
EP58 RE-RELEASE: Parenting Help: Cindy Robinson of The Kid Factory
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05/12/20 • 41 min
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Parenting is hard. Parenting during a pandemic is harder. Cindy Robinson of The Kid Factory is sharing her research and perspective-shifting guidance.
Host Allison Hare talks to Cindy Robinson, founder of The Kid Factory, mindful curriculum coordinator at the children’s counseling center Peachtree Art Therapy and Counseling, and the host of the Go Get Mom Podcast. Cindy talks about how the high rates of teen suicide pushed her to start The Kid Factory, finding solutions to this traumatic problem, and providing resources for parents for happier, healthier, and better equipped kids.
Episode Highlights:
- Cindy Robinson explains her background and creating The Kid Factory.
- How does mindfulness work apply to children?
- Cindy describes how The Kid Factory came together.
- How do you facilitate open play for kids?
- What tips does Cindy have for putting an end to boredom?
- Where can parents find the balance between nature versus nurture?
- Parents should model what a good friend looks like for their kids.
- Give kids work to do. CHORES! CHORES! CHORES!
- Cindy Robinson discusses what Go Get Mom Podcast is all about.
- What were some of her most interesting research findings?
- Does she have plans to scale The Kid Factory into other cities?
- Go Get Mom Podcast launches August 15th.
- Parents can’t do it all and it will be all right regardless.
Key Points
- Kids learn to be adults often from working through their problems amongst themselves.
- Clear the path for kids to let children discover and be who they are.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “The number one cause of death for kids ages 9-19 is suicide, and that is a new statistic released from 2017.” –Cindy Robinson
- “Mindfulness for children means learning how to be in the moment, learning how to find contentment or get control over your emotions, whatever you are feeling too much of, too much anxiety, too much sadness, whatever it is.” –Cindy Robinson
- “Meditation is a form of mindfulness. But, they are not one in the same, and particularly children that have experienced trauma, meditation is dangerous for them. To sit quietly can really stir up and be really triggering for them.” –Cindy Robinson
Resources Mentioned:
- I’d love to hear back from you. Text me at 470.242.6311. Subscribe to this podcast, SHARE, and find me everywhere at Allison’s Linktree.
- The Kid Factory: thekidfactory.org
- The Kid Factory Social Media: Instagram
- Go Get Mom Podcast: thekidfactory.org/gogetmom
- Go Get Mom Podcast Social Media: Instagram
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- Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!
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- AllisonHare.com
- Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
- DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording today
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Parenting is hard. Parenting during a pandemic is harder. Cindy Robinson of The Kid Factory is sharing her research and perspective-shifting guidance.
Host Allison Hare talks to Cindy Robinson, founder of The Kid Factory, mindful curriculum coordinator at the children’s counseling center Peachtree Art Therapy and Counseling, and the host of the Go Get Mom Podcast. Cindy talks about how the high rates of teen suicide pushed her to start The Kid Factory, finding solutions to this traumatic problem, and providing resources for parents for happier, healthier, and better equipped kids.
Episode Highlights:
- Cindy Robinson explains her background and creating The Kid Factory.
- How does mindfulness work apply to children?
- Cindy describes how The Kid Factory came together.
- How do you facilitate open play for kids?
- What tips does Cindy have for putting an end to boredom?
- Where can parents find the balance between nature versus nurture?
- Parents should model what a good friend looks like for their kids.
- Give kids work to do. CHORES! CHORES! CHORES!
- Cindy Robinson discusses what Go Get Mom Podcast is all about.
- What were some of her most interesting research findings?
- Does she have plans to scale The Kid Factory into other cities?
- Go Get Mom Podcast launches August 15th.
- Parents can’t do it all and it will be all right regardless.
Key Points
- Kids learn to be adults often from working through their problems amongst themselves.
- Clear the path for kids to let children discover and be who they are.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “The number one cause of death for kids ages 9-19 is suicide, and that is a new statistic released from 2017.” –Cindy Robinson
- “Mindfulness for children means learning how to be in the moment, learning how to find contentment or get control over your emotions, whatever you are feeling too much of, too much anxiety, too much sadness, whatever it is.” –Cindy Robinson
- “Meditation is a form of mindfulness. But, they are not one in the same, and particularly children that have experienced trauma, meditation is dangerous for them. To sit quietly can really stir up and be really triggering for them.” –Cindy Robinson
Resources Mentioned:
- I’d love to hear back from you. Text me at 470.242.6311. Subscribe to this podcast, SHARE, and find me everywhere at Allison’s Linktree.
- The Kid Factory: thekidfactory.org
- The Kid Factory Social Media: Instagram
- Go Get Mom Podcast: thekidfactory.org/gogetmom
- Go Get Mom Podcast Social Media: Instagram
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff.
- Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!
- Sign up for the free Reinvention Roadmap weekly email
- AllisonHare.com
- Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
- DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording today
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Host Allison Hare talks to Dr. Brad Bootstaylor, the award-winning double board-certified OB/GYN and perinatologist of See Baby Practices in Atlanta, Georgia helping empower pregnant mothers with their critical birth decisions. Dr. Brad Bootstaylor is also the author of the book Shared Decision Making. Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks about his professional mission, maternal mortality, positioning birth choices for mothers-to-be, and also questions for people to ask providers in order to advocate for themselves.
Episode Highlights:
- Dr. Brad Bootstaylor shares his background being double-boarded.
- Allison shares her own personal pregnancy experiences and how she was introduced to Dr. Brad Bootstaylor.
- He discusses birth discussion issues patients have had.
- What is his professional mission?
- Serena Williams and Mark Cuban have invested $3 million in a start-up app called Mahmee for real-time access to providers.
- What are some good questions for people to ask providers in order to advocate for themselves?
- Dr. Brad Bootstaylor shares the benefits of empowering patients with data.
- How did he choose this path?
- What has caused C-section rates to increase over the last 40 years?
- What are the things he sees being recommended to patients?
- Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks about the 10-question provider app.
- What are the benefits and guidance for making better pregnancy choices?
- Is he seeing any trends with older moms coming in?
- What is next for Dr. Brad Bootstaylor?
- Allison Hare and Dr. Brad Bootstaylor discuss pregnancy myths.
3 Key Points
- Dr. Brad Bootstaylor uses information technology, decision-making, neural networks, and artificial intelligence to develop a real-time platform or mobile app that allows the mother to have a balanced conversation based on real information versus the provider’s preference.
- Dr. Brad Bootstaylor was voted Atlanta’s Best Doctor for the 9th year in a row.
- In 1970, C-Section rates in the United States were 10%. Now the rate is over 31%, and even higher in the state of Georgia.
Resources Mentioned:
- I’d love to hear back from you. Text me at 470.242.6311. Subscribe to this podcast, SHARE, and find me everywhere at Allison’s Linktree.
- Allison Hare’s Blog: Sticky Notes Blog
- Dr. Brad Bootstaylor Social Media: Linkedin
- See Baby: seebaby.org
- Book: Shared Decision Making by Dr. Brad Bootstaylor
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Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff.
- Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!
- Sign up for the free Reinvention Roadmap weekly email
- AllisonHare.com
- Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
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