Transforming the Toddler Years Podcast

Transforming the Toddler Years

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“Parenting is really one big, beautiful story and

I love telling it.”

Cara Tyrrell, Founder Core4Parenting

A letter from Santa telling children he has given them gifts to share as a family .Santa explains that Christmas is about spending time with family.

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Christmas 2011 - Also known as the year we hit the reset button on the holiday.

Christmas is the season of giving and receiving between friends, families, and coworkers, but from the perspective of a little one, it’s all about the ‘getting’.

The way they give back to us, through their smiles,...

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You’ve heard this quip, right? It’s along the lines of, put your money where your mouth is and no pain - no gain.

In plain speak, we tend to take action when we feel invested.

For example:

Your friend gives you free access to her newest online course and you never login, not even once -

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Little / Big Parenting Wins about me covid generation first time mom parenting wins

“Well that’s it” I said to my husband the day we sent our oldest to Kindergarten, my eyes moist with transitional tears. “What?” he said. “We’ve put in everything we could these last 5 years and now it’s time for her to try them on in the real world”. I was so right and so wrong at the same time. 5 ...