Building Better Humans
Building Better Humans
Loni Watson
Tangible and immediate tips, tricks, and tools to promote a healthy lifestyle for educators, students, and parents! Join Loni Watson Nebraska HS counselor of the year as she talks ALL THINGS mental and physical health and how to promote healthy and regulated children and adults!
You Are Not Crazy... COVID Is
Do you feel like you’re losing your mind or in Quarantine? Join the club! The problem is you’re not crazy, you’re actually grieving. The stages of grief can be applied to cover 19 price is just as they can be applied to losing a loved one, and experiencing great loss.
Apr 21, 2020
24 min
The Homeschool Packet Blues: 6 Tips for Parents
Is your kid currently suffering from the homeschool packet blues? Are you struggling to get your kids to learn at home? Is your student not super motivated by school? Are you losing your sanity piece by piece? Please listen to this podcast six tips and tricks for parents of kids who are bringing home packets or digital work.
Mar 31, 2020
26 min
Parenting through the Homeschool Olympics!
Let the homeschool olympics commence!! You guys! We were not built for this parenting, teaching, working are all separate expectations and it’s impossible to do them well all at once. Join me for a little perspective on expectations for parents and students during crisis.
Mar 24, 2020
21 min
Compliance, How to Get Kids to Listen the FIRST TIME
Are you sick of asking your kid to do a task over and over again? Would you like your child to listen on the first time. Compliance is an issue that parents and teachers deal with on a daily basis. In fact, I am convinced that compliance or lack there of is what leads to most parent – child arguments. Listen as I give you tactical and practical tips for helping your students learn how to comply the first time.
Mar 15, 2020
31 min
The best exercise for fat loss
Are you spinning your wheels exercising and not seeing any results? Are you freaking tired of Burpee’s like I am? Listen as I share my story and the one exercise that helped me lose that and reclaim my body, mental health, and confidence.
Mar 6, 2020
17 min
Beyond consequences three part series for parents
Want your child or student to do what you ask them to do? Want to parent and raise a better human being? Here is what the research is saying on positive parenting and teaching strategies to promote better behavior.
Mar 1, 2020
33 min
Health and Fitness Tips for Educators and Parents With Susan Niebergall!
Susan is a Personal Trainer, Strength Coach, and online health sensation.  In her late fifties she is living proof that anything is possible at any age. She has a passion for helping people, specifically helping people attain their fitness goals. She is a wife to a fabulous high school band director, and Mom to an awesome college musician. She has been in education her whole life and was both a high school and elementary school band director, as well as a school counselor for 24 years.   In this podcast episode we talk ALL. THINGS. related to self care and education professionals, empowerment, and health!
Feb 23, 2020
40 min
The One Tool to Change Your Life
Do you have a morning routine?  Are you tired of people telling you to get a morning routine but unwilling to tell you EXACTLY what they do and how they developed their own?  STAY WITH ME. I know you hate mornings, we all do.  I can help you hate them less.  I have FIVE TIPS that will ensure you a better start to your morning and your day!  Tactical and practical tips comin' AT YOU.
Feb 20, 2020
16 min
6 Books to Read in 2020
These six books have had a positive impact on my life in 2019!  YOU GUYS I am still quoting them, using them, and re-reading segments of them!  Check out this short podcast to find out which books made me a better person, mom, and school counselor!
Feb 20, 2020
23 min
Snaps, Sexts, and Social Media Implications in Education
Join me as I recap my Nebraska School Counselor Association presentation on Snaps, Sexts, and Social Media.  What are the top concerns school counselors have for students regarding social media use?  What apps should you know about as educators and parent?  WHERE ARE THE PREDATORS LURKING BEHIND SCREENS.  Learn about ALL THINGS social media related and brush up on new federal and state statutes regarding sexting and how the law is interpreting these cases.  
Feb 19, 2020
39 min