Episode 133: Dr. Siggie Cohen – Practical Steps to Calm and Confident Parenting

Dr. Siggie Cohen is on the show today! She is passionate about helping families connect and thrive. She has been working with families for over three decades, first as a teacher and then as a child development specialist. Her own kids are all grown, so she has been there and done that and gives us some valuable advice in this episode! What we talked about: 04:45- Dr. Siggie’s parenting journey 8:15- Being a working parent 10:35- Having a presence on Instagram 12:20- Surface and underlying triggers as a parent 16:10- Sharing our emotions with our kids 21:30- Finding a balance between sharing emotions with kids and having authority 27:35- When you “do it all right” and parenting is still hard and your discipline is unsuccessful 32:00- Parenting each child differently 34:55 – Parenting older kids when you don’t agree with their decisions 39:30- Punishing kids 48:10- End of podcast questions Show notes: Dr. Siggie’s Website Dr. Siggie on Instagram Lessons in Chemistry The Blessing of the Skinned Knee Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Smart Eats For low iron runners. Use the code “RUNNER” for 25% off