episode celebrating Black Fatherhood and giving them a chance to speak the truths we do not always hear!    Stanley Peavy, Marquis Antwine, Kevin Woodfork II, Jesse Woodfork, and Rob Allen joined me to talk about their experiences being a Black father and what they are doing to make sure they are being present and connected with their children.    Connect with the guys:  Rob - Madebymille.com and instagram.com/thatonecat  Marquis - instagram.com/marquisantwine   Kevin ..read more