Mom Psych Lisa

Every mother I know is amazingly strong. This week's episode is a conversation Jessica Pavelko. Jess's experience through addiction, recovery, divorce and single parenting is an incredible journey of struggle, faith, courage and strength. I know you will find encouragement, inspiration and hope in her story. I sure did.

I’M CALLING THIS THE “MOM STRONG” SERIES AND I CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE THE EXCEPTIONAL PARENTING STORIES OF MOM’S JUST LIKE YOU. EVERY MOTHER I KNOW IS STRONG AND FIERCELY PROTECTIVE OF HER KIDS AND HAS A STORY TO TELL. TODAY’S CONVERSATION IS WITH KRISTY WESTROM AN AMAZINGLY COURAGEOUS MOM IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR YOU TO HEAR KRISTY’S MOM STRONG STORY, I’LL BET YOU WILL HEAR SOME OF YOUR OWN STRENGTH’S IN OUR CONVERSATION.AS I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL...

In this episode I provide parents with information and support on helping their kids with persistent worry, anxiety and perfectionism. An increasing number of children are experiencing persistent fears, worries and perfectionism that interfere with family, friendships, school, sports and other Interests. On-going worry doesn't typically go away by itself but it is HIGHLY treatable and kids can learn strategies to help them face their persistent worries and perfectionism and take c...

The long-term goal of discipline is to help our children develop self-control and self-discipline, but in the short-term, we just want our kids to comply, to be obedient, to do what we ask, follow the rules and maintain our routines with as little drama or difficulty as possible. Is that too much to ask? In this episode I share several tips to set limits and boundaries in effective, respectful ways for long and short term results.

Children aren't born into the world intuitively understanding how to handle their big uncomfortable feelings. In this episode we discover how emotional intelligence (EQ), the ability to be aware of our feelings and cope with them in healthy ways can contribute to overall life success more than IQ. Emotion Coaching parenting enables parents to help support, teach, and model healthy emotional skills for their children that will have a lasting effect on their kids success, happiness ...

Technology has added a whole new dimension to parenting. We all want our kids to be safe, responsible users and consumers of media but it can be tough to navigate. In this episode I give parents lots of suggestions from the experts on how to manage, monitor and mentor their children's use of technology.