How To Raise A Maverick With Parenting Educator, Emily Gaudreau

How to turn the volume down on Christmas. How to talk to kids about Santa and teaching unconditional love!

What does LSD have to do with understanding child development... apparently everything.

What to say to kids about weed now that it is legally in some states? I'll be sharing our family's life-altering experience in regard to weed that is not to be missed!

The author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures, Kristen Jenson shares with us the 2nd edition of her wonderful book. This book is loved in our home and I highly recommend it to anyone who has kids and understands the dangers of porn and protecting young minds.

What To Say When Kids Talk About Private Parts In Public  It's pretty much common knowledge these days that teaching kids the anatomically correct names for their private parts is necessary to protect the child from abuse. But what do you do when they pretend they have a penis at grandmas or yell vagina at the Thanksgiving Day table? Or another common question..."Is it O.K for fathers to shower with their daughters? and what age should they stop?" In this episode, I tackle both of these questions and give you a few tips on how to handle them eloquently. 

4 ways to get those teens to do what they need to!

Do you talk to your kids about their body safety rules? Today I completely cover what a quick conversation the car could sound like. Trust me this odd conversation is literally the difference between your child being a victim of abuse or not. 

Comedy writer James Breakwell is dropping truth bombs and telling parents to chill the heck out! His sometimes controversial views on parenting are a breath of fresh air in a world overrun with "perfect parent pressure".

Why Is Halloween so Horrible These Days? It seems like Halloween gets more and more disgusting with every passing year? Is it just me? Or is it that way in your neighborhood too? Research shows that when kids dress up as their favorite superhero they perform way better on tests. So what happens when you dress them up bloody murders?  

Rachel Ragsdale of Neuroptimize sheds light on how near-feedback can be used as a drug-free solution to psychological issues that are otherwise untreatable.

Intentional parenting is not easy. So, inspired By Chris Bruno and his spreadsheet I decided to create a simpler version, a worksheet for planning your intentional parenting year.  

Divorce rates are down, How to get your kids to sleep in their own beds. Why you need to be having great sex NOW.

I Will Never Drink Lemon-aid From Kids Stands and Here's Why Here in Denver kids are now allowed to have lemon-aid stands. I am such a sucker for kids that are selling anything. I will buy what-ever they are selling but I will NEVER drink that stuff. Kids are DIRTY! God only knows how many buggers are floating in that stuff! HA! In this episode, I'm sharing my perspective on Bert and Ernie coming out as Gay and transgender kids transition and the suicide rates.

Wear your underwear! What is a Maverick? How not to be an octopus parent.

The Gut, The Eyes and the Plan By the age of 25, I had worked lived and traveled all over the world. Most of the places I ended up were also on the list of countries American should stay away from due to political unrest. I was often alone and not once was I hurt.  Why?  Well in this episode I will share with you the three things that I was taught as a kid to stay safe. My lessons were taught in the mountains but they are universal laws that everyone should know.  Tune in and let me know what you think? 

One of the very more important skills you can teach your kids is money management.  In the U.S parents give 41 billion dollars but only 53% of the parents are giving any allowance at all.  John Lanza is expert of how, when and why we should be using allowance to get our kids ready for the real word. By using funny animal characters and fun tools he gets the kids excited and inspired to set goals and learn the differences between wants and needs.   The Art of Allowance is Lanza's latest book guides parents on how to instill money smart skills with the use of allowance 

What Does Sex Positive Parenting Mean?The practical side of sex-positive parenting means that you ...Start from a very early age talking about the sexual anatomy (including the external female anatomy) using the correct medical names. Being very matter of fact and relaxed when the kids have questions about sex. Talk about it like you would talk pizza .... check out this GREAT TED talk.... https://www.ted.com/talksal_vernacchio_sex_needs_a_new_metaphor_here_s_one   Be positive, NOT complex.

How do you get those sassy kids to stop mouthing off? There are 4 reasons kids will talk back and you must sort out which of the four they are in order really nip that sassiness in the bud.

2 great things!! Kids are heading back to school AND if you are going to be in Colorado August 18th and 19th we are doing a crazy fun Mini- Maverick Photoshoot. You get amazing portraits of your kids taken by "yours truly" and All the money goes to educating single moms on how to keep three kids safe from sexual abuse. Spots are VERY limited! So book them now!!! https://calendly.com/emilygaudeau/photosession

Ellen Gendelman's book 'When Ice Cream is Not Enough' does NOT try to convert you to some crazy way of parenting. It does not try to convince you that our future generation is ruined because of your bad parenting skills. It actually does not tell you what to think at all! Refreshing right! Ellen Gendelman has simply and brilliantly presented over 20 snapshots of relationships, you get to hear from both perspectives and you never actually hear how the story ends. You are simply gifted two new perspectives.  In a world that is striving to gain empathy 'When Ice Cream is Not Enough' is priceless! If you have a book club this is a wonderful book to spark conversations and create deeper relationships.  Check it out! You won't be disappointed! Hugs, Emily