Let's make mealtime meaningful   Family dinners bring people together and contribute to your children's success and sense of stability. But what if getting everyone to the table feels like a feat—or a fight? In this episode, Carol and Anne share simple ways to help you all sit down for meaningful meals together. Just a few small changes can make a world of difference, no matter which of the 4 Types of children you're raising. This week’s Parenting Practice Ask yourself if family dinners are going the way you would like them to. If not, choose one of the tips from this podcast episode to put into practice. It takes practice to find what works for your family, so be patient, find out what's getting in the way, and create the experience you want together. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

When your child doesn't want foods to touch...   Does your child have a short list of foods they will eat? Do they prefer to eat the same meal every day? Do they need to know food plans in advance? In this episode, Carol and Anne share possible eating tendencies of Type 4 children. You'll see how their all-or-nothing nature can manifest at mealtimes, and how to make the experience enjoyable for both you and your child.  This episode’s Parenting Practice Listen to this week's episode. Pay attention to which tip catches your attention. Then practice that tip throughout the week as you communicate about mealtime, prepare food, or sit down to eat.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

For the child who is always on the go. Does your determined child resist sitting down to eat? Or do they love eating so much that they inhale their food too fast? In this episode, Carol and Anne share common tendencies of Type 3 children for mealtime and snacks. You'll get insight into how your child's naturally swift movement applies to eating, so you can support them. This episode’s Parenting Practice Listen to this week's episode and notice which tip is true to your Type 3 child (or yourself if you're a Type 3). Then practice that tip throughout the week to help your child . See what a difference it makes! Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

For the child who is all about comfort food. Do you have a child with a particular palate? These sensitive eaters can use parental support to help them have a healthy connection with food. In this episode, Carol and Anne share common tendencies of Type 2 children at mealtimes. You'll learn tips to support them in trying new foods and communicating their needs—as well as some meal-planning insight for the Type 2 adults in your house.   This episode’s Parenting Practice Listen to this week's episode and notice which tip stands out to you for your Type 2 child (or yourself if you're a Type 2). Then practice that tip throughout the week when your child sits down to eat. See what a difference it makes! Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

How to help them eat well and still have fun? How do you honor your Fun-Loving Type 1 Child's need for social interaction and random fun while also ensuring they're learning table manners and eating enough healthy food? In this episode, Carol and Anne take a look at what a Type 1 child's natural eating tendencies are. You'll learn tips to help them (and you, if you're a Type 1 parent!) have a pleasant, uplifting mealtime together.  This episode's Parenting Practice Apply two of the tips, one for your child, and one for you (if you're a Type 1) to your food experience. What can you tweak that's going to make it a more supportive and positive experience? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

How to help them take ownership of the right spaces Your More Serious Type 4 Child may be the tidiest—or the messiest. How do you support their natural ability to create order in their world? In this episode, Carol and Anne are joined by Diane in Denmark for the final episode in this series of life and space organization for all 4 Types. Listen for tips that will help your More Serious Child find both inner and outer balance. This episode's Parenting Practice Consider where your Type 4 child is living their all-or-nothing nature in their life routines and organization. Listen to this episode and notice which one really speaks to you and gets your attention. Put that tip into practice. (Bonus practice: Apologies and accountability go a long way with a Type 4 child. If you find a mistake you've made by listening to this podcast say, "I'm learning some things and I'd like to approach it differently and to have a conversation about it." Treat them they are the more serious child. They can have a more adult-like conversation with you even as a 8-year-old. Involve them in what you're putting into practice this week.)   Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

How to tap into their determined energy Your Determined Type 3 Child is a natural go-getter. But do they miss important details when they clean? Or do they resist when they're not motivated enough? In this episode, Carol, Anne, and Diane in Denmark share tips to help a Type 3 use their energy well in their space and life routines. Diane's motto about getting things done can help your whole family!  This episode's Parenting Practice Where is your biggest pain point with helping your Type 3 child clean up and follow through? Listen to this episode and pay attention to which tip really stands out to you. Try it. Put it into practice. Involve your child in it, and see what a difference it makes in your day-to-day experience together.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

How to help them let go of clutter AND stress How do you help your Sensitive Type 2 Child to manage their tendency to make piles and to hold onto sentimental things? In this episode, Carol and Anne are joined by YouTuber Diane in Denmark, who teaches people how to have a happy, organized life. Her tips for Type 2 children will help your sensitive child stay tidy in a calming way. This episode’s Parenting Practice As you would expect, the parenting practice this week is to implement one of Diane's tips. Type 2 children can shut down when things feel too intense, so these comforting approaches will actually save you time. in the long run. Start with one tip and then add another one.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

How to cut through the clutter without confining them The Fun-loving Type 1 Child can sometimes have a reputation for being messy or cluttered. But that doesn't have to be the case! In this episode, Carol and Anne are joined by Diane in Denmark—a Type 1 who teaches other people how to be organized in their home and life. Her tips for Type 1 children will help them be organized while still honoring their light nature.   This episode's Parenting Practice Choose one of the tips from this episode and practice it, whether you're a Type 1 yourself, or you have a Type 1 child that you parent. For more organizational tips and inspiration, visit Diane in Denmark's YouTube channel.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

A breath of fresh air to make your home happier. Kids, meals, work, laundry, homework, chores... Does it ever start to feel like way too much to manage? And you'll never quite get on top of it? In this episode, Carol and Anne are joined by Diane in Denmark for some family-saving tips to make life smoother. Her top 3 tips give you time to relax more in the evening and prioritize what matters most to your family.   This episode’s Parenting Practice Try one of the tips in this week's episode! Like Diane says, don't try to do it all at once. By introducing one new idea at a time, you teach your family a routine that you can build on. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Do your children's squabbles ever wear you out? It's exhausting sometimes. Your children love each other—but too often, they're at each other's throats. Ever wish they'd just get along? In this episode, Carol and Anne share tips and questions to help you create more calm in your home. Listen in for examples of how to help your children not just get along, but also honor and appreciate each other.   This episode's Parenting Practice The next time conflict breaks out between your children, rather than being in referee mode, put yourself in coach mode. How can you help them through the communication and sharing their feelings, speaking what they need, and also learning that respect and love for their siblings? Listen to this episode for tips on how to do that. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

How to feel confident about your child's Type. You've noticed that your child has a lower-movement energy. But do they express soft, snuggly Type 2 energy? Or more serious, still Type 4 energy? In this episode, Carol and Anne help you see the difference between Type 2 and Type 4 children in Carol's Energy Profiling system. They share personal examples, along with tips of what to look for. Listen in and you'll have info to help you be sure about your more introverted child's Type.    This episode's Parenting Practice If you are unsure about your child's Type, take the time to talk to them about it, help them determine with you. Rewatch the facial profiling videos or watch them for the first time if you haven't. Set the intention that you will recognize their Type. If you already know your child's Type, ask yourself how you can support that child in expressing their soft or serious nature. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Giving you a break is not your kids' responsibility. So how do you give one to yourself? Covid up-ended the lifestyles of families with children at home. We all got through that initial shock the best we could. Now, with some perspective, it's important to consider how to create a harmonious family in the midst of any big shift. In this episode, Carol is joined by Anne and special guest Jennifer to share great tips they learned with kids at home full-time—and how to give themselves a break!    This episode's Parenting Practice Look at your family's lifestyle and consciously choose to create more harmony in it. This might be as simple as scheduling a break for yourself, or your children from each other. Accept what is right now, and then ask yourself: What one thing can I do to allow more harmony in my family? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Your child will be so glad you listened. When your active or opinionated child is learning at home, you can run into some roadblocks. Using a Child Whisperer approach will make homeschooling easier for you and more enjoyable for them.  In this episode, Carol and Anne are joined by a homeschooling mom, with tips for the Type 3 Determined Child and Type 4 More Serious child. Listen for simple tips to build movement, focus, and motivation into your child's day.   This episode's Parenting Practice Listen to this episode and examine your own approach to your Type 3 or Type 4 child, or your approach as a Type 3 or Type 4 parent. What one (just one!) thing can you modify to honor their nature or yours to create a more successful at-home learning experience? Try it this week. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Just a few simple shifts can make all the difference. More parents are homeschooling than ever before. Using a Child Whisperer approach will make it more enjoyable for everyone!  In this episode, Carol and Anne are joined by a homeschooling guest, with tips for the Type 1 fun-loving child and the Type 2 sensitive child. Listen for specific tips to help set up your homeschooling schedule and environment to best support your child's unique needs.   This week’s Parenting Practice Listen to this episode and examine your own approach to your Type 1 or Type 2 child (or your approach as a Type 1 or Type 2 parent). What one thing can you switch up that will be more honoring of their nature (or your nature) to create a more successful at-home learning experience? Try it this week. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

How to feel confident about your child's Type. So you know your child has a higher-movement energy. But do they express upward, light Type 1 energy? Or determined, push-forward Type 3 energy? In this episode, Carol and Anne help you see the difference between Type 1 and Type 3 children in Carol's Energy Profiling system. They share examples of movement and situations, along with tips of what to look for. Listen in and you'll have info to help you be sure about your high-energy child's Type.   This Episode's Parenting Practice If you are unsure about your child's Type, set the intention that it will be made clear to you within the week. Pay attention to the variables and differences shared in this episode. And if you already know your child's Type, ask yourself how you can support your higher-energy children in expressing their fun-loving or determined nature. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Which parenting books harmonize with your approach? With so many opinions and advice out there about parenting, how do you know which parenting books are worth your time? In this episode, Carol and Anne share their top parenting books that can work together with child whispering. When you know your child's unique Type, you're also better able to select books for the Type of child you're raising. Listen for their top recommendations.   This Episode's Parenting Practice Listen to the episode and pick a parenting book that you feel drawn to read. Or if it's been a while, open up The Child Whisperer or listen to the audio version in your car or while you're out for a walk. Continue putting into practice ideas and ahas that come, so you can do your best job as a parent. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

 Let's be intentional about getting back to "normal."  The Covid-19 quarantine gave us a moment to really examine our lives. As restrictions are lifting, it's worth asking: How do we hold onto those lessons?  In this episode, Carol and Anne share talk about the shift that showed many parents what was missing in their family. They share specific examples from Child Whisperer families and give tips to maintain a lifestyle that supports a healthy family. Listen in to support your family, too.   This episode's Parenting Practice Call a family meeting. Ask your family what they want to maintain in your family's lifestyle from the pandemic restrictions. What has been an unexpected benefit from Covid-19 that you want to hold onto? Your children's responses might surprise you. Write them down so that 6 months from now, you can read them and reevaluate how you're doing. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

What they need from you is simpler than you think. True to their all-or-nothing nature, a Type 4 child can be the easiest child to parent—or the most difficult. If you and your child have experienced conflict, you can do some simple, powerful things to straighten things out. In this episode, Carol and Anne share two key ways to make parenting this child easier for you, and help your Type 4 child feel loved. This episode's Parenting Practice Listen to this episode and then based on what you hear, ask yourself: How can I create more respect with my Type 4 child? By creating respectful rapport, your child will feel more supported and parenting will get easier. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

It really can be this simple...  Whether you appreciate your Type 3 child or they wear you out (or both!) a few simple changed can make your relationship more balanced and cooperative all around. In this episode, Carol and Anne share two simple changes that can lead to big results for both you and your Type 3 child. This episode's Parenting Practice Pick one of the phrases from this episode that stands out to you. Start using it with your Type 3 child, and you'll see better results, cooperation, and mutual appreciation starting today. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Your Type 2 children will relax and whine less when you do these: What does your Type 2 child need from you that they're not getting? With just a little effort applied, you can have huge returns in your relationship with your child, while boosting their cooperation and well-being. In this episode, Carol and Anne share two subtle shifts that make parenting easier and your Type 2 child's life more comfortable. This Episode's Parenting Practice Listen to this episode for the 2 subtle shifts to make your relationship with your Type 2 child more comfortable. What personal a-has did you have while listening? And what can you start doing today that you're not to create more trust and rapport with your Type 2 child? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

You love them. But do they FEEL it, based on their Type? You have so much to manage as a parent that sometimes, it's easy to forget the basics. This episode helps you remember two key things your Type 1 child needs from you in order to feel loved and light. In this episode, Carol and Anne share two key basics that make parenting easier and your Type 1 child's life happier. This episode's Parenting Practice Listen to this episode for the 2 simple tips to brighten your Type 1 child's experience. Which one can you start doing? Follow the "a-ha" you have while listening to easily create more fun with your Type 1 child. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

"What does Type 3 energy look like compared to ADHD?" This episode's question comes from a parent whose second-grader brings home bad behavior reports from school every week. She doesn't know if he's just a high-energy child or if he has a medical condition that needs attention.  In this episode, Carol and Anne share important questions to consider, resources to research, and things to pay attention in your unique child. This week’s Parenting Practice Don't settle. Medical conditions like ADHD are connected to brain health and so many factors affect the brain. Before going along with any educator's recommendation, educate yourself. Look into the resources in this episode. Trust that you will be led to the info that is correct for your child, so that you are informed about the decisions you make on your child's behalf. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

There's something they don't know how to tell you... Learning appropriate physical boundaries is part of childhood development. But what do you do when a child acts physically aggressive, even after they've been corrected and taught over and over? In this episode, Anne and Carol help you uncover the hidden message in your child's aggressive behavior. It could transform your entire family This week’s Parenting Practice If your child is presenting ongoing behavior that you can't seem to correct, step back. Way back. Rather than focus on the child's behavior, look at the whole situation, including family interactions, daily routines, and the Types of everyone involved. Ask for inspiration to see the larger issue. Once you see it, you have the power to influence a shift. Listen to this episode for tips. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Church, weddings, movies, restaurants... In some scenarios, you can't just let your high-energy child run loud and free. They need to sit still and stay quieter. But if they fight it, what do you do? In this episode, Anne and Carol share helpful insights about age, Type, and expectations. With some preparation and perspective, you can move through quiet events, while also helping your louder child get what they need. This episodes Parenting Practice Listen to this episode for tips that can help all 4 Types (even the quieter ones). The next time you need to enter a situation where your little ones are expected to sit still, prepare for it with this episode's tips, practice having a realistic expectation, and praise your child for how well they're doing. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

 The word to take from this episode: Filling! (Listen to find out) Discovering your child's Energy Type can transform your relationship. But have you ever felt stressed about determining their secondary Type, too? In this episode, Carol and Anne help you see how to be an effective Child Whispering parent—even if you don't know their secondary yet! Their tips will help you simplify how you see your child, for a happier relationship. This week’s Parenting Practice Have fun considering your child's secondary Energy Type (rather than seeing it as something essential to know). Listen to the tips in this episode and then pay attention to what your child is showing you in their actions this week. What is your child's secondary Type? Consider how that information may be useful to you in any challenges that have come up in your parenting lately. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

How do you have "The Talk" with your children? You want to get it right. But you're not sure the best way or best age to go about it. How do you talk with your child about sex? In this episode, Carol and Anne share the two kinds of conversations that should happen separately. They also give specific tips for how to approach this topic with each of the 4 Types of children. Listen and feel more confident the next time your child seems curious.    This episode's Parenting Practice Pay attention to your intuition. What opportunities are presenting for you to talk with your children about sex? Use the tips in this episode to have the conversations that set your children up for healthy, successful sexual experiences when they get older. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Customize your approach and see results Every child is unique—and so is their potty training experience! Some kids drag out the diaper stage and others potty train themselves in a day.  To have a smoother potty training experience (for everyone, including you), it's important to know which of the 4 Types of children you're working with. Customizing your approach will make it easier for your child to potty train successfully.   This episode's Parenting Practice If you're in the potty training phase, take a look at how you're approaching the experience. Listen to this episode and use the tips and techniques for your specific Type of child. Enjoy more success in leaving diapers behind! Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Together, you're capable of creating their best school year yet. When you have school-age children, their school experience affects so many aspects of your family's life. How do you set them up for success all year? In this episode, Carol and Anne show you how you and your children can create the school experiences you want together. Their tips will help your children feel confident that they can create their lives.   This episode's Parenting Practice This week, set intentions for the school year with your family—either one on one with your children, or together as a family. Write them out in clear phrases of what you're choosing to experience. Listen to this episode for tips on how to bring these desires to life.   Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Get these tips right and your introverted child won't shut you out. When you're a high-energy parent, raising a low-energy child isn't always intuitive. You can feel the tension between their pace and yours. In this episode, Carol and Anne help you understand your child's speed, their whininess, and their tendency to go inward. Try these tips and you'll build a balanced relationship where there's room for you both.  This week’s Parenting Practice Listen to the 3 tips in this week's episode. What stood out to you? You're good at making things happen right away. So make those changes so you can create more balance and harmony in your home with your children. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Do you ever get worn out by a child who is busy, busy, busy? If you're a low-energy parent raising a high-energy child, you already know that the combo can leave you exhausted and your child stifled. What to do? In this episode, Carol and Anne help you better understand your extroverted child. Their 3 simple tips will help both you and your child get when you need, so that life and parenting feel more balanced. This week’s Parenting Practice If parenting is wearing you out, or things are feeling out of balance with your child, listen to this episode and choose one tip to apply. Trust that are capable of creating more balance and harmony, so that you can be the parent that you want to be for your children. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

You can have the agreeable, respectful relationship you want Type 4 children can be the easiest to parent—or the most challenging, depending on how you approach them.  In this episode, Carol and Anne share 3 mistakes that can cause sharp divisions between you and your Type 4 child. They give you tips that will help you forge deep parent/child bonds and a relationship of respect. This week’s Parenting Practice Listen to the 3 mistakes in this episode. Choose one and make the correction with the tips given. Go back to The Child Whisperer book and reread the Type 4 section, paying attention to the phases of development for your Type 4 child.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

What to do when they get into everything... including matches. You love your Type 3 child. They're dynamic. They're strong. But you might make some mistakes along the way that squash their big energy. In this episode, Carol and Anne share 3 mistakes that shut down your Type 3 child's nature (and might actually make life harder for you). They give you tips of things to say and do to help your child grow into their best self. This week’s Parenting Practice Listen to this episode and choose the mistake that feels strongest to you. Use that as inspiration to make a change, so that your child doesn't have to heal from this later in life. What can you do today, this week, that validates your Type 3 child's true nature?  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Correct these mistakes and your child will relax into who they really are. You love your child. You're committed to helping them be their best. But if you're not aware, you can slip into mistakes that undermine your efforts. In this episode, Carol and Anne share 3 ways you might be wounding your Type 2 child's tender nature. Their suggestions will not only honor your child but help you deal with your child's endless questions. This week’s Parenting Practice Listen to this week's episode. Which of the 3 mistakes do you see in your own parenting experience? Consider the ways that you can acknowledge your Type 2 child's gifts and better support their gentle, planned-out nature. Refer to the Type 2 section of The Child Whisperer book for additional insight. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Even when you know your child's nature, you can make some honest mistakes. If you're a Child Whispering parent, you're committed to helping your child be their best self. But it can be easy to slip into some common mistakes. In this episode, Carol and Anne share 3 ways you might be shutting down your fun-loving child without realizing it. Their suggestions will help you honor the child who's naturally bright, bubbly, and playful. This week’s Parenting Practice Listen to this week's episode. Which of the 3 mistakes do you see yourself in? What change can you make based on the suggestions? There's no shame or guilt in these mistakes—just an opportunity to be more aware as a parent and support your child in growing true to their nature. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Ever get frustrated that your kids won't listen or take you seriously? Sometimes you're just too tired to stay consistent and follow through with consequences. You end up saying, "No, don't do that" to your kids several times—but they do it anyway! Then you feel as though you have to be louder and meaner to get them to listen.  In this episode, Carol & Anne talk about why it can be challenging for parents to follow through and the desperation that comes from a lack of consequences. You'll learn simple, helpful tips that you can start applying today to create a more harmonious home.  This week’s Parenting Practice Look at the parts of your life where you may have gotten yourself into a parenting rut due to a lack of follow-through and desperate threats. What are the common situations in your family where your kids push boundaries? Consider the natural cause and effect consequences you could enforce without yelling or arguing. It's possible to have impeccable follow-through, true to your Type. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

When your child is screaming in the car seat, it's stressful for everyone. You want to have an enjoyable experience, but when your child hates her car seat, that feels impossible! You've tried all the tricks and distractions you can think of. What else is there to do? In this episode, Carol & Anne talk about why each Type of child may hate their car seat—it's not the same for everyone! You'll learn the best questions to ask yourself, specific to your child's needs, so you can have a harmonious drive that supports everyone. This week’s Parenting Practice Look at the overall movement of your child and use creative ideas to make the car ride more enjoyable. How can you make it more fun for your Type 1 child? For your Type 2 child, how can they feel more comfortable? If you have a Type 3 child, how could you make it more of a challenge, a practical experience? And finally, for Type 4, how can you reason with them and make it clear for their matter-of-fact minds? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

It can be frustrating for both you and your child when they meet resistance and start shutting down. What's going on in their minds - or lives - that makes them behave the way they do? In this episode, Carol & Anne give helpful insights about why each Type of child shuts down—and how that looks different for each one. You'll walk away with supportive strategies you can use, as well as questions you can ask your child when you notice them getting overwhelmed. This week’s Parenting Practice Notice when your child starts shutting down. What's going on in their environment? Use the question for your Type of child so you can involve them in making the situation more supportive. This will encourage them to be motivated in a more natural way true to their nature.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

If your child is frazzled, whiny, or stressed—something is out of balance. From small daily challenges, all the way to big life changes, your child's energy can be thrown out of balance. Instead of thinking that something is wrong with your child, look at the ways you can bring them back into balance. In this episode, Carol and Anne share "grounding" tips for all 4 Types of children. They'll help you identify when your child is stressed and how to support each Type of child in ways that honor their true nature.  This week’s Parenting Practice The next time your child is out of sorts, use the simple tip for your Type of child to help them ground and re-center themselves so you can all have a beautiful, balanced experience together.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

When bedtime feels exhausting, it's time to make a change. Bedtime happens every night, so it seems like it should be easy. But for so many families, that's not the case! If prolonged bedtime routines and night waking are wearing you down, know that you're not the only one. In this episode Carol and Anne share bedtime needs for all 4 Types of children. They'll help you shorten bedtime and reconsider needs during the night. Let's get your family on the path to better sleep! This week’s Parenting Practice Assess your bedtime routine. Look at all the areas that affect bedtime: your child's bedroom, their Energy Type, and how can you support them in having a supportive routine. When you listen to this episode, what stands out to you? What thoughts come to mind? Between these tips and your intuition, you can help your child stay in bed so you'll all be more rested as a family. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Children have 4 main motivations to not tell the truth. Kids of all ages (and all 4 Energy Types) might say things that aren't true. If you call your child a liar, they're only more likely to lie. So what do you do? In this episode, Carol and Anne share the four main motivations that children have to bend, stretch, or invent the truth. This episode will help you understand your child and give you the words you need to talk about truth. This week’s Parenting Practice If your child has not been telling the truth, consider how you have been referring to this experience. Rather than reacting with dismay or punishment, approach them with curiosity about their real motive. What's going on? Get to the bottom of that first. Then help them get what they need, true to Type, so that they feel safe and empowered to tell the truth.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Every parent has their limit. How do you handle yours? It's a given that you'll feel annoyed at your child at some point. But the way you react when you're annoyed can have long-lasting effects on your children—and not always for the better. In this episode, Carol and Anne share useful ways to deal with your annoyance without shaming your child. Their insight will help you manage annoyance, from everyday bothers to deeper triggers you need to heal. This week’s Parenting Practice The next time you feel annoyed, ask yourself: What do I need to take care of? Am I hungry? Am I tired? Am I not taking care of myself? Do I need a break? What's the immediate solution right now? Do I need to set a boundary? If you notice that deeper issues keep coming up, visit The Carol Tuttle Healing Center and start healing your unresolved emotional patterns, so you can really show up for your kids.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.

Good communication makes everything easier.  Between 18 months and 3 years, your child is pushing for new independence. But they don't always know how to say what they want—which can lead to frustration, for both of you. In this episode, Carol and Anne share the communication tendencies of all 4 Types of children. Their examples will help you make simple changes, so that you and your little one can communicate more easily. This week’s Parenting Practice Use your words. Notice times that you can communicate more clearly and invite your children to use words. Use the tips from this episode to give them the words they need. While this week's practice is specifically directed toward toddlers who are learning to talk, you can also support your older children by communicating positively in the best way for their Type.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Have you received an email or a phone call from the school? No parent wants to hear that their child is the problem student. But what if you receive the message that your child is causing problems in class?   In this episode, Anne shares her personal experience with receiving messages from her Type 3 daughter's teacher. Her story and Carol's insights can help you navigate challenging conversations and easily find resolution for everyone involved. This week’s Parenting Practice Identify an unfavorable scenario that's causing stress. Put your attention on a more positive outcome that you want to experience. What does it feel like? Really believe that it is available to you. And then, match your language with the outcome you're picturing. Do some of the techniques Anne mentions in this episode to visualize in more detail. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Is your relationship with your child stuck or full of conflict? With some children, you have an easy, effortless bond. But sometimes, the relationship is rockier. What do you do when you and your child are at odds? In this episode, Carol and Anne share insight to consider when you have continual upsets or lack connection with a child. Whatever the issue, there's a good chance it goes back to the energetic patterning of their birth. Listen in for stories about how this issue plays out—and what to do to resolve it. This week’s Parenting Practice Think back to your child's birth. If you have multiple children, start with one child that you're having issues with or feeling a lack of connection. Listen to this episode to hear how the original event of birth can set up patterns of conflict later. If residue from that event is affecting your relationship, use the techniques in this episode to create a closer connection with your child. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Do you have a parenting problem you can't seem to fix? It's tempting to try to fix your child's frustrating behavior. But consider the possibility that certain issues don't start with your child—they start with you. Which is good news! That means you can do something about them. In today's episode, Carol and Anne share the general challenge each Type of parent has, and how that can affect your child. As you try their tips, you'll see your child's behavior start to self-correct. This week’s Parenting Practice Notice a challenge in your family and ask yourself, "What is this telling me about ME?" Use it as a mirror. What correction is being shown to you that needs to take place in your own being and your own self-care that will shift your family into more balance? What do you need to choose to create more balance in you so there's more balance in your family? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

How often does worry affect your parenting? Your toddler throws a tantrum in public. Your child wants to wear an outfit that looks insane. Your grade-schooler refuses to do their homework. In those scenarios, how much do you worry what other people think? In this episode, Carol and Anne share tips to help you let go of worry and prioritize what's most important—your relationship with your child. This week’s Parenting Practice Consider your most recent parenting decisions. Which ones do you make to prevent people thinking or saying something negative? Consider your priority. Do you care what other think of your parenting, or your child's welfare? Do those priorities prompt you to change any behavior? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

How do you help your child be their best self? Your child has many natural gifts. But if they get out of balance, those gifts can become challenges. How you coach your child makes all a difference. In this episode, Carol and Anne help you see how to talk to your child about their gifts. You'll hear insight to coach your child through their unique challenges, so that they become stronger and more balanced in the end.  This week’s Parenting Practice Take some time this week to coach your child, to acknowledge how well they are using their gifts, and give them feedback on how they can continue to develop their gifts. Instead of disciplining and correcting them, coach them in becoming more aware of who they are and how to use their natural tendencies to benefit themselves and others. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

One of your children is not like the others... They're loud and busy and active all the time—and you're just not. Unless you're intentional in meeting their needs, you can start to feel worn out, and they can start to feel like the black sheep. In this episode, Carol and Anne help you create space for a higher-energy, extroverted child in a family of lower energy. With some simple tips and activities, you can make sure all of you have room to thrive. This week’s Parenting Practice If you are a lower-movement family, assess how well are you supporting your higher-movement child or children who are the exception to the family movement. Use the ideas in the episode so your child can get what they need and enjoy being part of your family. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Your family is unique—and each child can thrive in it. Your family is loud and active, with a lot of energy moving through the house. But does one of your children not quite fit that mold? In this episode, Carol and Anne help you create space for a lower-energy, introverted child in a family of big energy. With some simple tips and conversations, you can make sure all of you have room to thrive. This week’s Parenting Practice Take note of the Energy Types of your family members. What is your balance of high and low energy? Try the tips in this episode to help each child in your family feel included, supported, and very much a part of the family unit. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

"Gentle." "Be soft." Do you get tired of repeating it? Toddlers need coaching when interacting with babies. And most of the things parents try may actually just wear everyone out. In this episode, Carol and Anne share tips to help all 4 Types of children interact with babies. You'll find out why telling some kids to "be soft" will just backfire—and what you can say instead for better success. This week’s Parenting Practice Open your copy of The Child Whisperer book. Go to the end of the chapter for your child's Type. Read the phrases for children 18 months to 3 years old. How well you are creating space for your child's natural movement and curiosity? Make changes that call to you. Your toddler may naturally find more balance in how they interact with baby. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Has your child ever gotten stuck in the past? Maybe they're still upset about something you did. Or they can't seem to let go of a past event or embarrassment. Whatever it is, you know they'd be better off by processing it and letting it go—but they won't. In this episode, Carol and Anne share tips to help children process the past. A few simple words from you can improve your relationship, whether your child is 7 or 27.  This week’s Parenting Practice This week, validate your child's feelings, whether they're 2 or 32 years old. Restate what you heard, or ask them to share more. It may be tempting to add your opinion, correction, or advice—but just stop at validation. See what resolves itself as your children know their feelings are heard. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

When their behavior is out of control and you don't know what to do... Some of their behaviors get your attention in a big way. But so often, just trying to change behavior doesn't work. If your child bothers others, acts out in public, or disrupts their class, they're also giving you clues about what they need to stop behaving that way. In this episode, Carol and Anne help you you can get to the real root of the issue and restore calm again. This week’s Parenting Practice Consider a concerning behavior you want to influence. Assume it's a clue. Pray that you'll pick up on the messages your children are giving to discover the deeper issue. Pray that you'll be led to the resources to help resolve the issue. Listen to this episode for insight and support. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Your natural tendencies can be your greatest gifts in parenting. As a Type 4 mom, you have a gift for creating structure and always striving for perfection. But when those tendencies get out of balance, your children can suffer in ways you may not realize. In this episode, Carol and Anne help Type 4 parents to clarify their priorities and create structure that will support the whole family—including mom. This week’s Parenting Practice Choose only one of the three mistakes that Carol and Anne share in this episode. Where do you see yourself needing to make some changes? As a Type 4 mom, you want to do the best job you can. Use this information to make improvements that will support you and your family. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Your challenge this week will make your family happier. As a Type 3 mom, you're a powerhouse who can get a lot done. But if your big energy gets out of balance, you can cause your children more stress than you realize.  In this episode, Carol and Anne give Type 3 moms simple tips to get things done while still making sure your children have what they need. This week’s Parenting Practice Choose one (just one!) of the three mistakes that Carol and Anne share in this episode. Which one of these tendencies is not serving you or your family best? Take it as your challenge to bring that tendency back into balance—both for your sake and your family's. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Every Type 2 mom could use some emotional support. If you're a Type 2 mom, you naturally express a gentle sensitivity and attention to detail. You offer so many gifts to your family. But if your tendencies get out of balance, parenting can become frazzling for you—and frustrating for your children.  In this episode, Carol and Anne shine a light on 3 subtle corrections that can make parenting a calmer, more comfortable experience for you. This week’s Parenting Practice Choose one of the three tendencies that Carol and Anne share in this episode. Which one stands out to you? Make a plan to move forward, using your tendency as a gift, rather than a challenge. Consciously use your nature as an asset in your parenting, rather than creating frustration. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Yes, you're doing the best you know how. But sometimes, your natural tendencies can get the better of you. As a Type 1 mom, you have a gift for spontaneity, adaptability, and ideas. But if those tendencies get out of balance, they can damage your relationship with your children and make parenting less fun. In this episode, Carol and Anne help Type 1 moms stop losing themselves—and get their sparkle back.  This week’s Parenting Practice Choose one of the three mistakes that Carol and Anne share in this episode. Use it as an opportunity to make a change that improves your parenting and allows you to live true to yourself as a Type 1 mom. Pick only one! You are a bright light! Make sure your children experience the benefits who you are. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Even if nothing you say reassures your child, there's still something you can do. When a child's fears get out of hand, it can feel exhausting—for both parents and child. Fortunately, it's not your job to reassure a child until they feel better. Some simple solutions can help your child feel capable, too. Carol and Anne share insights to break the fight-or-flight response and empower your child to get back to feeling safe again. This week’s Parenting Practice Practice the tips from this week's episode by getting out a copy of The Child Whisperer book. Go to your child's Type section, find the developmental stage section for 3-6 years, and read the phrases your child needs to hear. Write them down and use them daily.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

Yes, parenting is challenging—but are you making it worse? It's so easy to do that you don't even realize you're doing it: saying words that actually set you up for failure and frustration. In this episode, Carol and Anne share the phrases that make parenting a bigger challenge than it already is. If you want parenting to be simpler and more fulfilling, listen to this episode. It's just that easy. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, notice your language. Are you speaking in a way that makes your child the problem? Set these intentions: "I'm aware of what I'm saying. I'm catching myself when I set myself up to make my parenting experience harder than it needs to be. I am changing my language to be honest with myself without adding drama or creating more struggle."  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

 Do you worry about your child's screen time? Would your kids would play games or watch shows forever if you let them? Do they get upset when it's time to turn it off? It has you worried, doesn't it. In this episode, Carol and Anne share that the key is not limiting screen time out of fear, but finding the right balance from an empowered place. Listen in to hear how to balance screen time just right for your family. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, take an inventory of your child's screen time—and your own. Have a family counsel to make decisions together about what you want your experience with screen time to be. Then create the changes that you're inspired to make and stick with it. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Anxiety can be a challenge for every Type of child It's hard to watch your child get stuck in anxiety. They tighten up. They can't work through things that they otherwise would. What do you do? Every Type of child tends to get anxious for a unique reason. In this episode, Carol and Anne outline those reasons. The questions they share will help you get to the bottom of your child's anxiety—and resolve it. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, notice if your child is anxious, what is triggering it, and then use the techniques taught in this episode to help them move through it. Consider which changes are needed in your approach or your child's environment. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

You want your child to love their body, and it's troubling when they don't. "I worry about my oldest daughter. She says how fat she is. We have purchased cute clothes that she loves but she compares herself to others and their body shapes and sizes. What can I do to better support her?" In this episode, Carol and Anne share useful tips to help your child swim against the tide of self-criticism. If your child is nearing 12 years old, or is already in the teen years, you need to listen to this episode. This week’s Parenting Practice This episode is full of information. Listen, use it, and invite your children to use it as well. Then write out this affirmation and put it in the family bathroom: "When I look in the mirror, I see a healthy and fit body that I love." What you put your attention on, you create more of.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Yes, you can kick the yelling habit for good. You know the cycle. You ask your kids to do something. They don't listen and don't listen, until finally you lose your cool. You yell and you regret it. Yelling is usually the result of deeper patterns. You won't stop the yelling if you don't solve the patterns. In this episode, Carol and Anne bring those patterns to light. Their tips will help you create cooperation and calm. This week’s Parenting Practice Next time you feel the urge to yell, stop what you're doing. Go and look your child in the eyes and tell them exactly what you want and what you expect from them and have an honoring dialogue. Get your child's confirmation that they heard you. If you need to break an old pattern, go to your child and say, "I have a habit of yelling. I do not want to do that anymore. I want us to all work together. I'm going to try something different. Are you willing to try it with me?" Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Do your child's emotional breakdowns wear you out? We all have bad days sometimes. But what do you do when emotional meltdowns are a regular event for your child? Extreme behavior is a red flag. It's a message that's telling you something your child might not be able to say or even understand. In this episode, Carol and Anne help you consider a surprising fix for extreme behavior. This week’s Parenting Practice If your child is melting down, throwing fits, or having any other extreme behavior, take time to evaluate: Could the meltdown be connected to diet? Make one significant improvement to your family's diet this week. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

"My husband's not interested—how do I change his mind?" This question is a real frustration when you know how much smoother parenting can be. You love The Child Whisperer and you want him to, too. In this episode, Carol and Anne share easy tips for getting your partner on board. They also share real stories from real moms who have won over their husbands to be engaged Child Whisperer parents. This week’s Parenting Practice Look for an opportunity this week to share what you know about your child because of The Child Whisperer. Use language that's specific to your child, not the book. Speak from your personal experience and see the response you get. (Listen to the episode for tips on how to say this.) If your partner is already involved, find the opportunity to share gratitude that you're working together as parents. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Wondering how early you can assess your child's Type? So many things to look forward to when you're pregnant—including the discovery of your little one's Energy Type! We regularly receive questions about how early you can determine a child's Type. The answer is: from the beginning. In this episode, you'll hear how each Type tends to move in the womb, and how pregnant moms tend to respond to carrying babies of all 4 Energy Types. This week’s Parenting Practice No, this week's practice is not to get pregnant! This week, notice evidence of your child's Type. Take a step back and ask, "Am I trying to correct too much of their tendencies? Or am I working with them?" Reflect back on your pregnancy to reconfirm your child's Type. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Before you hit the brakes, consider this. Kids need risk. It's part of growing up. You know that—but sometimes your child wants to stretch farther than you think is safe or age-appropriate. How do you know when to say No and when to say Go? in this episode, Carol and Anne share tips to recognize which risks are correct, and how to support your child in taking risks wisely—from big risks to small. This week’s Parenting Practice Notice any risks that your child is wanting to take. Use the prayer that Carol shares that it will work out if it's meant to be and if not, it will fall apart. If you see that it's mean to be, get out of your child's way and support them in taking that risk—including finding a mentor, if that's correct. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

When was the last time your child got worked up? Children are empathic. They're always reading their parents and their environments to be safe and to learn how to be in the world. If they try to fix other people's emotions, they'll get overwhelmed and stressed. In this episode, Carol and Anne share tips to recognize when your child is taking on others' energy, plus some conversational and energy techniques to help children to stay calm and hold their own. This week’s Parenting Practice Use the energy techniques in the episode: spinal flush and zip up. Talk to your child about sending love to those who are distressed rather than taking on or trying to fix their emotions. Observe if you've labeled any of your children a peacemaker or troublemaker. Discontinue that so they can be responsible for their own experience in the family, rather than everyone else's. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

When you just want them to stop... It's tough as a parent to watch your child repeat a bad habit. You want the best for them and they'd do best to leave those bad habits behind. Here's the surprise: bad habit patterns may actually be generational! Instead of asking, reminding, or bribing your child to stop, you can do something far more powerful. In this episode, Carol and Anne show how, with examples.  This week’s Parenting Practice Consider whether or not your child is feeling shamed about their bad habit. Using the tips in this episode, enroll them in a loving way to change this habit, having the conversation when the habit is not happening. Observe any ways you also do a version of this habit. Is it generational? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

  Sometimes, you just know. In the ups and downs of parenting, you can tap into a powerful guidance source to keep taking the next correct step through it all. Intuition is one of your greatest guidance tools as a parent. The more you trust it, the more it develops. In this episode, Carol and Anne share how the 4 Types of parents are most likely to recognize intuition and personal stories to help you tune into your own intuition with confidence.  This week’s Parenting Practice 1) Pay attention to how you experience intuition. 2) Some situation will present itself this week for you to receive intuition around. Trust it and move forward. 3) Then express gratitude for it and you'll receive more. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Does your child resist you, brush you off, or tell you "no"? If you're a parent, you've been there. Your child asserts their independence and just won't do what you've asked of them. What to do? This episode begins with the question about a resistant Type 4 child. But it turns out that all 4 Types of children have a reason to shut you out. Listen to Carol and Anne's tips to connect with your child so they listen to you. This week’s Parenting Practice Pay attention to moments this week when you can show your child respect. Finish the sentence, "I really respect you because..." Do this at times when you're not trying to get your child to follow directions or listen to you. When children feel respected by you, they are more apt to listen to you. Start with respect first and then see other situations shift. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

When children act out, they have reasons. Let's discover them. Biting, hitting, kicking, screaming. When your child gets upset, they can let loose. It worries you, especially when they're around other children. Of all Types of children, Type 3 children tend to act out most physically, but every Type will bite for different reasons. In this episode, Carol and Anne explore the reasons behind acting out—and what you can do to stop it. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, reverse roles with your child and role play in order to teach a correct behavior—rather than just telling them to correct their misbehavior (such as biting). Listen to this episode to hear how Anne and Carol would play this out. Make sure to give a lot of praise to reward good behavior. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

 Helping children see the good starts with simple steps. It's tiring, isn't it? Your child's world is full of so much good—but they seem to find the worst. You want to help your child stop being so negative, but how?  If you find yourself telling your child to focus on the positive, stop right there. You might be missing a step that makes your advice difficult to take. Carol and Anne share tips in this episode to help your child create true optimism. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, instead of correcting your child's negative responses, coach them with these three steps. 1. Find out more by asking: Why don't you like that? 2. Ask: what do you want instead? 3. Put your focus on that together. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

All 4 Types of children get overwhelmed in their own way Whining, procrastination, resistance, complaining. These can all be signs of a child who has too much coming at them.  How do you find the right balance? And more importantly, if a child is overcommitted, how do you help them let things go? Carol and Anne share tips to create a more balanced schedule for all 4 Types of children. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, take inventory of all the activities your child is involved in. Use the tips in this week's episode to determine which ones are supportive to your child. Ask your child how they feel about each activity and let go of what's not supportive anymore.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

You can affirm your child at any age—even as an adult. If you've ever wished you found The Child Whisperer sooner, you're not the only one. But it's never too late to be a better parent.  In this episode, Carol and Anne share ways to counteract any ways you shamed your child in the past, and how to validate them now that understand them better after reading The Child Whisperer. This week’s Parenting Practice Get out The Child Whisperer book. Look up your child's Type, and pick two or three phrases of validation that you want to share with them. Look for the opportunity to present itself to use those phrases and validate your child's true nature—whether they're 2 or 52 years old. (Phrases found here. Type 1: pp. 86-94 / Type 2: pp. 148-155 / Type 3: pp. 213-221 / Type 4: pp. 288-296)  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Tips in this episode help both parents and grandparents The relationship between grandparent and grandchild can be so fulfilling and important. But without boundaries and priorities in the proper place, interaction between the generations can become painful or difficult. In this episode, Carol and Anne clarify healthy boundaries, and what you can do to relieve tension—whether you're a parent or grandparent yourself. This week’s Parenting Practice If you're a grandparent, get clearer on your role, set boundaries, and play that role well. Don't meddle in what's not your business. If you're the parent and there are issues with a grandparent, talk to your spouse and then make a plan to approach the grandparent to move this in a positive direction. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Do your children leave a trail of mess behind them? You've felt it. Messy, cluttery spaces create tension in the space of your home. You don't want to constantly be picking up after your family. But they won't pick up after themselves. What do you do? Carol and Anne share the conversations that need to happen long before you're frustrated. You'll get everyone on board with a cleaner home. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, set aside a conversation time as parents to decide the level of cleanliness you want to create in your home. Do this at a time when neither of you is frustrated. Then, enroll your children in your choices. Set up a system that supports you. And then recognize the successes you all create. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

One little phrase can cause more problems than you realize. "You're making me worried. You're making me tired. You're making me mad. You're making me crazy. You're making me angry." Have you ever said one of those? The phrase "You're making me..." sets up you and your child for long-term issues. In this episode, Carol and Anne show why that phrase is so damaging and give you helpful replacements to create even better outcomes. This week’s Parenting Practice Notice the times when you think or say the phrase, "You're making me..." Using the tips in this episode, change how you say it, to get a more successful response. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Sometimes, your children behave in ways that are just not okay—because they're harmful, or because they're not supportive to your family culture. You are the parent. And you are not powerless. Here's what to do. In this episode, Carol and Anne share examples of difficult behavior and tips to help you move forward when your children try your patience. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

With a little support, every child can get along with their play mates. Play time with friends. Every child needs it, but not every child does it the same. Without the right support or guidance, some children can be seen as "bossy" and others "shy."      In this episode, Carol and Anne share helpful ways to support all 4 Types of children so play dates can be successful and pleasant for everyone. This week’s Parenting Practice This week, pay attention to play time. What can you do this week to set up more successful playdates? As you hear the tips for your child's Energy Types in this episode, note what comes to mind. Choose one small thing you can alter this week to set your child up for successful play experiences.? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Each child has different natural social skills Ever wish your child would respond differently to people? Some kids can be bouncing off the walls, while others are so reserved you wonder how to get them out of their shell. How do you help them find the right balance? In this episode, Carol and Anne share tips to support all 4 Types of children in developing their social skills in a way that's comfortable and true to them. This week’s Parenting Practice Pay attention to what support your child needs this week in developing their social skills, true to their nature. Use the a-ha's you receive from this episode—whether it be apologizing for pushing your child into interactions, validating them, or reinforcing the social skills they're naturally good at. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.      

Getting your child to sleep can be easier. Sleep. Even though your children do it every single day, they can fight it hard. If sleep becomes a battle, it's exhausting for both of you. So what can you do to help your child go to sleep and have healthy sleep habits? In this episode, Carol and Anne share tips to support all 4 Types of children in going to bed more easily. This week’s Parenting Practice Focus this week on helping your child look forward to sleep, rather than allowing it to turn into an experience of resistance or punishment. This episode includes sleep ideas for all 4 Types. From the tips shared, what's one correction or improvement you could make? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Self-talk tips—especially for mothers who work This episode’s question comes from a mom who knows she’s making the correct choice to start work—and wants to end unnecessary guilt. If you've ever felt guilty about your parenting, you probably told yourself the phrase, "I should..." Carol and Anne share tips to move forward without “shoulding” yourself. Plus, listen for Anne’s intention that has always helped her find perfect child care for her family. This week’s Parenting Practice On a piece of paper, finish this statement 5 times: “I think I should…” Write as fast as you can. Then step back and notice how many of your answers actually have validity. Do they help you or keep you stuck in guilt? Make a commitment to stop the “shoulds.” Move forward with this intention: “If there’s anything I’m inspired to do differently, I’ll know.” Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Are you misinterpreting your child's movement? The Child Whisperer describes 4 Types of children. Type 1 and 3 express high movement. Type 2 and 4 express lower movement. But what does that actually mean? Aren't all kids busy and active? Carol and Anne clarify what "movement" means in The Child Whisperer. High and low-movement children are not defined by how MUCH they move, but the quality of HOW they move. Listen in to profile your child clearly. This week’s Parenting Practice Set the intention that your child will make their Type so obvious to you this week that you will see it clearly. (You can do this whether you're uncertain or confident of your child's Type.) Stop questioning and move forward, trusting that your child is helping you understand them better. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Every challenge is an opportunity to honor your child's gifts. If you've read The Child Whisperer, you know child's unique gifts. But what if one of those gifts turns into a challenge? Maybe your child's eye for perfection turns to criticism. Or their gift for details turns into worrying. Carol and Anne help you see how to support all 4 Types of children to express themselves, so that everyone in the family benefits. This week’s Parenting Practice Choose one child (only one) who is presenting a disruption in your family. Ask yourself: What situation or opportunity will help this child express their natural movement as a gift, rather than a disruption? Be ready for some family-shifting inspiration to come to you! Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

We love our children. Let's make sure they know it. Carol and Anne discuss a common practice in parenting culture that has been amped up by social media. Listen in to hear if you unknowingly shame your children—and how to stop. This episode includes helpful tips to reframe your negative judgments of all 4 Types of children.  This week’s Parenting Practice This week, notice your words. How do you talk about your children—both in conversation and on social media? Commit to stop speaking in any ways that shame them. Reframe how you talk about your children to honor their gifts! (This episode gives examples for all 4 Types. Listen in.) Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

We love our parents. But we want to avoid their flaws. This week's question comes from a mom who slips into "drill-sergeant mode" when her child resists homework—just like her own mom did. She wants to break the pattern, but still gets stuck. What to do? Carol and Anne's questions and insights will help you break old cycles. (Plus, you get bonus ideas to peacefully motivate a resistant child.) This week’s Parenting Practice First, pay attention. Become aware of a parenting approach you don't like, but that you keep repeating. Put yourself in your child's shoes by asking yourself, "How would I have wanted my parent to respond?" Set an intention that you will have a new idea and follow the personal inspiration that comes.? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Are your kids running your schedule ragged? Naptime. Bedtime. School. Meals. Sports. Clubs. There's a lot to keep track of. And without a schedule, you can feel as if life is spinning out of control. In this episode, Carol and Anne share scheduling patterns and pitfalls for all 4 Types of parents. Listen in to get a handle on your schedule, so your whole family can breathe easier. This week’s Parenting Practice First, identify WHY you want a schedule. We don't schedule for the sake of scheduling; we schedule to create an outcome. What outcome do you want? Once your motivations are clearer, make adjustments to your schedule to serve your goals. (Use tips from the episode to customize for your Type.) Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

 Let's talk about tricky topics that can drive teens away.  This week's question comes from a mom whose 15-year-old daughter wants to try alcohol. The conversation didn't end the way the mom hoped it might. Carol and Anne share tips to neutralize curiosity about "forbidden" topics. And they'll show you how to empower your children to give themselves their own best advice. (That way, you don't have to lecture.) This week’s Parenting Practice Next time your child brings up a topic you naturally want to counsel them about, step back from the advisory role long enough to say: Tell me more. Doing this will build trust over time. Your child will know that they can tell you anything! (This practice applies to young children, too. Listen to the episode to hear how.) Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

We tend to think that whining just comes with the territory of parenting. But it's actually a message. And if you know how to listen to it, you can turn whining into an exception, rather than a daily frustration. In this episode, Carol impersonates all 4 Types of whining. (If you're not sure which Type of child you're raising, this will give you clues!) This week’s Parenting Practice Next time your child whines, use two simple steps: 1. Notice the unmet need that's driving the whine. Is it emotional or physical? 2. Train your child to ask for what they need respectfully. (Consider using the toolbox of phrases that Anne and Carol share in the episode.) Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

The Child Whisperer Podcast is back! And it has a new format to better serve busy parents like you. Carol Tuttle, author of the bestselling book The Child Whisperer, is now joined by co-host, Anne Tuttle Brown, a mom in the thick of daily parenting. Every Tuesday, they answer a question and give you a simple Parenting Practice to make your week easier. Has parenting ever felt overwhelming—even after you read The Child Whisperer? Then this episode is just for you. Listen in for self-care tips for every Type of parent. This week’s Parenting Practice You can be a better parent when you’re taken care of. Choose one thing you’ll do to care for yourself this week. Put whatever plan or support you need in place and follow through. (Want ideas? Listen to the episode for a self-care tip for each Type of parent.) Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children?  A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children?  A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children?  A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children?  A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children?  A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children?  A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Want to ask Carol your parenting question? Send it to her or call in and ask her live on the air. Subscribe to this podcast at iTunes.com/caroltuttle. Please leave a review!

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Is your child getting the proper nutrition to thrive? Enjoy these 5 simple hacks to support your child's health and wellness. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  ?  

Want more cooperation from your children? How about a happier home with more harmony and deep relational connections? Learn your Energy Type and your children's Energy Types and all of this and more will be yours. Carol Tuttle's Energy Profiling system gives you the tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Read Carol's revolutionary book, The Child Whisperer, for insights about how to customize your parenting approach so it fits each of your children perfectly. Conflict will be reduced, understanding will increase and joy will fill your home! You'll write in with one success story after another about how your family is creating the experience you always dreamed of. If you're ready to start this process, get your copy of The Child Whisperer today! Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections?  Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  ?

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections?  Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  ?  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections?  Understanding your child's true nature is the key. The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  ?  

Want more cooperation from your children? A happier home with more harmony and deep connections? Understanding your child's true nature is the key.  The Child Whisperer podcast, based on Carol Tuttle's best-selling book, 'The Child Whisperer' which teaches her 4 Energy Types profiling system, is the place to get the support and tools you need to take the frustration and confusion out of parenting. Highlights from this podcast: Be sure to tune at 6:04 when Carol shares one listener's example of her own TYPE 1 mom promising things she didn't follow through on. At 16:05, Carol shares a story about a TYPE 1 mom who communicated with her TYPE 4, 8 year old son how they could honor each other while still being so different.And also at 22:13 when Carol answers an emailed question about how to help a TYPE 1, 13 year old boy follow through and not simply follow his impulses and new ideas every time. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Carol's interview with Joe on Dad's Guide to Twins: Becoming a Twin Parenting Child Whisperer with Carol Tuttle. What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Clearing Your Child's Birth Energy. Clearing Your Child's Birth Energy After a C-Section. Spinal Flush Video What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

The Ultimate Guide to Profiling Your Children Successfully. What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Find out how to support your child's need for boundaries with teachers who require too much at 2:59. At 7:20, Carol gives tips to a Type 4 mom with a Type 4, 8 year old about how to find his voice and learn to speak up about his desires and needs.  And finally, at 11:16, learn how to give your children skills that don't come naturally to them without wounding or shaming them.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

 At 2:55, Carol explains how to flip the traditional parenting model on it's head and experience less discipline issues all around. Then tune in at 5:45 when she advises a Type 1 mom about how to create more structure for her Type 4 son.  Carol shares her own "A-ha" about discipline at 10:13 and at 11:15 a Type 4 mom gets inspiration for creating balance instead of focusing on preventing extremes. Find out how to deal with a Type 3 toddler who pulls the dog's tail at 15:28. At 20:07 find out what happens when parents of teens act out of fear and how to shift it! Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned in the podcast: How to Stop Yelling at Your KidsHow to Parent True to Your Type (Common pitfalls of Type 1 & Type 2 mothers.)Remembering WholenessCarol Tuttle's Healing SchoolDressing Your Truth Free Course Highlights: 12:26 -  T4 mom w/T3 4 y.o. who acts like T4. Misprofiled? 15:15 - T3 mom asks: How do I set aside my to-do list and be more present with my kids? 19:37 - T3 mom w/ T2 6 y.o. son who is grieving death of grandpa but won't let mom comfort him. 24:21 - Type 1 mom success story 32:09 - Carol's tips for Type 3 & Type 4 moms 36:38 - T3 mom managing relationship w/T4 dad & brother. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

1:56 - Success story 4:05 - Carol's insights about how to parent true to your Energy Type. 25:40 - T1 mom w/T4 12 y.o. son who is causing conflict with siblings 34:32 - T 1/4 parent not finding lightness in her parenting. 36:37 - T1 mom w/T1 12 y.o. son who is difficult to motivate Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned in the show: How Your Child's Clean Room May be Messing Up Their LifeThis week's Shout Out: Dr. Elizabeth Bonet Yoga Fairy Podcast Highlights: 4:30 - Type 3 mom asks how to motivate her Type 1, 9 y.o. to clean 12:17 - Type 4, 13 y.o. and Type 3, 9 y.o daughters in constant conflict about their shared bedroom 18:02 - Success story: young daughter who used to have a fear of dogs responds better when mom uses the release of fight or flight energy technique 21:34 - Type 2 mom with Type 4, 9 y.o. daughter who seems obsessive about cleaning 29:04 - Tidying Tips for the 4 Types Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned in the podcast: How to Help Your Child Have a Happy Bedtime Every Night (Part 1 and 2)Podcast: Troubleshooting Naptime Podcast highlights: 6:35 - Mom with a Type 1 son who gets hyperactive at bedtime. 13:58 - Type 4, 5 y.o. doesn't communicate about his allergy pains. How to help him communicate. Also, how to deal with an allergy in a positive way 20:25 - Type 3, 2 y.o. won't stay in bed. Also how to create bedtime routine for a Type 1 child. 29:52 - Type 2 mom asks how to help Type 1, 4 y.o. who is wired at bedtime and has hard time settling down for sleep. 33:38 - Type 2 mom with a Type 3, 15 m.o. who wakes at night every 2 hours. 37:24 - Type 1, 4 y.o. wants to sleep with parents in bed constantly. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Podcast highlights: 8:11 - Type 4 mom asks if being a grumpy mom is a Type 4 thing 24:41 - Mom asks if grief can affect a baby in the womb. 26:53 - Type 3 mom asks how to know if she should quit her job to stay home with new baby. 31:35 - Tips for handling guilt for each Type Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned: True Hope26 Videos to Reveal Your Child's Energy Type Podcast highlights: 4:22 - Adult Type 1 woman asks about how to help her mom deal with a manipulative sister. 8:48 - T4 mom, T4 son who has a hard time apologizing. 18:09 - T4 mom with a T1 child with a metabolic disorder. How to get her to eat? 22:25 - Mom of a T3 11 year old boy with possible ADD challenges 27:46 - Mom asks if a medically needy child affects the Energy Types of the rest of the kids in the family. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Podcast highlights: 5:53 -  Mom of a Type 3, 2 y.o asks about the Montessori method of schooling 17:04 - Type 1 home school mom asks for tips. 20:11 - Type 2 mom worried about her children's transition from private school to public school 22:22 - Type 4 with a 8 y.o. Type 3 nephew asks about managing meltdowns. 32:47 - Type 2 mom with 10 year old boys asks how to know when to push sons to work harder or let them quit their Gifted and Talented class. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned: 26 Videos to Reveal Your Child's Energy TypeThe Puberty Talk: Giving Your Child a Boost of ConfidenceThe Carol Tuttle Healing Center Podcast highlights: 7:50 - 4 y.o. Type 1 separation anxiety 13:06 - How to help lower energy children and higher energy children get along 18:41 - 17 y.o. Type 1 was raped as a child. Mom asks how to help her heal. 25:18 - 11 y.o. Type 1 boy wets bed at night. 33:40 - 13 y.o. girl hosts sites on social media under a pseudonym. Parents concerned. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned in podcast: Dressing Your TruthHow to Help Your Children Grow Up As Friends (blog post)To the Parents of the "Bossy" Girl (blog post) Podcast highlights: 5:08 - T2, 9 y.o. won't speak up about her desires and follows others instead. 11:01 - 18 m.o. T1 boy whines, and speaks gibberish. 17:06 - T3, 4 y.o. - Mom wonders if she spoils him. 22:57 - Success story about finding out WHY a behavior is happening instead of just trying to stop the behavior 27:00 - Success story about 12 y.o. using CW with 5 y.o. sibling. 30:38 - T4 daughter corrects parents. How to teach her to interact politely? 35:12 - T4, 6 y.o. lashes out and doesn't have many friends Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Podcast Highlights: 4:04 - Type 4 SAHM with a Type 1 self-employed husband. Tips for staying sane? 11:20 - Type 2 mom with a Type 3, 4 y.o. who gets angry when it's time to turn off his TV shows. 21:59 - Type 4 mom with a Type 3, 4 y.o. who always wants what others have. 30:14 - Type 1 wife with a Type 4 husband -- question about finances 37:53 - Type 4 wife with Type 2 husband who shames kids. Parenting disagreements. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Podcast highlights: 3:31 - T3 daughter is scared of dogs. Her mom asks "why?" 9:04 - T4 mom; T 1/4, 14 y.o. daughter deals with some social anxiety and struggles with making friends. 13:42 - T1 mom with T1, 17 m.o. daughter is having challenges weaning. 19:52 - T4 mom w/T3, 4 y.o. who hates verbal encouragement. What's going on? 23:00 - T1 mom drives a neighbor boy to school every day and her kids dislike it and react very strongly to it.  29:29 - T1 mom w/T4, 3 y.o. who refuses to help clean up. 34:17 - Mom who sent in the question about driving the neighbor boy to school (above) calls in to ask more questions about Carol's response. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Podcast highlights: 4:08 - Type 1, 8 y.o. refuses to do much-needed activities 12:47 - Tips for getting more cooperation from each Type of child 18:08 - Type 2/4, 8 y.o. seems stubborn 26:12 - Type 1, 2 1/2 y.o. girl won't let mom leave the bedroom at bedtime. 30:35 - Type 3, 12 y.o. doesn't want to go to church anymore. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned in podcast: Carol Tuttle Healing Center: I am a CreatorHow to Understand the Inner Workings of a Type 2/4 or Type 4/2 Energy Combination"I Hate You!" How to Respond When Your Child Lashes Out Podcast Highlights: 4:07 - Type 4, 13 y.o. son doesn't want to live with us anymore. 11:42 - Type 2/3 dad asks about timeouts for 4 y.o. and 20 m.o. 27:46 - Type 4/2 mom and 7 y.o. Type 2/4 daughter trigger each other. How to help my daughter who struggles with the same challenges I struggle with? 36:53 - Type 4 mom with Type 2, 4.5 y.o. son who isn't potty trained. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned: The Carol Tuttle Healing CenterRemembering Wholeness100 Days of Real Food Podcast highlights: 11:33 - T4 mom with a 7 y.o. T1 son who gets aggressive when angry. 23:27 - T3 mom; T2, 5 y.o. son who refuses to comply. Mom asks for help with her anger. 37:50 - Divorced mom with 11 y.o. daughter who wants to live with dad. 44:45 - T4 woman who lost a baby recently asks for help with her T2 mom. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Resources mentioned in the podcast: Energy Healing 101Chakra Healing - Chakra 7 Course100 Days of Real Food BlogTrue Hope Highlights: 6:50 - General question: What's your opinion on ADHD, Autism, and SPD in the context of Energy Profiling? 27:12 - 10 y.o. Type 4 daughter with Down Syndrome. How do I avoid triggering her behavior? 31:27 - Type 3, 4 y.o. son with sensory issues. Seems like a Type 4 when he is triggered. 38:45 - Type 3, 3 y.o. granddaughter that is energy sensitive. How to help her work through negative energy? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.   (Music courtesy of Nelson at the Helm. All rights reserved, used by permission)

Resources mentioned in the show: Blog post: Relieve Stress: The Spinal FlushBlog post: The Talk: When, What and How Our Kids Need to Hear About SexFREE Beauty Profile CourseCarol Tuttle Healing Center Podcast Highlights: 2:40 - Type 4, 6 y.o. is usually upset at dinner time 12:03 - How to teach kids about puberty? 19:12 - Puberty tips for each Type of Child 26:37 - Type 3, 8 y.o. wants to wear makeup 32:40 - Type 4 mom: Should I work on my own healing or my kids first? 39:21 - Type 1, 5 y.o. whose social advances are rejected by older kids 41:55 - Type 3, 20 m.o. is acting aggressively toward other kids Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.   (Music courtesy of Nelson at the Helm. All rights reserved, used by permission.)

Resources mentioned in the podcast: Blog post: The Talk: When, What and How Our Kids Need To Hear About SexBlog post: 6 Things I Learned That Helped Heal My SexualityBlog post: 3 Reasons You Still Have "Issues" And How To Clear ThemBlog post: Did Your Mother's Emotions Imprint This to You at Birth?caroltuttle.com for further resources on healing inner child and birth energiesRemembering Wholeness Podcast Highlights: 1:36 - My 9 year old is asking if Santa Claus is real. Help! 6:50 - 6 y.o. is asking questions that are getting close to needing a sex talk. When is it time to have that talk and how? 21:36 - Type 3 mom with a Type 4 son who served an LDS Mission but now is having trouble letting go of a relationship with a girl who recently became engaged.  31:56 - Type 1 mom with a Type 3, 12 y.o. daughter. Mom is burned out from homeschooling and put other 6 kids in public school. Daughter refuses to go to public school. 33:56 - Foster care question 38:41 - Type 3, 4 y.o. meltsdown when she loses at anything.  (Music courtesy of Nelson at the Helm. Used by permission, all rights reserved.)

Podcast highlights: 6:05 - Type 2 mom with a Type 4, 32 y.o. son who has disconnected from them 13:45 - Success story from a Type 3 mom about a Type 3/2, 8 y.o. daughter 16:31 - Type 4 mom with a Type 2, 19 y.o.  son who won't take care of his own hygiene 22:33 - What age do you stop going by The Child Whisperer and use It's Just My Nature? 24:59 - Type 3 mom with a Type 1, 26 y.o.  daughter who doesn't focus on much of anything 36:45 - Type 3, 8 y.o son who doesn't like to stop his activities to transition to something else 39:19 - Type 1 baby who doesn't fall asleep easily   What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.   (Music courtesy of Nelson at the Helm. All rights reserved, used by permission.)

Resources mentioned in this podcast: Podcast: "How To Take the 'Terrible' Out of the 'Terrible 2s and 3s" Podcast highlights: 3:19 - Success story about a Type 1 teenager 5:38 - Type 1 mom with 5 kids has a Type 3, 3 y.o. who is hitting and biting at preschool 10:24 - Type 4 mom with a Type 2/3 daughter who is sassing and overdeveloping secondary 3 15:49 - Type 1, 4 y.o. separation anxiety when goes to preschool 28:26 - Type 2 mom with Type 3 or Type 4, 15 y.o. son buying alien clearings online 35:31 - About babies with colic What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.   (Music courtesy of Nelson at the Helm, all rights reserved.)

Resources mentioned in today's podcast: Blog Posts: "I Hate You! How To Respond When Your Child Lashes Out""The Type 4 Mom's Big Personal Challenges""5 Tricks to Help High Energy Kids Sit Still" Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Find out why the "Terrible" 2's and 3's don't need to be terrible! Resources Mentioned in This Podcast: Podcast episode: "Help! What About My Needs as a Mom?"Constant Whining: What it Means and How To Stop It Podcast Highlights: 6:19 - Follow-up success story about a Type 3, 3 y.o. 11:04 - Type 3, 3 y.o. and dinner table battles 16:30 - Type 3, 2 1/2 y.o. Type 3/4 boy is aggressive with his baby brother 20:38 - Type 4, 2 y.o. seems angry and won't cooperate 24:20 - Type 2, 3 y.o. and giving up the pacifier 27:45 - Toddlers getting into things (cupboards, etc.) 34:40 - Type 1, 2 y.o. won't be quiet during the baby's nap 38:23 - 5 y.o. Type 2 and whining Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.   (Music courtesy of Nelson at the Helm, all rights reserved.)

Resources mentioned in this podcast: 6 Things I Learned That Helped Me Heal My SexualityAnswering Your Questions: Can I Be Whole as a Woman and Still Need a Man?Parent Alert! The Biggest Discipline Mistake to AvoidHow To Profile Babies, Children, and TeensFREE Beauty Profiling Course Podcast Highlights: 3:20 - Type 1, 14 y.o. son success story 5:37 - Types 1 & 4 teen sons sneaking food and drinks 8:52 - 14 y.o. Type 1/2 girl breaking family rules and cutting 17:17 - Type 1, 16 y.o. son shuts down when mom needs to talk with him 23:47 - Type 2, 9 y.o. girl struggling at school 28:28 - Young daughter seems to express a different Energy Type at home than at school Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.   Music courtesy of Nelson at the Helm (all rights reserved)

You want your children to get along and honor each other, but some days it feels like they have a long way to go to get there, right? Carol shares her tips to help move you away from the role of referee. Resources Carol mentions in this show: "I Hate You!" How To Respond When Your Child Lashes OutHow To Relieve Stress: Spinal Flush100 Days of Real FoodYin and Yang of Type 4 EnergyFREE Beauty Profiling Course Podcast Highlights: 2:20 - 5 year old says she doesn't love her older brother. 8:17 - Type 3 mom with a 2 year old having bedtime challenges. 11:05 - 5 year old 3/1 child loves to get reaction out of siblings. 18:07 - 3/4 child and 1/2 child -- how to resolve conflict. 21:36 - How to honor all Energy Types during conflict. 31:28 - Type 4 yin and yang. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Are you new to Child Whispering and have questions about what to do when your child has a meltdown?  Or maybe you are a veteran Child Whisperer and you still just can't get a handle on the meltdowns. Today Carol will offer tips for managing meltdowns. Resources mentioned in today's show: Stress-relieving spinal flush blog postStruggling with being a Stay-at-Home mom blog postRemembering Wholeness book Podcast highlights: 11:20 A Type 3 mom asks how to balance her need to get things done with her child's need for her attention 17:03 A mom asks how to help a Type 3 five year old who has grown angry and aggressive since the start of school 22:13 A Type 2 mom asks how to help her Type 1 seventh grader deal with friend issues 26:26 A Type 3 mom asks how to best arrange her three sons in bedrooms.  Two boys are Type 1 and one is a Type 4. 35:02 A mom asks how to help her Type 4/3 toddler with outbursts. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.   (Music provided by Nelson at the Helm, all rights reserved.)

Do you ever feel that in your attempt to accommodate everyone else's needs, your needs take a backseat? Find out Carol's suggestions and tips for balancing everyone's (including your own!) needs. Resources mentioned in today's podcast: The Child Whisperer Blog Post: Type 2 Energy or Type 4 Energy?The Carol Blog Post: The Real Reason You Get Emotionally Triggered (Post about Inner Child healing)"Clear Your Childhood Issues" found at Carol Tuttle's Healing CenterRemembering Wholeness by Carol Tuttle Podcast Highlights: 13:26 Carol tells a Type 3 mom how to prioritize her need to be productive. 19:45 Summary of tips for Type 3 moms  21:33 A Type 4 working mom asks how to meet her Type 1 child's needs while still getting time for solitude for herself. 34:04 A Type 2 mom asks for reassurance about letting her Type 3 daughter move around so much. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Does your child struggle to complete homework? Do you feel that sometimes you're overbearing about it? This week find out Carol's tips to best support your child in their school work, true to their nature! Resources that Carol mentions in this episode: Tips from a TeacherProfiling Twins videoInner Child Healing ResourcesAlso search "Inner Child" on The Carol Blog for even more resources on this topic Podcast Highlights: 6:04 Type 3/1 mom with an 11 year old son who doesn't finish homework. 11:28 Tips for finishing homework for every Type of child. 14:09 Type 2 mom asks "How do I help my 6 kids develop good habits?" 20:06 Introducing teachers to your child's Energy Type 23:43 Type 4/1 seven year old and anxiety over math 28:26 About profiling twins 30:06 Type 1 mom with a Type 1 five year old daughter -- clashing over homework 34:37 Type 1 mom in a family of all Type 4 energy. How to keep it light? 38:10 Type 1 mom -- what to do when you feel resistance to prolonged hugging and cuddling with your child? Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 4 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

What's keeping your good parenting from being GREAT parenting? Find out with Carol Tuttle—acclaimed alternative psychotherapist, best-selling author of 5 books, and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth—as she helps you revolutionize your approach to parenting. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system. Plus, she'll teach you energy healing methods to empower your children's well-being. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

Stuck in a summer rut? Have your kids hit the mid-summer blues? I have at least 15 fun, productive ideas to help you snap out of it.  Some of these activities are fun for the whole family. Others can be customized to each child individually. However you implement these ideas, enjoy! Quote of the Day "Anything you think you 'should' do that you don't enjoy doing, you're going to avoid... Make sure you enjoy what you put so much effort into. Caller Questions Rachel, Type 1 Energy: How can I create more lightness and buoyancy for myself in a structured environment? (Listen at 30:16)Jan, Type 1 Energy: I promise myself things to look forward to when I accomplish something, but then I skip straight to the reward. How do I have more self-discipline? (Listen at 38:39) Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

Can you determine the Energy Type of a child with a disability? Absolutely. On The Child Whisperer show today, we're talking about physical and mental disabilities—and how it affects a child's true nature. Quote of the Day The way a child is parented has more effect on if a child's true nature is expressive in a healthy, balanced way, more than any physical condition. Caller Questions 1. 1. Should I read The Child Whisperer or It's Just My Nature to profile my adult daughter who functions at a child's level? (Listen at 32:25) 2. Jennifer (TYPE 1 Energy): How do I help my son who just gives up when he gets frustrated? (Listen at 37:56) 3. Jenny (TYPE 4 Energy): Success story with a 7-year-old TYPE 4 son! (Listen at 46:27) Resources mentioned during the show: The Child Whisperer Facebook pageJon Ronson's TED Talk about psychopathstruehope.comgreensmoothiegirl.comlocalharvest.orgbellorganic.comFree Beauty Profiling Course: dressingyourtruth.com/freecourse Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Does it feel like a constant fight? Your children drag their feet on cleaning their rooms and nothing's ever tidy It doesn't have to be a fight. In fact, you can actually create a scenario where your children want to take care of their space. All it takes is a shift in thinking. Caller Questions 1. Tina, Type 1: How do I help my children when they hoard items they no longer need? (Listen at 19:57) You really do want to hear the AMAZING tips for each Type that come up in this conversation. You'll never look at cleaning out old toys the same again. Thanks, Tina! 2. Jen, Type 3: How do I handle freak-outs by my TYPE 1 daughter? (Listen at 38:08) The root of your child's freak-outs may be an indicator that something's beyond them in terms of their age. Listen in to learn how you can avoid overwhelming them. 3.  Type 2 son: How do I help my child who sometimes feels overlooked by more assertive children at recess? (Listen at 43:52) After validating this child's feelings and honoring their experience, you need to ask an important question—and it's not usually the first question that comes to mind. 4. Cathy, Type 2: How do I talk to 12-year-old son about inappropriate content online? (Listen at 48:47) The moment you find your child has encountered inappropriate content can show you that this child has more questions. Listen in to learn how you can be there to answer them. Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox. 

  I recognized the #1 shaming discipline approach when I saw a grown woman do it to herself. She played opposite me during a game of tennis, and every time she made a mistake, she shamed herself with a message I'm sure she heard all during childhood.   It's a shaming message that only takes one word.   I heard this message when I was growing up. You probably heard it while you were growing up, too. And it's time to stop shaming our children with it.   The #1 shaming discipline mistake applies to all Types of children.   The other 4 mistakes in today's show are customized to your child because they are Type-specific. Listen for your child in particular so you can eliminate the shaming situations your child experiences.    Caller Questions: My daughter won't snuggle, but I want to—what to do? (Listen at 32:20)   How do I keep my husband from shaming our children? (Listen at 38:49)   How do I support my Type 2 child so he doesn't need to whine?(Listen at 47:30)   How do I stop saying no so often to my Type 3 child? (Listen at 54:09)   Quote of the Day:  "Discipline in its highest form involves your child having a say in it." Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.    

  You might be your child's most embarrassing moment. Not because of your age or your lack of pop culture knowledge—but because you might be saying things that wound your child in front of other. Good news is, once you're aware, it's easy to stop. Learn these 3 things that inadvertently embarrass your child and help your relationships thrive. Quote of the Day: "Look into your own past. Some of the best parenting training you'll ever do is learning from your own childhood and healing your inner child." Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

  In today's show: What to eat, say, and do to help your children live healthy. You need to be aware of all three!   Forcing children to exercise or eat vegetables does nothing to promote health in the long-term if the things you say about food are not supportive. (It works the other way around, too.)   Find out how to approach food and fitness in ways that will have your children choosing to live healthy for the rest of their lives.   Quote of the Day: "I often hear from parents, "Oh, I wish I had know about this twenty years ago." And I think: Your kid's still looking for you to show up and honor them. It doesn't matter if they're 45. Parents play that role for our entire lives. And if our parents don't show up to give us the validation and the recognition that we all seek as human beings, we have to find that within ourselves." Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Your child doesn’t ever need to struggle with weight. But they might if you’re not aware. Family food issues paired with highly processed foods can cause health challenges in even young children. Let’s tip the scale in your children’s favor. This show shares practical tips on glycemic index, moderation, healthy sweeteners, and Carol’s own breakfast smoothie recipe. Carol uses the first 20 minutes of every show to talk about the day's chosen topic, and then opens the lines to answer live questions. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

  Strong emotions in a child can trigger an emotional charge in their parents or other family members.   But your reaction reveals an awful lot about you.   Children don't have any hidden agendas, so they most clearly mirror our limiting beliefs and emotions. When children set you off emotionally, they're actually revealing a block in your life that you need to acknowledge and resolve.   That's what this week's podcast episode is about—identifying your emotional triggers with your child and reducing conflict by clearing them up. You'll be glad you listened.   Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Some say co-sleeping is necessary. Others say it's unacceptable.  But the answer's actually somewhere in the middle. Would you try it if it meant a good night's sleep for everyone? In this recording of Carol Tuttle's Child Whisperer Show, you'll hear: Tips to help your family get a good night's rest.Answers for parents whose children won't sleep in their own bed.The surprising reason married couples don't always need to sleep next to each other. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

  Do you have a miniature parent on your hands? As the actual parent, what do you do? Listen to this recording of Carol's Better Parenting Show for tips and insights about what's really going on. Plus, learn: How to prevent your child's violent tantrum.The question to ask yourself when you start feeling down.What's going on when your affirmations don't seem to work. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

  Ever feel like your child just wants to be glued to you all the time? Something might be out of balance. Find out what it is in this week's Better Parenting Radio show.   One brave mother shares her story and explores the solutions that will make life easier (and a lot less clingy) for everyone in the family.   Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

If you're a parent who's familiar with Energy Profiling, you've probably wondered— Am I right about my child’s Type? How can I be sure? If I got it wrong, how will I know? The callers on this episode of Carol Tuttle's Better Parenting Show will help you find out. Carol opened up the lines for a full hour of questions. Here’s what you’ll learn… How different learning styles apply to different Types.How each of the Types primarily connect to the world.And how most Types will push back (or won’t) during conflict. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Does meal time turn into a food fight between your and your child? Or maybe you were a picky eater growing up (or still today?) If supper time often ends in a stalemate between you and your child, find out why so you can address the real issues and start eating in peace. Tune in for tips on parenting that picky eater of yours in a way that supports their true nature and protects your sanity. Plus, learn how to make meal times supportive for the different Types around your table. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Ever feel like you have to push your child to get going or to do the right thing? You may actually be reenacting an energetic pattern from your child's birth. A difficult labor, an unplanned pregnancy, or a breech birth can develop into energetics that play out in your child's life in challenging ways. Listen to the recording of this episode to hear... Visualizations to increase cooperation.What to do when your children resist chores.What to do about bullies, babysitters, and boundaries. To hear the birth clearing audio visualization mentioned in today's radio show, click here. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What do you do when your child rebels and nothing seems to work? Your relationship can become such a crisis that you start to focus so much on your child’s rebellious behavior and lose sight of what’s actually going on. Get some clarity with the recording of this week’s Better Parenting Show. You’ll hear… The reason no child is naturally rebellious.Tips to start turning things around.Surprising ways you might be judging your child.Examples from Carol's own children, Modern Family, and caller questions. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

What if you and your child are different Energy Types? How do you honor your child's nature while still taking care of yourself? It's simpler (and more important) than you think. Listen to the recording of this week's Better Parenting show to learn: Important ways to honor every Type of parent.Tips to illuminate parent interaction with different Types of children.My number one tip to take care of yourself.Answers from call-in questions to honor every Type of child. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

When a child is not parented true to their nature, they grow up as a wounded or repressed adult. In this Better Parenting Episode, Carol talks about what that looks like for each Type—and what you can do about it now! Discover... How to overcome the negative messages you received as a childWhich Type is most likely to overeat as an adult.Ways to handle misdirected anger.Messages that can heal your children—even if they're adults. Listen to this episode of the Better Parenting Show for your own inner child. You'll be so glad you did. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Carol receives questions regularly about how to Type babies and toddlers. That's what today's show is all about! Learn to recognize your child's Energy Profile in these important areas: Facial features and body language.Sounds each Type tends to make.Phrases people tend to say about babies of each Type.And the #1 key to Energy Profiling for children. If you have a Type 4 child, you especially want to listen in to this episode's callers during the last half of the show. Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

  Want to help your child develop their secondary Energy Type? Today's Better Parenting Show will help you know how! What you'll learn in this episode: How to recognize your child's secondary Type.Phrases your children need to hear to support their secondary Type.Questions to ask yourself about your child's nature.The real reason your children push your buttons. You will better raise your children true to their natures by using Carol's revolutionary Energy Profiling system.  Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

How do you measure your success as a parent? You may not have considered 3 vital measurements of success. Discover them today! Listen to this recording of Carol Tuttle's Better Parenting Show to get her measurements of success, plus all these great tips… How to help your child succeed in school (and decide what that “success” looks like).The surprising sources of your expectations.How to end the power struggle with your child.Ways to release the feeling that you’re behind in life and need to catch up. Ask yourself Carol's three questions to transform your parenting. And then create your own! Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

If you believe your children are rebellious and difficult, you're right. If you believe those same children are delightful and easy to parent, you're also right. How can that be? This episode of Carol Tuttle's Better Parenting Show will show you how your kids may be energetically compromised by your negative perceptions about them. Change the pattern today—and create more harmony in your family! In this Better Parenting episode, you'll hear: The question that reveals your hidden negative perceptions of your kids.Kristine's amazing insights on negative labels for twins.My Energy Profile take on ADHD.Ways you tell your children that other people are more important than they are.Vital tips to help a Type 1 who doesn't feel taken seriously.   Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Want a potty training plan that actually works? It's right here.   Every child has their own unique natural movement and tendencies. If you honor those tendencies (rather than work against them), your child's potty training experience will be much easier for everyone.   On today's show, I will walk you through the most effective potty training tips, using each of the 4 Types in my Energy Profiling System. Think of it as a customized potty training plan, just for your child.   More great things you'll learn in this episode:   How to help kids who are still wetting the bed.How to give your child a voice without giving them everything they want.How to empower your child to make friends.   Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.  

Your kids' experience with money starts early in life.   Learn how YOU can help your children create abundant lives and future financial prosperity with this week's Better Parenting Show!   More great things you'll learn in this episode:   Each Type of child's challenge with money (...and how to help them).   The way to connect with a child who thinks you don't understand them.   Recommended doctors and treatment for children with allergies.   Learn more from Carol each week! Visit thechildwhisperer.com and receive Carol and Anne's weekly Parenting Practice right to your inbox.