Nurturing the Heart of a Child
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Nurturing the Heart of a Child
Dr. Barbara Sorrels and her daughter, Krista Macias share about parenting and childhood development from a unique perspective. Dr. Barbara’s experience as a mom, grandmother, university professor, author, and childhood development consultant will help you nurture the heart of your child. Barbara and...
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Ages and Stages: 3-5 Year Olds
Understanding child development at each stage is crucial in having appropriate expectations of our children. It also helps us to help them more effec...
Ages and Stages: Toddlers
Discussing development of children ages 18 months through two years old. We talk about everything from tantrums, potty training, and autonomy in todd...
Ages and Stages: Infants
Having an understanding of child development is crucial in developing appropriate expectations of our children in each stage. In this first episode of...
Parenting in Difficult Times
This is a challenging season for most of us, but difficult family times are not unique to Covid-19. Hopefully this episode will offer some encouragem...
Raising Daughters
In Raising Daughters, we explore the minds and emotional lives of girls. From little girls to teenagers, this episode will offer insight into how to...
Raising Sons
Understanding paternal nurturance and male emotional intelligence can help us tremendously in raising healthy, thriving, boys. Boys and girls are inn...
Holding Children Accountable: Shame vs. Guilt
Shame is feeling remorse for who I am while guilt is a feeling of remorse for what I have done. In this episode we look at how to hold children accou...
Healthy Gender Identity Development in Children: An Interview with Living Hope Ministries
In this episode we got to interview Ricky Chelette from Living Hope Ministries in Arlington, Texas about how healthy gender identity develops in child...
Sibling Rivalry
Sibling rivalry and conflict is inevitable, but there are things that we as parents can do to set our kids up for a lifetime of friendship. In this e...
Connecting with Your School Age Child
When kids go back to school it becomes so important that parents are intentional with the time they have after school and on weekends with their kids....
Helping Kids with Homework!
Homework can be challenging for families to learn to handle well! How much is too much? How can we motivate children? How do teachers, parents, and...
Helping Children of Trauma
In this episode we wrap up our first series on helping children of trauma. We discuss the four core fears that lie within children and how trauma pla...
Children and Trauma 101
Learn more about what trauma is, why it is such a hot topic today, and resources for helping children who have experienced trauma. Dr. Barbara Sorrel...
Helping Children Through Medical Trauma
Many children have had to or will have to experience medical procedures whether unforeseen or routine that can leave children feeling scared and helpl...
Teaching our Kids (And Ourselves) to Handle Social Conflict
Our kids are a blessing to us and we can expect that they will be a blessing to other people! In this episode Dr. Barbara Sorrels and her daughter Kr...
Kids with Sensory Processing Issues
What is sensory processing and how does it relate to self regulation? How do I know if my kid has sensory processing issues and what can I do about i...
Those Times When You Have to Say No
One of the times in which children are most prone to becoming dis-regulated is when we have to say "no." In this episode we explore strategies to hel...
Developing Self Regulation in Children
Self regulation is the capacity to control your emotions, behavior, and thinking. It is a crucial skill for children to function in a classroom, get...
Why Traditions and Rituals are Important for Children
Traditions and rituals are an important part of communicating to our children that they have a place and a people to belong to. It takes initiative a...
The Prenatal Period: What Parents Should Know
Attachment begins while a mother is still pregnant. The feelings that she develops toward her baby and has about the pregnancy predict the quality of...
To Preschool or Not and What to Look for in a Quality Program
In this episode we delve into the topic of preschool. What is the purpose of preschool and does every child need to attend to be successful in school...
Counterwill: Focusing on Connection Rather than Obedience
All parents have experienced the frustration of trying to get a kid to comply with what we need or want them to do when they don't want to do that. "...
Why Play is so Important for Children
Play is the primary architect of the brain. It is crucial to a child's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Despite the vast amoun...
How Technology Effects Children Socially: Texting and Social Media
Texting and social media can be amazing tools, but with them comes amazing responsibility for parents. We live in the most "connected" society that ha...
How Technology Effects Children Emotionally and Psychologically
In this episode, we continue our study on how technology effects children by looking at how it impacts them emotionally and psychologically. We will...
The Effects of Technology on Children Mentally and Educationally
"A kid's brain on tech, looks like a kid's brain on drugs." Join us as we discuss the latest research and walk through the book Glow Kids by Nicholas...
Attachment Patterns and Marriage
We often think about compatibility and personality types in marriage, but what about attachment pattern? If they way your earliest caregivers nurture...
Disorganized Attachment and RADS
This is our last episode on the types of insecure attachment. These are the two more extreme forms of insecure attachment. We address the characteri...
The Journey to Healing Insecure Attachment
As we have studied attachment over the last few episodes, maybe you recognize an insecure attachment pattern in yourself or in your child. In episode...
Ambivalent Attachment
Relationships are the core of life and the pattern and template for how to relate to others begins in the first year. The essence of attachment is- I...
Grace for Today- A Look at the Woman Behind the Name
Dr. Barbara Sorrels is no stranger to pain and hardship. Her husband Bob is a quadriplegic and has been in the wheelchair for the last 38 years. In...
When Secure Attachment Doesn't Happen: Insecure Avoidant
In this episode we give you a new parenting tool to add to your parenting tool box as well as begin to discuss the first type of insecure attachment p...
The Power of Attachment Part Two
In this episode we continue on our journey to understanding attachment. We talk about when attachment begins and how long it takes a child to establi...
Listener Question and Answer Episode
Is NOT spanking biblical? What if mom and dad are not on the same page in their parenting styles? Do we correct children for age appropriate behavio...
The Power of Attachment
In this episode we begin to explore the topic of attachment. This is one of the most important and most misunderstood aspects of child development. ...
Lies we Believe About Children
The ways in which we view our children is going to have a profound impact on how we parent and respond to our children. This episode begins to expose...
The Difference Between Punishment and Discipline
Disciplining our children is one of our most important roles as parents, but in this episode, we want to challenge parents to view this role different...
Why Understanding Child Development is Crucial for Parents
Having an understanding of child development is absolutely crucial for parents who desire to nurture the heart of their child. All behavior has a rea...
What is Nurture and Why is it Important to Parents?
Dr. Barbara Sorrels and her daughter, Krista Macias share about parenting and childhood development from a unique perspective. Dr. Barbara’s experienc...