
GUEST SERIES // H+K on The Modern Mamas Podcast - Right From The Start With Upbringing
Explicit content warning
10/29/21 • 65 min
This episode originally aired on the Modern Mamas Podcast -- we loved connecting with Laura! In this episode, you’ll hear about:
-Supporting sibling conflict in general
-Empowering our spirited and/or sensitive kids
-Promoting consent culture in the home
-Preparing and supporting older kids when bringing a new baby home
As well as.....
Our Right From The Start video course and community, which is open for enrollment! The course will bring you both the reassurance AND information you need in your baby’s first year to make the decisions that are uniquely right for your family. ✨ No prescribed rules, no perfection to attain... Just the essentials to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
In nine modules over eight weeks, Right from the Start will help you to:
✔️ Understand what scientific research says about baby’s sleep, attachment, feeding, play and other essential topics
✔️ Know that you’re doing the best you can for your baby’s development
✔️ Find your sense of yourself again (or maintain it if you’re not yet a parent!)
✔️ Let go of the overwhelm and worry that there isn’t enough of you to go around
✔️ Get clear on how to parent your baby with alignment of your greater values
✔️ Find support and strength in a community of like-minded parents and parents-to-be
Not just focused on quick fixes for daily challenges, this course will help you lay the critical groundwork for a lifelong relationship with your child based in trust, collaboration and respect. ✨
If you’re expecting or are the parent of a child under 1, the Right from the Start course is for you.
Click HERE to learn more...
Sliding scale pricing is available, and no-one is turned away for lack of funds. 🌈 DOOR CLOSE NOV 3RD!
Tune in and connect on our LIVE Q&As, every Thursday at 5PM PST on Instagram. Catch up on past LIVE session on our IGTV tab. As always, we laugh, we cry, we lean in... join us!
Relevant Links:
- Our Freedoms Model- Our RESIST Approach- Our Shop - GUIDES + PRINTS!- Our Resources Page- Our Coaching page- Amber Okamura, Upbringing’s Artist- Mary Schroeder, Upbringing’s Letterer- Alex Olavarria, our producer, musician, editor + husband/brother in law
Contact us! We want to hear your thoughts. We care deeply about what you think and how you’re doin’, so get in touch -- we’re better together.
Email us: [email protected]
Follow Upbringing on Instagram: @upbringing.co
Join us to explore topics such as: parenting, motherhood, discipline, resistance, RIE parenting, feminist parenting, toddlers, tantrums, potty training, mindful parenting, conscious parenting, evidence-based parenting, positive parenting, respectful parenting, simplicity parenting and positive discipline.
This episode originally aired on the Modern Mamas Podcast -- we loved connecting with Laura! In this episode, you’ll hear about:
-Supporting sibling conflict in general
-Empowering our spirited and/or sensitive kids
-Promoting consent culture in the home
-Preparing and supporting older kids when bringing a new baby home
As well as.....
Our Right From The Start video course and community, which is open for enrollment! The course will bring you both the reassurance AND information you need in your baby’s first year to make the decisions that are uniquely right for your family. ✨ No prescribed rules, no perfection to attain... Just the essentials to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
In nine modules over eight weeks, Right from the Start will help you to:
✔️ Understand what scientific research says about baby’s sleep, attachment, feeding, play and other essential topics
✔️ Know that you’re doing the best you can for your baby’s development
✔️ Find your sense of yourself again (or maintain it if you’re not yet a parent!)
✔️ Let go of the overwhelm and worry that there isn’t enough of you to go around
✔️ Get clear on how to parent your baby with alignment of your greater values
✔️ Find support and strength in a community of like-minded parents and parents-to-be
Not just focused on quick fixes for daily challenges, this course will help you lay the critical groundwork for a lifelong relationship with your child based in trust, collaboration and respect. ✨
If you’re expecting or are the parent of a child under 1, the Right from the Start course is for you.
Click HERE to learn more...
Sliding scale pricing is available, and no-one is turned away for lack of funds. 🌈 DOOR CLOSE NOV 3RD!
Tune in and connect on our LIVE Q&As, every Thursday at 5PM PST on Instagram. Catch up on past LIVE session on our IGTV tab. As always, we laugh, we cry, we lean in... join us!
Relevant Links:
- Our Freedoms Model- Our RESIST Approach- Our Shop - GUIDES + PRINTS!- Our Resources Page- Our Coaching page- Amber Okamura, Upbringing’s Artist- Mary Schroeder, Upbringing’s Letterer- Alex Olavarria, our producer, musician, editor + husband/brother in law
Contact us! We want to hear your thoughts. We care deeply about what you think and how you’re doin’, so get in touch -- we’re better together.
Email us: [email protected]
Follow Upbringing on Instagram: @upbringing.co
Join us to explore topics such as: parenting, motherhood, discipline, resistance, RIE parenting, feminist parenting, toddlers, tantrums, potty training, mindful parenting, conscious parenting, evidence-based parenting, positive parenting, respectful parenting, simplicity parenting and positive discipline.
Previous Episode

LIVE Q&A SERIES // Kids hurting each other, mean words, biting, complaining + separation anxiety
Welcome back to our LIVE Q&A SERIES on the podcast, where we take the audio from our weekly Instagram sessions. A few of the topics we cover this episode:
Looking past the conventional victim / aggressor dynamic
Why radical acceptance of our kids' behavior is the key to growth
4 yo constantly hurting 2 yo, 2 yo scared
We are one of the greatest predictors of kids' future relationship
"Safety" and how it's not our kids' responsibility- it's ours!
Toddler hurts the baby constantly- can't be left alone with them
When it comes to 'doing their best', it's CAN'T, not won't.
17 mo has severe separation anxiety
How we show security even when kids' exact needs aren't met
4 yo bounces off walls and won't go to bed
Sleep challenges ebb + flow, requiring innovation + acceptance
Understanding kids' unique nervous system is a key to success
Parent struggles to accept partner who isn't doing "the work"
Some benefits of therapy in working w/ partner in parenting
Parent struggling to stay empathetic when exhausted by child
Grounding techniques to regulate our stress response
2.5 yo twins saying "shut up" and "stupid" to each other
7 yo constantly disappointed, complains about mom
Kids' self-awareness begins with parents' awareness
Why we should give kids the benefit of the doubt
Toddler screams at top of lungs + triggers parent
How to align our progressive values w/ our parenting
Parent is called "the worst mom" from their spirited kid
What to do when kids hit + bite friends
2 + 5 yo can't be left alone without injury
Our Right From The Start baby course!
Our Right From The Start baby video course and community is now OPEN for enrollment! The course will bring you both the reassurance AND information you need in your baby’s first year to make the decisions that are uniquely right for your family. ✨ No prescribed rules, no perfection to attain... Just the essentials to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
In nine modules over eight weeks, Right from the Start will help you to:
✔️ Understand what scientific research says about baby’s sleep, attachment, feeding, play and other essential topics
✔️ Know that you’re doing the best you can for your baby’s development
✔️ Find your sense of yourself again (or maintain it if you’re not yet a parent!)
✔️ Let go of the overwhelm and worry that there isn’t enough of you to go around
✔️ Get clear on how to parent your baby with alignment of your greater values
✔️ Find support and strength in a community of like-minded parents and parents-to-be
Not just focused on quick fixes for daily challenges, this course will help you lay the critical groundwork for a lifelong relationship with your child based in trust, collaboration and respect. ✨
If you’re expecting or are the parent of a child under 1, the Right from the Start course is for you.
Click HERE to learn more...
Sliding scale pricing is available, and no-one is turned away for lack of funds. 🌈
Tune in and connect on our LIVE Q&As, every Tuesday AND Thursday at 5PM PST on Instagram. Catch up on past LIVE session on our IGTV tab. As always, we laugh, we cry, we lean in... join us!
Next Episode

LIVE Q&A SERIES // Babies + young toddler drama! Resistance, regressions, big feelings + more
A few topics we covered in this episode:
- 11 mo getting into everything
- Baby won't let parent put them down
- Rejecting spouse for baths + bed
- Won't leave socks and hat on
- Colicky and constantly screaming
- Sleep regression
- Baby hurting dog, toddler hurting baby
- 22 mo biting her own hand when upset
Our Right From The Start baby video course and community is now OPEN for enrollment! The course will bring you both the reassurance AND information you need in your baby’s first year to make the decisions that are uniquely right for your family. ✨ No prescribed rules, no perfection to attain... Just the essentials to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
In nine modules over eight weeks, Right from the Start will help you to:
✔️ Understand what scientific research says about baby’s sleep, attachment, feeding, play and other essential topics
✔️ Know that you’re doing the best you can for your baby’s development
✔️ Find your sense of yourself again (or maintain it if you’re not yet a parent!)
✔️ Let go of the overwhelm and worry that there isn’t enough of you to go around
✔️ Get clear on how to parent your baby with alignment of your greater values
✔️ Find support and strength in a community of like-minded parents and parents-to-be
Not just focused on quick fixes for daily challenges, this course will help you lay the critical groundwork for a lifelong relationship with your child based in trust, collaboration and respect. ✨
If you’re expecting or are the parent of a child under 1, the Right from the Start course is for you.
Click HERE to learn more...
Sliding scale pricing is available, and no-one is turned away for lack of funds. 🌈
Tune in and connect on our LIVE Q&As, every Tuesday AND Thursday at 5PM PST on Instagram. Catch up on past LIVE session on our IGTV tab. As always, we laugh, we cry, we lean in... join us!
Relevant Links:
- Our Freedoms Model- Our RESIST Approach- Our Shop - GUIDES + PRINTS!- Our Resources Page- Our Coaching page- Amber Okamura, Upbringing’s Artist- Mary Schroeder, Upbringing’s Letterer- Alex Olavarria, our producer, musician, editor + husband/brother in law
Contact us! We want to hear your thoughts. We care deeply about what you think and how you’re doin’, so get in touch -- we’re better together.
Email us: [email protected]
Follow Upbringing on Instagram: @upbringing.co
Join us to explore topics such as: parenting, motherhood, discipline, resistance, RIE parenting, feminist parenting, toddlers, tantrums, potty training, mindful parenting, conscious parenting, evidence-based parenting, positive parenting, respectful parenting, simplicity parenting and positive discipline.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/upbringing-292095/guest-series-hk-on-the-modern-mamas-podcast-right-from-the-start-with-38240566"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to guest series // h+k on the modern mamas podcast - right from the start with upbringing on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy