In this episode, I interview the president of our local chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN). ICAN helps empower women to make informed decisions during pregnancy and childbirth. ICAN has the stated purpose of "...reducing preventable cesareans through education, supporting cesarean recovery, and advocating for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)." One of the goals of our local ICAN group is to allow women to make truly informed decisions during pregnancy.  For more information go to http://www.ican-online.org/ and find your local chapter. Our local ICAN (ICAN of the CSRA) meets on the last Friday of every month in Evans, GA at Flack Family Chiropractic at 6:30 PM. All are welcome to come (dads, kids, other family members, pregnant and non-pregnant). Some meetings focus on a specific topic while others are general support meetings.  To support the show head over to Patreon.com/theparentigncontinuum Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, or GMail @theparentingcontinuum

Brittany and I sit down and talk about those things in our life that take our attention away from our kids, or the things that we give our attention to. Things like excessive working, social media, and such. We also drop some knowledge on the positive impact of music and stress! It was a great discussion. Be sure to connect with us on Facebook, or Gmail, or Instagram. All are @theparentingcontinuum

In this weeks episode, I preview a talk I am giving at the next local ICAN meeting. I talk about trauma and how to heal from it.  #parenting #birthtrauma #therapeuticparenting  Connect with us via social media @theparentingcontinuum on Facebook or Instagram email [email protected] support the podcast on Patreon, patreon.com/theparentingcontinuum

Today we talk start talking about parental behaviors. We shift our focus from our children, to us! We are starting a series on mistakes and apologies,  parental styles, parental traps, parental expectations, and MORE! Connect with us [email protected] Facebook.com/theparentingcontinuum Instagram @theparentingcontinuum patreon.com/theparentingcontinuum #parentingpodcast #parenting #gentleparenting @therapueticparenting

Brittany sits down with me to discuss our take on spanking. This is our first dive into a controversial topic and I was pretty nervous. We discuss why we choose not to spank and what positive alternatives we use.  Email your thoughts [email protected] connect on facebook and instagram @theparentingcontinuum support us on patreon, patreon.com/theparentingcontinuum

In this follow up to last week's episode we discuss the function of behaviors. I discuss the importance of understanding the purpose behaviors. I give specific examples on how to reflect your child's experiences and emotions, I give the briefest of over views into positive rewards and punishments. I also walk through a Diaphragmatic Breathing exercise.  email: [email protected] Facebook: @theparentingcontinuum Patreon: patreon.com/theparentingcontinuum

Part 1 of a 2 part series about our child's behavior. We look at adjusting parental perceptions and noticing when we are stressed. Connect with the show! Email us at [email protected], support us on the patreon page (patreon.com/theparentingcontinuum), find us on Facebook @theparentingcontinuum, and rate and review in iTunes. 

In this weeks episodes we talk about the expectations we place on first born parents and children. The negative effects of these expectations and what we can do about it! Our baby also cries in the background and I drop the chapstick I am playing with multiple times, hooray! Sorry for the loud noises, we're still learning and growing :D 

A brief introduction to the podcast, future topics, and the host.