Jul 7, 2022

Today, I have a treat for you guys—I’m interviewing Chantel Zimmerman, the founder and creator of Sensory Garden and Play, on her first podcast ever! Chantel lives, breathes, eats, and shits proprioception, vestibular movement, and big play, and I wanted to have her on the show to talk about her educational...

Jul 6, 2022

In this episode:

• why 3-day methods are bullshit
• 7-10 day is more appropriate
• if your child struggles, it doesn’t mean they’re not ready. It means they are struggling
• younger kids have a longer learning curve
• for older kids, it’s almost alway behavior, not learning
• there are so many nuances to this...

Jun 29, 2022

In this episode:

• we’ll pull apart all things accidents
• let’s define the word “accident” and separate it out from learning
• how often should toddlers be peeing?
• peeing in highchairs and carseats
• accidents should be explainable and fixable
• how pooping habits play into accidents
• dribbles! what to do about...

Jun 23, 2022

On this week’s episode, I want to cover something I’ve noticed becoming quite rampant in the work I do with both parenting and potty training—sustained cajoling as a parental technique. Rewards and compliments are great things to give our kids, but when you start cajoling or bribing to get them to do daily...

Jun 22, 2022

In this episode:

• potty regressions at 2 years
• potty regressions at 3 years
• let’s define the word since most parents use it incorrectly in terms of potty training
• regressions are a version of acting out, i.e. they don’t have words to communicate
• is your child actually potty trained and regressed? Or have they not...