Transforming The Toddler Years-A Conscious Parenting Podcast Turning Tantrums into Teachable Moments

Does your child say "I want" on repeat?

Welcome to day one of the Holiday micro series! Over the next few weeks I'll be giving you hard-hitting mini episodes so they fit into your holiday busyness.

Today I'm sharing what to do and how to reframe when your toddler is constantly saying "I want". Listen in and be sure to watch the video (me in a Santa hat, singing too!) on the Core4Parenting ⁠Youtube channel⁠!

Love the intentional language scripts you can use with your toddler?

Check out my free gift to you:⁠ 5 Things Your Toddler Needs to Hear You Say Everyday⁠. Watch and listen as your child starts to respond differently to you.

November 14, 2024

Episode 194

Does Your Toddler WANT Everything they See? (Holiday Micro Series)

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting MethodologyTM, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

Ghosts, goblins and rainbow-butterfly-unicorns!

Halloween is a time for littles to choose how they want to represent themselves and their identity. In this episode, I discuss encouraging your child's creativity and supporting the identity piece behind them choosing a costume. I also talk about helping kids ground into pretending and what to do if your child wants a costume you're not comfortable with!

Want to work on the skills discussed in this episode?

Check out my Transforming the Toddler Years Course. And coming soon: a pre-recorded version of the course that you can work at your own pace. You'll still have the option to add on 1:1 coaching with me!

DM me on Instagram and we can chat more about it!

October 22, 2024

Episode 187

My Child Wants a Crazy Halloween Costume! How Do I Handle It?

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting MethodologyTM, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey.

Raising a child with dyslexia or other neurodivergent diagnosis?

In this episode, Lynn Greenberg joins me to share her personal story of when her youngest son Jonathan was diagnosed with dyslexia. Lynn naturally became his advocate, using her skills to develop a road map to success for him. This experience inspired her to support all neurodivergent children.

Gt your copy of ⁠"Robby the Dyslexic Taxi and the Airport Adventure" ⁠and follow the adventures of Lynn and Jonathan on ⁠Instagram.

⁠Feeling overwhelmed and disconnected but wake up wanting to be calm and help your child thrive? Reach out, I can help.

Book a⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠complimentary connection call⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and let's see how we can work together to help you transform the toddler years.

October 24, 2024

Episode 188

Raising a Child with Dyslexia? Make it Their Super Power with Lynn Greenberg

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting MethodologyTM, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

Looking for ways to create those core family memories?

Welcome to day seven of the Holiday micro series! Over the next few weeks I'll be giving you hard-hitting mini episodes so they fit into your holiday busyness.

In this mini-sode I'm talking about making core family memories by snuggling up to watch a classic holiday film!

Listen in for the language scripts I share and be sure to watch the video (me in a Santa hat, singing too!) on the Core4Parenting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠

Love the intentional language scripts you can use with your toddler?

Check out my free gift to you:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠5 Things Your Toddler Needs to Hear You Say Everyday⁠.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch and listen as your child starts to respond differently to you.

December 12, 2024

Episode 202

Make Family Memories with a Holiday Movie Night! (Holiday Micro Series)

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting MethodologyTM, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!

Does it feel like it's just not getting any easier as your toddler gets older? You're not alone.

In this episode I share why this is the hardest time in history to raise a successful human being. I also discuss the difference between chronological age and social/emotional age.

Need some support during this difficult time? Tired of feeling overwhelmed and reactive when your little one has a meltdown? No longer want to feel defeated that you lost your cool again when your little one is struggling with their big emotions?

Book a⁠ ⁠complimentary connection call⁠ ⁠with me and let's calm the chaos together.

September 19, 2024

Episode 178

Why is 3 so Much Harder than 2? (and 4 Even More Challenging)

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting MethodologyTM, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey!