Purposeful Parenting Period‪!‬ Brian Donato

Purposeful parent Yiayia Kapsalis shares powerful perspectives on facilitating self-worth and empowerment in our children. Yiayia is a certified parenting coach, certified parenting facilitator, future author of the book “Raising Moms & Dads”, mother of kids, grandmother of 19, and great grandmother to 2 & counting.

Yiayia discusses ideas such as recognizing how our upbringing affects our parenting, comparing our parenting styles to how our mom/dad parented us, comparing self esteem vs. self worth, giving children’s agency to make optimal decisions for themselves & others, assisting children with identifying their feelings - Asking questions, “What does hate look like to you?” when child says they hate someone, showing children how their emotions physically affect them, treat the BEHAVIOR - not the child, how respect is a cooperative endeavor, “all feelings are acceptable but not all are beneficial”, defining humility, giving children choices for things (ideally 2) to develop empowerment, & what we can learn from our children’s voices.

Yiayia’s parenting mission statement: “Live the legacy you want to leave behind, live the legacy you want to pass on to your children

Connect w/ Yiayia at:

Website - https://hugsfromyiayia.com/

Phone/text - (317) 508-1667

E-mail - becky@hugsfromyiayia.com

Purposeful parent Kirk Berry shares powerful perspectives on developing self-respect & self-confidence in children through intentional conversations. Kirk is an impactful author of the book “5 Powerful Tips for Motivating Youth”, educator, motivational speaker, & a father of two.

Kirk discusses ideas such as recognizing that love & time go together, being an “authentically positive” person, prioritizing self-confidence, living life respectfully & honestly, giving honest praise in areas where child is skilled, how failures can lead to self-confidence, having appropriate responses when children are truthful, affirming child’s physical boundaries with other people, asking children to explain the aftermath of a particular “lie” to show the downsides of lying, validating nervousness as natural & encouraging preparation to overcome it better, the importance of putting other positive role models near your children, asking child about other people in their life to highlight positive & negative influences, highlighting the book by Stephanie Humphry: “Don’t Let Your Digital Footprint Kick you in the Butt”, the importance of having a dialogue and not a monologue, & making connections to what is relevant to a child NOW,

Kirk’s parenting mission statement: “Love my children the same but treat them differently based off the ways their individuality is set up”

Connect w/ Kirk at:

Website - https://www.kirkberry.com/

Instagram - kb_power

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeCenb_qdR6Jbqc7MxBOWfQ (MrKBPOWER)

Purposeful parent Janet Philbin shares powerful perspectives on disciplining children effectively & emphasizing connection in all aspects of parenting. Janet is a licensed social worker, certified hypnotherapist, certified conscious parenting coach, and published author (Link below). She’s a mother to 3 children.

Janet discusses ideas such as being open to growing as a parent & person, asking a child questions after failure to discover lessons, appreciating honesty from children, emphasizing follow through with children, not reacting off instinct when bad behavior occurs but strategically addressing it, a quote - “kids only lie because they believe they won’t be accepted for who they are if they tell the truth”, recognizing natural occurring consequence such as if food falls on floor then you have to clean it up & not punishing arbitrarily - So a child actually learns effectively, finding root factors for any negative behavior, “connection over correction”, say to child - “tell me about your world”, healing ourselves as parents so we don’t project our pain onto our kids, & making space for our children to fail on their own.

Janet’s parenting mission statement: “Help people break free from those painful stories of their past so they don’t have to keep reenacting them now & in the present”

Connect w/ Janet at:

Website - https://www.janetphilbin.com/

“Show Up for Yourself” Book - https://www.amazon.com/Show-Up-Yourself-Growth-Awareness-ebook/dp/B086SMS661

Purposeful parent Justin Batt shares powerful perspectives on fostering resilience in children & guiding them to become heroic. Justin is the founder of Daddy Saturday Foundation, and through events, digital products, coaching, and various means he aims to reignite & restore fatherhood around the world! He’s a father to four children.

Justin discusses ideas such as honoring the “assignment” of parenting, the importance of modeling behaviors - even failures, examples of how to foster resilience in children, how to view failure positively, not allowing ego to get in the way of allowing children to learn from other mentors/people, creating space for children to be challenged, the power in raising our “ceilings” by pushing ourselves, teaching finance to children through a “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” game for kids, solving the fatherlessness epidemic in the world - incl. those fathers who are “physically present but emotionally absent”, and the necessity to plan activities with children.

Justin’s parenting mission statement is to raise kids who know who God is, know who they are, and know who they are called to be. *And if they have those three things - then they’re gonna be a confident, resilient, and well-centered child who becomes a strong adult who makes an impact and becomes a force of good in the world.

Connect w/ Justin at:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbatt/

Website - https://daddysaturday.com/

Purposeful parent Debbi Thomas shares insights on several topics including how to combine different parenting styles into one. Debbi is a business owner of “Haven Inspired Style” and a YouTube Creator who shares topics related to meditation, self-love, & overcoming challenges. She’s a dedicated mom to two children aged 11 & 13.

Debbi discusses ideas such as “millennial fusion” parenting, not being afraid to apologize to our children, how to foster compassion to other people’s viewpoints, the importance of self-accountability, balancing self-care with awareness of other people, why accountability is even more important with remote learning, how to ignite your child’s self-accountability when it is lacking, having honest dialogue around challenges with children, using the strategy of sending a video to a child on specific subjects (such as puberty/health related) & simply saying “Watch this, lmk if you want to talk afterwards” as a way to enter their digital world, taking your children out on dates to have 1 on 1 conversation, knowing your children’s love languages, noticing what was “missing” from your childhood & then including that in your parenting, how to address children being mean or intolerant towards others on social media, understanding that hurt children hurt children, & strategically and creatively using life’s challenges to your advantage.

Debbi’s parenting mission statement: To raise my children to -


Be in charge of themselves, their thoughts, & their abilities

Understand how their strengths & weaknesses affect their life

Solve their life’s challenges

Always find joy in their life’s journey

Spark creativity, compassion, and ambition in the hearts and minds of others


Connect w/ Debbi at:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/haveninspired

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/haveninspired/?hl=en

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/haveninspired/videos

Website - https://www.haveninspiredstyle.com/

Purposeful parent Nekole Eaton shares insights on several topics including why raising emotionally intelligent children is so important. Nekole is on a mission to empower and inspire parents out there as a conscious parenting coach, pediatric occupational therapist, and also through her YouTube channel “Kids OT Help” where she creates practical and meaningful content tied to enhancing child development. In this episode, Nekole shares some of her purposeful parenting strategies in raising her two kids Kai and Nya.

Nekole discusses ideas such as honoring a child’s authenticity, prioritizing emotional intelligence, allowing children to identify their emotional and physical feelings, how emotional regulation is tied to facing challenges in life, how books can teach kids lessons, modeling emotional awareness for our children, utilizing daily emotional check in points, creating space for conscious conversations, having reflective dialogue with children, mastering our self power, the importance of courageously taking calculated risks, why we must show vulnerability in front of children, how releasing tears can lead to overcoming life’s adversities, how both sexes are conditioned negatively to restrict emotions, & how an emotionally intelligent world would improve human relationships significantly.

Nekole’s parenting mission statement: To lead ourselves first and our children will follow.

Connect w/ Nekole at:

YouTube - “Kids OT Help” - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-iRg8d5I1Ww9-aH62xicg

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nekole.amber/?hl=en

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nekole.amber

Website - https://www.nekoleamber.com/