The Self-Compassion for Peaceful Parenting Summit
Day 4: Connection & Specific Challenges
Dr. Larry Cohen - Playful parenting through self-compassion
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Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD is the author of Playful Parenting and The Opposite of Worry. He is also the co-author of Unplug and Play: The Ultimate Guide to Roughhousing with Your Kids, and the co-author of two books on children’s friendships and social relationships.
Dr. Cohen offers workshops and trainings across the US and worldwide through Playful Parenting International. His books have been translated into 18 languages.
Dayna Abraham - Parenting differently-wired children with compassion
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Dayna Abraham, bestselling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and Sensory Processing 101, is on a mission to create a more accepting world, one challenging kid at a time. Her latest book, Calm the Chaos: A Failproof Roadmap for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids will be released August 15th.
As a National Board Certified educator, parent of three neurodivergent children, and an ADHD adult herself, Dayna brings a unique and out-of-the-box perspective to parents raising kids in the modern world. She is the founder of the popular parenting website Lemon Lime Adventures, which has accumulated more than forty-one million viewers in less than seven years.
Through her compassionate framework, Calm the Chaos, she has helped millions of desperate parents around the world, find peace and meet their children where they're at when conventional parenting tools have failed them.
With a weekly reach of more than 1.2 million people on social media, and more than two hundred thousand parents attending her Calm the Chaos free workshop, she has become a proven and trusted leader in the parenting community.
Her work has been showcased in HuffPost, Scary Mommy, BuzzFeed, ADDitude Magazine, and Parents Magazine and Lifehacker. She lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with her three amazing children, her husband, Jason, and two huge Newfoundland puppies, Luna and Koda.//www.drsusanpollak.com/
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Sonali Vongchusiri - Self-compassion with strong-willed children
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Sonali Vongchusiri is a parent coach, founder of Forward Together Parenting and the ""Raising Your Strong-Willed Child" series.
She often says that she was that kid and now she has three of those kids. She combines heart-centered and empowering parenting approaches to bring a parent’s awareness to the needs at the root of the unrest they feel. Her passion is supporting parents to return to trust, connection, confidence, and delight in themselves and their relationship with their children. Sonali finds children wise, attuned and present. She finds parents wise, attuned and present. She's here to support you in seeing this, too.
Sonali lives in Bangkok. She's originally from the US and is of Indian origin. She has albinism, which means she has no pigment in my skin, hair, or eyes. What that makes her is clear. She sees people in ways they don’t see themselves.
AND...she's proof that it’s possible to repair just about any break in relationship with your child.
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Tackling Tech Troubles: From Conflict to Collaboration.
You can find it here: www.forwardtogetherparenting.com/tech_resource
-Discover what your child needs to come off technology the first time you ask them
-Unlock why “the negotiator” child relentlessly asks for MORE and how you can eliminate incessant asking and energy consuming discussions.
-Transform your perspective on what’s going on with the battles around tech and uncover a new healthy relationship with tech for your child that will support them into adulthood.
Tosha Schore - Compassionate parenting of boys
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Tosha Schore is on a mission to create a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time by supporting you to care for yourself, connect with your boy deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly!
She brings a burst of energy and optimism to parenting, and is an expert at simple solutions to what feel like overwhelmingly complicated problems.
Through her online community and courses, Tosha helps break the isolation of modern parenting and lifts your confidence so you're better equipped to face the challenges of raising young boys.
Tosha is the creator of all things Parenting Boys Peacefully, including her 10-Day Reconnect, experienced by over 15K parents around the world, and her signature offering, Out With Aggression, a community coaching experience that includes a six week sprint to stop your boy’s explosions and lift your parenting confidence. She is also co-author of Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges, and a frequent guest expert on podcasts and at online and in-person conferences.
Debbie Reber - Embracing neurodiversity with self-acceptance
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Debbie Reber, MA is a parenting activist, bestselling author, speaker, and the CEO and founder of Tilt Parenting, a resource, top-performing podcast, consultancy, and community with a focus on shifting the paradigm for parents raising and embracing neurodivergent children. Her most recent book, Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope, came out in June 2018. After living abroad in the Netherlands for five years, Debbie, her husband, and differently wired teen moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2019.
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Lori Petro - Conscious communication through self-compassion
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Lori Petro is a Mom, Writer, Educator, & Child Advocate. She is the founder of Teach Through Love, an online educational resource for parents, and the creator of the Conscious Communication Cards. Lori holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood & Elementary Education and a certification in trauma-informed parent education.
Lori's mission is to empower parents with a deep understanding of the science behind behavior and equip them with a new framework for communicating with children. Lori's childhood and her own healing journey have played a pivotal role in shaping her passion for conscious parenting and communication, as well as her dedication to promoting social reform through storytelling, education, and community-building.
Lori has been inspiring and supporting parents and professionals for over twenty years with an unwavering commitment to non-punitive justice. She is happiest when creating content that brings awareness to the transformative power of empathy to heal parent-child relationships.
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3-Step Plan to Move Beyond Conflict and Start Communicating With Compassion Webinar + Workbook
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Set Compassionate Limits
We often rush to set a limit, teach a skill, or stop a behavior. Our goals are usually to connect and set compassionate limits our kids will respect. But when faced with refusals and denials like:
"It's mine. I want it!" "Why doesn't my brother have to do that?" "I don't want to practice." "I already did my homework."
We can let things spiral until our sense of leadership is threatened. This creates a wall of misunderstanding and unmet needs.
But kids need more than directions about their behavior. They need our inner guidance before they can control their outer behaviors. Learn to be a nonjudgmental presence and create supportive and compassionate boundaries - and your influence will soar!
Easier said than done, I know!! But this class + workbook will outline 3 steps to move beyond conflict and communicate with compassion.
Jennifer Anderson - Self-compassion in feeding challenges
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Jennifer Anderson is a mom of two, registered dietitian and has a masters of science in public health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. In 2019, she founded Kids Eat in Color, a resource for families seeking evidence-based information and strategies on child nutrition and feeding.
Prior to starting Kids Eat in Color, she coordinated youth nutrition programs at a food bank, performed research in urban food deserts, and consulted for the USDA national office SNAP-Ed program. Her academic background is in public health nutrition, cultural anthropology, and economics.
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