9 episodes
Parent School with Polly Ely, MFT Polly Ely
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- Kids & Family
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4.9 • 28 Ratings
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Polly Ely provides a practical set of tools to help parents lead in a relaxed way without losing their s#@t. Polly is a popular marriage and family therapist in the Bay Area whose sell-out workshops take parents from a land of feeling stuck and exasperated to a place of meaningful connection.
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Siblings - Chaos to Calm
Do your kids constantly fight over toys, turns and attention, provoking each other until it escalates to parent intervention? Join Polly and our Guest Mom, Hilary, in exploring how and WHY to intervene constructively and peacefully when sibling chaos erupts.
Join Polly for live Office Hours, weekly posts, and more at www.parentschoolwithpolly.com
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Lyin’ Cheatin’ & Stealin’: Looking at the Bigger Picture When Truth Goes Off Track
Kids lie, cheat and steal. Parents often respond with panic and punishment. Polly talks about how parents can instead look at these transgressions as crucial moments to work alongside children, to be an ally as they develop self-reflection and integrity for life.
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Minecraft Overload!: Polly’s Conversation with a Seven-Year-Old
The pull of online games is incredibly strong. In this episode, Polly speaks with a seven-year-old who has been completely captivated by Minecraft, and models how parents can manage tech use while remaining connected with their kids.
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Hierarchy: Recognize When It’s Flipped, Learn To Get Back on Top
Have you ever felt like you’re an employee working for your kids? This episode is about hierarchy, and how to take back the reins when your children are in charge. Polly talks about the subtle shifts in hierarchy that happen in families every day, especially those that commence as soon as kids wake up in the morning. Learn how to hold your ground, even when the stakes are high, and become a more relaxed and confident leader.
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Worry Love: How Our Protective Instincts Can Make Children Chronically Anxious
It's natural to worry about our kids, but when is it too much? How much should we wrap ourselves up in concern about how our kids sleep, eat...and poop? Polly talks about how anxious bonds create anxious kids, and walks us down a path of more relaxed parenting. Learn a new way to love (and calm your nervous system) in under 30 minutes.
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Prioritizing Partnerships: Who Comes First
Is it okay for kids to interrupt you and your partner? Get in the middle of your hug? Has our grand commitment to parenting totally sidelined our ability to talk with our partner about anything meaningful? Polly talks about why partnerships that are front and center keep kids relaxed and bring balance to the whole family. There are practical tips to reconnect if you're chaotic life as parents has caused you to drift.
Join Polly for live Office Hours, weekly posts, and more at www.parentschoolwithpolly.com
Customer Reviews
Love these easy breezy conversations that support me in the parenting trenches
I love your conversations, they are truly so helpful for me and also do me a great service to help ground me when things are tough - I listened to the one about mornings again too and that resonated with me. And notice I said I listened again 🤦🏼♀️ I just need to keep hearing your reminders because they do help me. Thank you for what you do and looking forward to more from Polly Ely!
Simply the best!
I’ve been fortunate enough to attend some of Polly’s amazing Labs in person and was thrilled when these podcasts came out. As a mother of three, there is plenty for me to work on and I have found her messages to be helpful, relevant, and consistently spot on. She speaks with humor and is non judgmental. I always feel inspired after Polly time and now I can listen to her on the go (and over and over as needed). Thank you Polly, I refer to you often and am looking forward to the next one!
More Isaiah please!
Fantastic podcast and would love to hear more from kids and their perspective on boundaries.
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