The Struggle is Real...Connecting with Challenging Children
- Author
- Lindsay Miller
- Published
- Thu 30 Sep 2021
- Episode Link
- None
In this episode, child behavior expert, Sandra Kwesell and I explore practical ways to connect with challenging children. Sandi has simple ways to help parents diffuse arguments and strengthen relationships. If you have a little one who pushes your buttons or if you're related to a child who tends to be hard to connect with, this episode is a must-listen!
For 30 years, Sandra Kwesell fostered children with complex behavioral concerns for whom every other placement failed. She has worked with children, youth, and families in just about every setting, including day treatment, counseling, residential, vocational, group home, educational, therapeutic, and correctional settings. She has created a program that results in healing and growth and has achieved unprecedented successes in the above settings. The Pillars for Success parenting program leads families in healing relationships through the demystification and reversal of negative, challenging, and sometimes aggressive or dangerous behaviors. Sandi holds degrees in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Counseling and maintains membership on various Boards of Directors overseeing agency goals and programs. You can find out more about Sandi, her program and her book on her website.
Lindsay Miller, host of the Stress Nanny Podcast coaches women and children on how to use mindfulness to live with more creativity, connection, confidence and calm. Having navigated infertility, anxiety, loss, and autoimmune issues, Lindsay, a certified mindfulness instructor, health coach and child development expert, uses decades of life experience to help families re-framing everyday challenges as opportunities for growth. With her podcast, courses and coaching, Lindsay unlocks the potential in any situation and inspires clients to live life on purpose. You can learn more about Lindsay's courses on her website.
For 30 years, Sandra Kwesell fostered children with complex behavioral concerns for whom every other placement failed. She has worked with children, youth, and families in just about every setting, including day treatment, counseling, residential, vocational, group home, educational, therapeutic, and correctional settings. She has created a program that results in healing and growth and has achieved unprecedented successes in the above settings. The Pillars for Success parenting program leads families in healing relationships through the demystification and reversal of negative, challenging, and sometimes aggressive or dangerous behaviors. Sandi holds degrees in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Counseling and maintains membership on various Boards of Directors overseeing agency goals and programs. You can find out more about Sandi, her program and her book on her website.
Lindsay Miller, host of the Stress Nanny Podcast coaches women and children on how to use mindfulness to live with more creativity, connection, confidence and calm. Having navigated infertility, anxiety, loss, and autoimmune issues, Lindsay, a certified mindfulness instructor, health coach and child development expert, uses decades of life experience to help families re-framing everyday challenges as opportunities for growth. With her podcast, courses and coaching, Lindsay unlocks the potential in any situation and inspires clients to live life on purpose. You can learn more about Lindsay's courses on her website.
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Lindsay Miller is a distinguished kids mindfulness coach, mindfulness educator and host of The Stress Nanny Podcast. She is known for her suitcase tricks and playful laugh. When she's not cheering on her daughter or rollerblading on local trails with her husband, you can find her using her 20+ years of child development study and mindfulness certification to dream up new ways to get kids excited about deep breathing. Having been featured on numerous podcasts, platforms and publications, Lindsay’s words of wisdom are high impact and leave a lasting impression wherever she goes.
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