The Sandbox with Diane and Rebekka Diane Reynolds & Rebekka Helford
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- Kids & Family
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Together, Los Angeles-based marriage and family therapists Diane Reynolds and Rebekka Helford have spent a combined total of over 35 years working with children, families, and organizations, helping foster strong relationships and thinking long and hard about what helps them flourish. Join us for a journey into the mental playground we call "the Sandbox." We welcome you along for the ride as we think about all human relationships--romantic partnerships, parenting, friendships, work relationships--and how to make them work better. Communication is challenging - dive into the sandbox with us for some new ideas and metaphors to improve your relationships today.
Theme song composed and performed by Rebekka Helford, lyrics by Rebekka Helford & Diane Reynolds
The zen garden sandbox in our logo was created by Olander Earthworks (https://www.olanderearthworks.com/)
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The Family Sleep Project
As anyone with young children will know, sleep is a precious commodity! Join Diane and Rebekka as they think about how to help families embark on the group project that is healthy sleep. This conversation offers a thoughtful understanding of human sleep/wake cycles, sleep associations, and mindful ways to support children in sleeping "in their own beds all night long until the sun comes up." If this sounds like a welcome change of affairs for you, then tune in!
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Burger Mom
Come on down to Burger Mom, the friendliest restaurant in town, where Diane and Rebekka are serving up delicious helpings of wisdom and wonderings about how to navigate feeding and eating in family life, while also bringing joy and connection back to the family table! Join us as we discuss picky eating, healthy choices, and how to avoid being a short-order cook at mealtime.
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Sibling Reveries: Now we are ONE!
It's been a year - baby Poppy is now 1 year old, and although the aftershocks of her birth have spread far apart, this big birthday spells a profound aftershock of grief for big sister Molly. The sisters are finding each other and becoming friends, and Rebekka is holding space for everyone's big, mixed-up feelings, including her own! We consider how to elevate ourselves along the lifespan experience of being a sibling, in the roles we play in family life, and throughout each family's unique developmental journey. How can we all get into a cooperative relationship with reality as family life changes?
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Sibling Reveries: Full Catastrophe
As Jon Kabat-Zinn cribbed from Zorba the Greek, family life is the "full catastrophe." Newly mobile baby Poppy is struggling to organize herself and find her place in the family and the world, and it's taking a toll on everyone - mommy, daddy, and big sister alike. Tune in for mindful tips on dealing with biting, "poo-poo butt!", and and "Mommy, little sister is touching me!"
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Sibling Reveries: Input/Output
Rebekka's family is still adjusting to the not so recent arrival of its newest member, who is now 9 months old. Rebekka has reclaimed the role of "mommy" in the eyes of her oldest child: some ruptures have been repaired! In spite of the speed bumps in this family's development (and growing sibling conflict), big sister Molly is showing something very important: when most of her "input" needs are met (good food, stimulating play, loving relationships), the "output" is love.
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TOYS!
What is a toy, anyway? How can we use objects to deepen relationships and spark the imagination? Give a listen for playful ideas to bring into your family life on this episode of The Sandbox with Diane and Rebekka.
Big shout out to Antoinette Portis's Not a Box and Not a Stick!
Customer Reviews
Wow- I was blown away!
What an interesting take on parenting, I was really blown away by how insightful the pair can be and how much I’d learn and grow as a parent myself. The two seem to have an amazing chemistry, learned a lot from them and I do hope they will return for season 3!
Spoonful of Sugar
Parenting is hard and so is learning about how to parent better. So, thank goodness for Rebekkah and Diane and The Sandbox podcast! What a refreshing and joyous way to gain some new understandings and skills (including about dealing with toddler poop issues). I am hooked and, frankly, so glad there is such a great alternative to Janet Landsbury’s parenting podcast...she drives me nuts. Give it a listen!
Stupid
Why does this exist it is just sooooooooooooooooo stupid stupid stupid I hate it why does it exist