3 strategies for elevating your conversation with your teens

Andrea Davis teaches three strategies for deciding when your teen is ready for a smartphone.

It's TEEN MONTH at 3 in 30! All month, we will feature episodes about the highs and lows of parenting teens!

Three amazing mothers, all with unique life experience, who are going to share some of their stories with us today and to help us feel excited and encouraged to have fun with our children this summer!

People are often amazed by just how close my sisters and I are to my dad. Our mom passed away when we were teenagers, so Dad planned our weddings, comes to help us after we have babies, and talks to us frequently about our lives. I truly believe that the small but meaningful ways my dad bonded with us when we were young made all the difference when we lost our mom; we already had a solid relationship with him that has since blossomed into something truly beautiful and unique. If you want a rock solid, life-long bond with your children, here are three easy ways that I learned from my dad: * Play with them. Rely on small but consistent & memorable traditions. * Talk with them. Show them you welcome and can handle their questions, and schedule regular times to check-in. * Feel with them. Sit with them in their disappointments and their fears without trying to fix it.   Show Notes I have teamed up with one of my dear friends, Monica Packer, who is the host of About Progress to launch Podcast University. It is an online school for all things podcasting, and we want to help you start or grow a podcast! Our first course Podcasting 101  is open for enrollment through the end of June. You can also take part in one of our FREE classes this month: 3 Things You Must Know Before You Start a Podcast. There’s still time to fill out my demographic survey! Please take a few minutes and go to: 3in30podcast.com/survey

A speech language pathologist who specializes in teaching children social & emotional skills teaches her three-step process.

**Please fill out the 3 in 30 Demographics Survey! It will take you less than 5 minutes, and it will truly help me so much!! Click >>>> here <<<<<<. Last week, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, the author of The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever– And What to Do About It, taught us that children today are fundamentally different than past generations. Not because they’re born different, but because the world they are growing up in is so different. In previous generations, typical kids developed self-regulation skills through their day-to-day life of playing with friends, being outside, and working alongside their families. But modern cultural factors including less unstructured play and time outdoors, more exposure to media and technology, and more pressure from academic and extra curricular expectations are undermining the natural development of impulse control, self confidence and patience within our kids. Katherine Reynolds Lewis spent over five years researching parenting and discipline techniques, and she found that there are many effective discipline methods in practice today that teach children how to take ownership of their choices and their emotions and gain the emotional skills they need to self regulate. These transformative discipline methods all share some common elements (that all happen to start with “C”): * Connection: Relationship is the foundation. If we try to discipline our kids before we have that connection, it’s not going to go well. * Communication: Asking questions, posing “what ifs” and getting more information helps children to process and build their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills * Capability-building: We must focus on helping children build both life skills around the house and social and emotional skills. If you missed last week’s episode, part one of this discussion, you are going to want to go back and listen to that!  Show Notes KatherineRLewis.com Want an opportunity to win one of my workshop gift bags??? They have products from the five mom-run businesses that have been featured on the podcast the last couple of weeks. This is a $100 value, and all you have to do is fill out a 3 in 30 Demographic Survey. Whether or not you are interested in a gift bag, I would really appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill out the survey. 3in30podcast.com/survey

There’s no question that parenting has been difficult for every generation– but has it always been this difficult? Katherine Reynolds Lewis, an award-winning journalist and certified parent educator, had the same questions as she raised her own strong-willed children.

Several months ago, in the midst of kidney stone pain, I reached out to Becky Farley and Candace Little, the founders of Mindful Art Company, and asked for their best tips on using mindfulness to cope with illness.

3 takeaways for moms who are breaking negative generational parenting cycles in their own homes

It's the week before Mother's Day, so it only seemed appropriate that I air an encore episode about the woman who has impacted me the most: my own amazing mother.

In this week’s episode, Brooke Romney, a mother of four and a professional writer, shares totally doable ways that we can be good friends to other women, even if we are busy, shy, or maxed out on life.

This week my little sister Laura Webb shares her ideas for easy ways that we can fit record-keeping into our busy lives as moms.

3 steps for walking your child through a hard emotion

Three steps I am taking in order to give myself a month-long break

12 mothers share their 3 takeaways in honor of the half birthday of the podcast

Julie Bastedo walks mothers through some strategies to help us embrace who we truly are, instead of always pining after whom we think we “should” be.

For my three takeaways for today's episode, I am going to share three essays I wrote while I was in therapy for an eating disorder.

Today I\'m honored tToday I'm honored to have Taryn Palmer, a registered dietician and nutritionalist, on the show to talk about intuitive eating.o have Taryn Palmer, a registered dietician and nutritionalist, on the show to talk about intuitive eating.

Today's guest, Amanda Louder shares some of her story and experience as a step-mother.

Today's guest, Shannon Tripp, is a mother of four and passionate about educating parents in all things first aid and safety for children. Shannon has been a pediatric nurse for more than 10 years, and today she shares a few simple tips to set our children up for success to have a positive experience at the doctor's office.

An inspiring mother of five answers the question, "How can I learn to love motherhood more?"

They say love is patient; love is kind. But the truth is, sometimes it's not EASY for love to be either of those things, especially when you are facing a devastating betrayal. Mika Perry—a mother, blogger, and professional organizer—has been there. In 2012 she discovered that her husband, Russ, was having an affair. Over the years since, she and Russ have worked toward healing and now openly share their story to help those suffering in silence.

Do you and your spouse speak the same love languages? My husband, Ryan, and I do *not.* I am a words girl. I love them, I need them. My husband is a man of few words. He craves quality time. There have been times in my marriage when I have resented that he doesn’t show me love in the “right” way, but in the past few years, I’ve found contentment and respect for how he shows love. Listen to today’s episode for three strategies to love your spouse (and feel loved by your spouse), just as they are. Show Notes “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman Online quiz to discover your love language: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/ “Simple Ways to Speak your Partner’s Love Language” with Celeste Davis of Marriage Laboratory blog and Marriage Theraoke podcast “What Happened to my Sex Drive, and How Do I Get It Back?” with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife   Are you a podcaster (or an aspiring podcaster?) Sign up to get a weekly podcasting tip from me! 3in30podcast.com/tips

Alison Lumbatis, founder of Get Your Pretty On, is on the show today with a message advocating for every woman to feel pretty regardless of resources or time, and that is through simply getting ready for the day. Alison gives us encouragement and ideas to set every woman up for success through having a routine in place, taking inventory of what you already own, and having go-to formulas to make getting dressed simple and fun.