If you are a regular listener to The Peaceful Parenting Podcast you know that at the end of every Guest Expert interview, I ask them if they could go back in time and give advice to their younger parent self, what advice would they give themselves? There are so many gems of wisdom that come from that question that I thought it would be fun to end 2024 with a mashup of all of the advice from our guests of 2024.

We talk about:

• 3:00 Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) with Casey Ehrlich

• 4:13 Understanding and Loving Spicy Kids with Mary Van Geffen

• 5:23 Find Your Unicorn Space with Eve Rodsky

• 5:54 From Strict Disciplinarian to Peaceful Parenting Dad and Coach with Kyle Wester

• 8:32 Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids with Stephanie Pinto

• 13:17 When Your Child is Different with Sonali Vongchusiri

• 15:21 Neurodivergent Insights with Dr. Megan Anna Neff

• 17:31 Parenting Middle Schoolers with Phyllis Fagell

• 21:00 Conscious Parenting with Destini Davis

• 22:01 Ruth Whippman Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys- BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood

• 24:05 ADHD and Feeding/Eating Challenges with Dr. Roberto Olivardia

• 24:42 How to Help Kids Manage Stress and Difficulty with Ned Johnson

• 30:08 Greg Santucci on Sensory Processing

• 33:10 Kristen Day Play Based Learning: Or Why You Don’t Need to Get Your Child Ready For Kindergarten

• 36:33 Why Is Parenting So Hard with Yolanda Williams

• 38:28 Sexism and Sensibility: Raising Empowered, Resilient Girls in the Modern World with Jo Ann Finkelstein

• 40:19 School Avoidance and Anxiety with Lynn Lyons

• 44:32 Strong-Willed Kids with Vivek Patel

• 46:32 Disordered Eating and Body Image Issues with Luciana Rosu-Sieza and Alexis Sauls Ramos

• 48:51 How to Help Our Little Ones Sleep with Kim Hawley

• 52:49 When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic with Jennifer Wallace

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Casey Ehrlich https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode139/ 

• Mary Van Geffen https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode138/ 

• Eve Rodsky https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode30/ and Eve’s book Find Your Unicorn Space

• Kyle Wester https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode141/ 

• Stephanie Pinto https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode-144-raising-emotionally-intelligent-kids/ and Stephanie’s Book- From Chaos to Connection 

• Sonali Vongchusiri https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode-146-when-your-child-is-different-with-sonali-vongchusiri/ 

• Dr. Megan Anna Neff https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/neurodivergent-insights-with-dr-megan-anna-neff-episode-147/ and Dr. Neff’s book Dr. Megan Anna Neff’s book Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask! 

• Phyllis Fagell https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/parenting-middle-schoolers-with-phyllis-fagell-episode-151/ and Phyllis’ books Middle School Matters and Middle School Superpowers

• Destini Davis https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/conscious-parenting-with-destini-ann-episode-153/ and Destini’s book Very Intentional Parenting: Awakening the Empowered Parent Within 

•  Ruth Whippman https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/raising-emotionally-healthy-boys-boymom-reimagining-boyhood-episode-155/ and Ruth’s book BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity

• Ned Johnson https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/how-to-help-kids-manage-stress-and-difficulty-with-ned-johnson-episode-156/ and Ned’s books What Do You Say with Ned Johnson and William Stixrud  and Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud (PhD) and Ned Johnson 

• Dr. Roberto Olivardia https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/adhd-and-feeding-eating-challenges-with-dr-roberto-olivardia-episode-149/  and Dr. Olivardia’s book The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys by Dr. Roberto Olivardia

• Greg Santucci https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/greg-santucci-on-sensory-processing-and-live-qa-with-my-membership-community-episode-157/ 

• Kristen Day https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/play-based-learning-or-why-you-dont-need-to-get-your-child-ready-for-kindergarten-episode-159/ 

• Yoland Williams https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/why-is-parenting-so-hard-with-yolanda-williams-episode-160/ 

• Jo Ann Finkelstein https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/sexism-and-sensibility-raising-empowered-resilient-girls-in-the-modern-world-with-jo-ann-finkelstein-episode-164/  and Jo Ann’s book Sexism & Sensibility Raising Empowered, Resilient Girls In The Modern World

• Lynn Lyons <a href= "https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/school-avoidance-and-anxiety-with-lynn-lyons-epis