Episode 33: Finding Joy in Parenting with Craig Parks

02/07/22 • 54 min

Imperfect Heroes: Insights Into Parenting

In this episode, DJ was joined by Craig Parks whose own son is on the autism spectrum and taught him a lot about parenting, patience and love. Craig shares with us specific ways and things that we can do to find joy in parenting and he dished up some great advice on how to keep things engaged and positive, while still helping children understand there are expectations and boundaries.

Craig Parks is a dad of two kids and has been a camp director for 25 years as well as being a professional musician. He has learned a thing or two about creating joy, laughter, and smiles in place of stress, nagging, and strained relationships! His Parenting A to E method helps parents learn to create lifelong happy memories with their kids! Music, activities, and rituals can all elevate the mundane to the memorable! Learn the secrets of a camp director.

TIMESTAMPS

• [5:29] “My life's work has been about helping kids find their own voice and their own power, their own creativity...”

• [6:38] Craig explains what his A to E Parenting Method is...

• [12:16] Craig explains about how some of his happiest childhood memories revolved around music.

• [16:10] Craig believes that lullabies and bedtime rituals are a sacred time with your children.

Share with us how you’ve taken it from the mundane to memorable and found the joy in parenting... and tag us on Facebook or Instagram @littleheartsacademy!

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TIMESTAMPS

• [5:29] “My life's work has been about helping kids find their own voice and their own power, their own creativity...”

• [6:38] Craig explains what his A to E Parenting Method is...

• [12:16] Craig explains about how some of his happiest childhood memories revolved around music.

• [16:10] Craig believes that lullabies and bedtime rituals are a sacred time with your children.

Share with us how you’ve taken it from the mundane to memorable and found the joy in parenting... and tag us on Facebook or Instagram @littleheartsacademy!

For more information on the Imperfect Heroes podcast, visit:
https://www.imperfectheroespodcast.com/

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Craig Parks-
Website: https://www.parentingharmony.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parentingharmony/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfMC_XU4UoTmzMhZffuXeA

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Episode 32: Neo Positivity: Is the Law of Attraction Working in Your Family?

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In this episode, DJ spoke with Neo Positivity about the law of attraction. What is the law of attraction? Neo describes it like this: Have you ever thought of someone, and they ended up contacting you soon after? Think about that for a second. Your thought is triggering a series of events, convincing/forcing someone to act. That's some next level stuff right there! Well that "magic" can be used to get more than just a phone call.

DJ and Neo discuss how an obsession with the law of attraction led him on a quest to master the techniques to create his life and his future where he manifested an early retirement from the police force. Neo now travels the country interviewing other life coaches/law of attraction practitioners, coordinated a “Thoughts Become Things” Summit and started a podcast all around the subject of manifestation. Listen in as Neo shares with us how he wove in teaching his own children about manifesting their futures and how you can use and model law of attraction techniques for your children.

Neo Positivity learned about the law of attraction in March of 2008 and quickly became obsessed with creating and mastering new custom LOA techniques. This obsession led to him retiring from his Police Department career just 8 months later and to the creation of his summit called “Neo Positivity’s Thoughts Become Things Summit”. Over the past 13 years, he has interviewed hundreds of Law of Attraction specialists and cataloged their greatest techniques. From being born and raised in the poorest city in America and living with depression to living a happy and fulfilled life in early retirement, Neo knows firsthand how to alter your life’s current trajectory and your average daily mindset. Neo is a father, an avid pilot, and the Voice of the Thoughts Become Things Movement.

TIMESTAMPS:

• [5:58] Neo describes what the law of attraction means to him
• [9:49] Neo discusses modeling the law of attraction for his own children
• [11:38] “You have to see the imperfections in you in order to want to improve them...”
• [38:57] Neo explains there’s something about writing it down or saying it out loud that takes your desires to a whole other level...

How do you consider your role of mother or father? Post on your social media the one word that you would use to describe your job as a parent and tag me @littleheartsacademy... and let's see how many different descriptive words our listeners can come up with!

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Episode 34: Helpful Homework Hacks with Aimee Buckley

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In this episode, DJ talks with 25+ year veteran teacher, Aimee Buckley. Aimee shares how she noticed kids and parents needing extra support at the beginning of the Covid shutdowns and started an online tutoring platform for families to connect with credentialed teachers. She not only shares the great benefits of one-on-one learning and being able to provide the proper visual, auditory or kinesthetic learning but goes on to share some great tips on what parents can do to set up a positive environment for at home learning and homework assignments.

Aimee Buckley is a veteran public school teacher and founder of Study Help Inc - a tutoring platform that connects top-quality teachers with students who are looking for a better understanding and stronger academic skills. For the first 5 years of her career as a teacher, Aimee taught students with emotional issues due to neglect or trauma and eventually moved to teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities in her current position that she has held for 20 years. Most teachers are experts on the content they deliver, Aimee is an expert at teaching.

TIMESTAMPS
• [4:50] “When we went virtual, I knew that kids were going to need a lot more help than what we were really able to provide for them.”
• [11:59] Aimee shares how to recognize when it is time to get outside tutoring help
• [19:52] “ I like to alternate harder and easier. assignments because that way, you start with something - you finish it, then the next one is like, Oh, this is so fast.”
• [32:09] Aimee talks about the teacher and parent collaborating to form a great team and help the specific needs of a child...

Are you working in cooperation with your child’s teacher? Tell us how you team up and tag us on Facebook or Instagram @littleheartsacademy!
Have you created an at home environment conducive to learning? Tell us about and tag us on Facebook or Instagram @littleheartsacademy!
Do you have some homework tips & tricks you can share with other parents? Share with us and tag us on Facebook or Instagram @littleheartsacademy!

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Imperfect Heroes: Insights Into Parenting - Episode 33: Finding Joy in Parenting with Craig Parks

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DJ Stutz 0:13
You're listening to Episode 33 of Imperfect Heroes Insights Into Parenting, the perfect podcast for imperfect parents looking to find joy in their experience of raising children in an imperfect world, and I'm your host DJ Stutz. In today's episode, I'm talking with Craig Parks, who is a dad of two kids, and has been a camp director for 25 years, as well as being a professional musician. He has learned a thing or two about creating joy, laughter and smiles in the place of stre