The Balanced Parent Podcast

By Laura Froyen, PhD

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Episodes: 203

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Parenting is often lived in the extremes. It’s either great joy or chaotic overwhelm. One moment you’re nailing it and the next you’re losing your cool. I want to help you find your way to the messy middle, to a place of balance. You see, balance is a verb, not a state of being. It is a thing you DO, not a thing you ARE. It’s an action, a process, a series of micro-corrections that we make, each and every day, to keep ourselves feeling centered. We are never truly balanced, we are engaged in the process of balancing.Hello, I’m Dr. Laura Froyen, and this is the Balancing Parenting Podcast, where overwhelmed, stressed-out, and disconnected parents go to find tools, mindset shifts, and practices to help them stop yelling at the people they love and start connecting all delivered with heaping doses of grace and compassion. Join me in conversations that will help you get clear on your goals and values and start showing up in your parenting, your relationships, YOUR LIFE, with open-hearted authenticity and balance.

Episode Date
189: Tiny Traumas and How They Affect Daily Life and Parenting with Dr. Meg Arroll
Apr 30, 2024
188: The Mental Load Is a Whole Family Problem But One You Can Solve with Samantha Kelly
Apr 23, 2024
187: Disability Rights: Ins & Outs Parents Need to Know with Kelley Coleman
Apr 16, 2024
186: How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Teens with Melanie McNally
Apr 08, 2024
185: The Yoga of Parenting with Sarah Ezrin
Apr 02, 2024
184: The Benefits of Play-Based Learning with Rachel Robertson
Mar 26, 2024
183: The Science of Playful Parenting with Dajana Yoakley
Mar 19, 2024
182: How to Slow Down For a More Peaceful Life with Stephanie O'Dea
Mar 12, 2024
181: How To Become More Intentional and Present in Your Parenting with Holly Swenson
Mar 05, 2024
180: What's Really Going On with ADHD with Dr. Connie McReynolds
Feb 27, 2024
179: How Acceptance Can Transform Your Parenting with Andee Martineau
Feb 20, 2024
178: Parenting Beyond Power with Jen Lumanlan
Feb 13, 2024
177: What Parents Need to Know About Teen Suicide with AnneMoss Rogers
Feb 06, 2024
176: How Understanding Anxiety Styles Can Help You Be Unflustered with Amber Trueblood
Jan 30, 2024
175: Why Moms Need Time Away: The Transformative Effects of Retreat with Dr. Jen Riday
Jan 23, 2024
174: True Attachment Parenting - How Understanding Your Own Attachment can Change Your Parenting with Annette Kussin
Jan 16, 2024
173: Why It's So Hard To Stay Organized and What To Do About It with Star Hansen
Jan 09, 2024
172: Mindful Parenting During the Holidays: Staying Present and Enjoying the Moment
Dec 12, 2023
171: Can You Use AI for Your Parenting - Answering Your Parenting Questions
Dec 05, 2023
170: Discovering Rest: A Deep Dive into the Ins & Outs of Resting
Nov 28, 2023
169: Loving Kindness Meditation for Busy Times
Nov 21, 2023
168: Parenting in a Tech World with Titania Jordan
Nov 14, 2023
167: Sitting with Discomfort with Jenna Hermans
Nov 07, 2023
166: Siblings of Spirited Kids: Compassionate Strategies for Families
Oct 31, 2023
165: Kindness Starts at Home - Parenting with Social Justice in Mind with Nat Vikitsreth
Oct 24, 2023
164: Becoming a Safe Haven for Your Kids with John Sovec
Oct 17, 2023
163: Learning to Process Big Emotions with Alyssa Blask Campbell
Oct 10, 2023
162: Welcome Back - Navigating Challenges; Finding Purpose
Oct 03, 2023
161: Getting in Touch with the Authentic Self through Mindfulness with Kelly Smith
May 16, 2023
160: Redefining Intelligence for Ourselves & Our Kids with Dr. Rina Bliss
May 08, 2023
159: How to Increase Connection through Mindful Eating with Dr. Caroline Clauss-Ehlers
May 02, 2023
158: How Nutrition can Help Kids with ADHD with Momina Salim
Apr 25, 2023
157: Overcoming Burnout and Guilt with Andryanna Gonko
Apr 18, 2023
156: Social Skills for Connection with Miriam Campbell
Apr 11, 2023
155: Harnessing the Power of Kindness with Teresa Ramirez
Apr 04, 2023
154: Doing the Work of Conscious Parenting with Dr. Shefali Tsabary
Mar 21, 2023
153: The Truth about Maternal Instinct with Anya Dunham
Mar 07, 2023
152: Navigating the World of Social Media with Kids with Lena Derhally
Feb 21, 2023
151: Helping Our Children Develop Self-Discipline with Carol Muleta
Feb 07, 2023
150: How to Enjoy Play More with Sarah Scott Dooling
Jan 24, 2023
149: How to Build Kid's Resilience with Structured Play w/ Dr. Deborah Gilboa
Jan 17, 2023
148: Five Things You Can Do to Boost Your Child's Play
Jan 10, 2023
147: Understanding Children's Needs for More Independent Play With Blanca of Whole Child Home
Jan 03, 2023
Bonus Episode: A Little Bit of Break and Taking a Pause
Dec 06, 2022
146: Aligning Your Parenting with Your Long Term Goals (Live Couples Coaching)
Nov 29, 2022
145: How Gratitude Can Change Your Life with Stef Tousignant
Nov 22, 2022
144: Re-Parenting Ourselves in the Here and Now with Christine Dixon
Nov 15, 2022
143: Fed Up: How to Balance Emotional Labor in Your Relationship with Gemma Hartley
Nov 08, 2022
142: Learning to Trust Yourself as a Parent with Cathy Adams
Nov 01, 2022
Bonus: Live Coaching - Helping a Child Take Responsibility after a Mistake
Oct 28, 2022
141: What You Need to Know about Childhood Substance Use with Richard Capriola
Oct 25, 2022
140: Shifting Focus from Behavior to Seeing the Whole Child with Shani Mandel
Oct 18, 2022
139: How to Support your Sensory Kids with Laura Petix
Oct 11, 2022
138: Creating Success for Children w/ Learning Differences with Victoria Waller
Oct 04, 2022
Bonus (Group Coaching Call): The Power of Mindset When Big Kids Meltdown
Sep 30, 2022
137: How to Help Your Child With School Struggles with Philip Mott
Sep 27, 2022
136: Language Development: What You Need to Know with Leanne Sherred
Sep 20, 2022
135: Why Coming Home Can Be So Hard, and How to Make It Easier
Sep 13, 2022
134: The Sneaky Double Standards of Parenting with Blimie Heller
Sep 06, 2022
133: Break the React & Regret Cycle to Reclaim Your Power w/ Christian de la Huerta
Aug 30, 2022
132: Parenting as a Spiritual Journey with Mary Van Geffen
Aug 23, 2022
Bonus: Live Coaching - How to Help A Kid When They Are Stuck In Their Big Feelings
Aug 19, 2022
131: Keeping Kids Safe with Jen Szeghi
Aug 16, 2022
130: Helping Your Child Get Comfortable With Going To Therapy with Jamie Edelbrock
Aug 09, 2022
129: Supporting Anxious Kids without Making Things Worse with Dawn Friedman
Aug 02, 2022
128: How to Raise Anti-Racist Children with Britt Hawthorne
Jul 26, 2022
127: Coping with ADHD as a Mom with Patricia Sung
Jul 19, 2022
126: College or Not Series: Helping Your Child Find Their Purpose w/ Greg and Beth Langston
Jul 12, 2022
125: College or Not series: Helping Your Child Identify the Future that is Right for THEM w/ Oie Dobier
Jul 05, 2022
124: College or Not Series: Four Conversation to Help Your Child Find their Passion with Stephanie Haynes
Jun 28, 2022
123: How to Have a Fulfilling Sex Life, Even as a Busy Parent with Janna
Jun 21, 2022
122: How to Ask for What You Need in Any Relationship with Kerstin Kirchsteiger
Jun 14, 2022
Bonus: Sensitive Kids Who Can't Take Correction (Live Coaching)
Jun 10, 2022
121: Raising Complex Kids with Grace & Ease with Elaine Taylor-Klaus
Jun 07, 2022
120: Four Steps for Embracing Psychological Flexibility in Parenting with Diana Hill
May 31, 2022
119: No Longer Last on the List with Jo Bevilacqua
May 24, 2022
118: Healing the Mother Daughter Relationship with Ann Dillard
May 17, 2022
117: Five Steps for a More Confident Motherhood with Zelmira Crespi
May 10, 2022
116: Things We Don’t Talk About with Parent Mental Health with Amanda Gorman
May 03, 2022
115: Feel the Joy of a Healthy Couple Relationship with Erin and Stephen Mitchell
Apr 26, 2022
Bonus: Live Coaching: How to Finally Stop Using Bribes, Threats, & Control in Your Parenting
Apr 22, 2022
114: Perfection Culture in Parenthood & What to Do About It with Lindsay Adams
Apr 19, 2022
113: How to Support Your Kiddo With A New Sibling with Hannah & Kelty of Upbringing
Apr 12, 2022
112: A Curious and Collaborative Approach to Technology with Kids w/ Carrie Rogers-Whitehead
Apr 05, 2022
111: How to Help Our Kids Avoid External Validation with Mory Fontanez
Mar 29, 2022
110: How Implementing Boundaries Can Improve any Relationship with Melissa Salmeron
Mar 22, 2022
109: Challenging Behaviors Re-Imagined with Dr. Mona Delahooke
Mar 15, 2022
108: How to Change Your Brain Patterns to Achieve Your Goals with Adele Spraggon
Mar 08, 2022
107: Supporting Yourself Through Hard Times with Tanisha of MedicalMomsofNICU
Mar 01, 2022
106: Making Meditation Accessible for Ourselves & Our Kids with Keli Carpenter
Feb 22, 2022
105: Recovering from Adverse Childhood Experiences with Dr. Bre Gentile
Feb 15, 2022
104: How to Release Negative Self-Talk for Yourself & Your Child with Dr. Anjani Amladi
Feb 08, 2022
103: Helping Kids with ADHD with Arti Kumar-Jain
Feb 01, 2022
102: How to Heal Our Own Wounds with Sonnet and Veronica
Jan 25, 2022
101: Helping Kids Simplify for Better Quality Play with Allie Casazza
Jan 18, 2022
100: Reconnecting to Play for Our Own Wellbeing with Amanda Evans
Jan 11, 2022
099: Mindful Tech Use for Parents and Kids with Sophie Brickman
Jan 04, 2022
098: How to Actually Enjoy Playing with Your Kids
Dec 31, 2021
097: Becoming Unbusy with Monica Berg
Dec 28, 2021
096: Understanding Your Child's Personality for Ease in Parenting With Sandra Etherington
Dec 21, 2021
095: Honoring Your Unique Child with Ryan Haddon
Dec 17, 2021
094: Racial & Educational Equity & Advocacy with Sonia Lewis
Dec 14, 2021
093: How to Help Your Child Have a Healthy Relationship with Food with Jennifer Anderson
Dec 10, 2021
092: How to Use Logical Consequences with Wendy Snyder
Dec 07, 2021
091: How to Find Ease & Flow in Parenting with Kiran Trace
Dec 03, 2021
090: How to Move from Overwhelm to Simplicity with Intention & Grace with Allie Casazza
Nov 30, 2021
089: Defining Beauty for our Children & Ourselves with Abbie Sprünger
Nov 26, 2021
088: A Simple Tool for Checking In with Yourself with Cher Kretz
Nov 23, 2021
087: How to Save your Relationship with Kimberly Beam Holmes
Nov 19, 2021
086: Teaching our Kids to Ask for Help with Nyasha Chikowore
Nov 16, 2021
085: How Trauma Gets Stuck in the Body & What to Do with Irene Lyon
Nov 12, 2021
084: Conscious Parenting Basics with Sidu
Nov 09, 2021
083: How Embracing Creativity Can Help You as a Parent with Sierra Casher
Nov 02, 2021
082: Helping Kids (And Parents) with ADHD with The Childhood Collective
Oct 26, 2021
081: Social Justice Parenting with Traci Baxley
Oct 19, 2021
080: Critical Skills for a More Fulfilling Parenthood with Diana Ballard
Oct 12, 2021
079: Coaching Sibling Squabbles
Oct 05, 2021
078: Live Coaching: Challenging Behaviors (Challenging Behaviors Series No. 2)
Sep 28, 2021
077: Using Brain Science to Understand Challenging Behaviors with Lauren Spigelmyer (Challenging Behaviors Series No. 1)
Sep 21, 2021
076: Surviving The Teenage Years Without The Drama
Sep 14, 2021
075: Embracing An Abundance Mindset With Ilana Beigel
Sep 07, 2021
074: The Who Does More War with Dr. Jennie Rosier
Aug 31, 2021
073: Raising Little Brains: How Neuroscience Can Inform Our Parenting with Dr. Sarah Allen
Aug 24, 2021
072: Divorce from a Child's Perspective with Kimberly Ewertz (Divorce Series No. 2)
Aug 17, 2021
071: Conscious Coparenting with Ashley Wood (Divorce Series No. 1)
Aug 10, 2021
070: Raising Responsible Adults with Future Focused Parenting
Aug 03, 2021
069: The Mental Load and How to Ease It with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
Jul 27, 2021
068: Why We Choose Our Partners & How to Engage In Mutual Healing with Heidi Biancat
Jul 20, 2021
067: Teaching Kids About Body Safety & Consent with Rosalia Rivera
Jul 13, 2021
066: Healthy Cycles For Ourselves & Our Kids with Aviva Romm
Jul 06, 2021
065: How to Handle Lying with Vivek Patel (Feature on Fathers Series No. 4)
Jun 29, 2021
064: Becoming a More Present Father with Baba of The Present Dads (Feature on Fathers Series No. 3)
Jun 22, 2021
063: What We Need to Know about Dads with Ryan Roy (Feature on Fathers Series No. 2)
Jun 15, 2021
062: Dad's Mental Health Matters Too! with Eli Weinstein (Feature on Fathers Series No. 1)
Jun 08, 2021
061: Live Coaching: Transitioning to Motherhood (Motherhood Series No. 4)
Jun 01, 2021
060: Self-Kindness, Growth & Boundaries with Ida of To Every Mom (Motherhood Series No. 3)
May 25, 2021
059: Finding Your Purpose & Identity as a Parent with Ashley Lyon (Motherhood Series No. 2)
May 18, 2021
058: Re-Mothering Ourselves with Amelia Mora Mars (Motherhood Series No. 1)
May 11, 2021
Bonus: Live Coaching: Inner Child & Reparenting Work With a Challenging Child
May 07, 2021
057: Compassion Starts With Us with Jeffrey Marsh (Inner Work Series No. 5)
May 04, 2021
056: Finding Joy through Your Inner Child With Kelly Rollins (Inner Work Series No. 4)
Apr 27, 2021
055: Becoming the Confident Leader of Your Internal Family with Gabriela Blanco (Inner Work Series No. 3)
Apr 20, 2021
054: Meeting Your Inner Critic with Compassion with Xavier Dagba (Inner Work Series No. 2)
Apr 13, 2021
053: Getting the Pause through Inner Child Work w/ Trish Philips of The Doodle Doc (Inner Work Series No. 1)
Apr 06, 2021
052: Discussing Differences with Danny Jordan of The Capables
Mar 30, 2021
051: How to Set Healthy Boundaries After Narcissism with Triptta Butkovich
Mar 23, 2021
050: Raising Kids with a Healthy Money Mindset with Chris Farrell
Mar 16, 2021
049: How Fear & Lack Blocks You from Authentic Connection & Joy with AmyJo Mattheis
Mar 09, 2021
048: How to Get Kids to Help with Chores
Mar 02, 2021
047: Yes Parenting With Bea
Feb 23, 2021
046: Parenting Differences and Triggers: How to Get to the Root Cause and On the Same Page with The Uprooted Podcast
Feb 16, 2021
Bonus Episode: Building a Resilient Couple Relationship
Feb 12, 2021
045: How to Foster A Secure Attachment with Paula Sacks
Feb 09, 2021
044: Cultivating Curiosity and Wonder with Margie Tours
Feb 02, 2021
043: Make Play Your Parenting Superpower!
Jan 26, 2021
Bonus: 5 Tips for Fulfilling Child-Led Play
Jan 21, 2021
042: Preparing the Environment for Independent Play with Haley of Sweet Home Montessori
Jan 19, 2021
041: How to Actually Have Fun as a Parent wtih Ange
Jan 12, 2021
040: Supporting Independent Play with Lizzie of the Workspace for Children
Jan 05, 2021
039: Deepening Learning & Connection with The Reggio Approach with Toni Herbert
Dec 29, 2020
038: Live Coaching: Healing Old Wounds for Healthier Relationships in the Present
Dec 22, 2020
037: How to Handle Bedwetting, Accidents, & Potty Learning with Dr. Steve Hodges
Dec 15, 2020
036: Trusting Children, Digging Under Behavior, & Getting the Pause with Mr. Chazz
Dec 08, 2020
035: Helping Children Get the Sleep They Need During Stressful Times with Paula Morales
Dec 01, 2020
034: Raising Sensitive, Strong Willed, or Spirited Children: How Occupational Therapy Can Help with Candice Curtis
Nov 24, 2020
Bonus: Inviting Peace In Times of Stress
Nov 20, 2020
033: How to Help Your Partner When They are Triggered
Nov 17, 2020
032: How to Have Safe, Healthy, & Intentional Holidays w/ Dear Pandemic
Nov 10, 2020
031: How Releasing Control Can Help Fully Step Into Your Power as a Parent with Hannah & Kelty of Upbringing
Nov 03, 2020
030: Balancing the Emotional Needs of Children in Different Ages and Stages
Oct 27, 2020
Bonus: Balanced Approach to Halloween Candy
Oct 26, 2020
029: The "No Rules" Approach to Parenting with Dr. Jacob Kashiwagi
Oct 20, 2020
028: How to Be Intentional in Dividing Parenting Roles with Stacy Spensley
Oct 13, 2020
027: How to Truly Feel your Feelings to Access Healing, Resilience, and True Happiness with Dr. Jen Riday
Oct 06, 2020
026: How to Use Mindfulness in Your Parenting with Megan Harris
Sep 29, 2020
025: After A Fight - How to Reconnect and Repair
Sep 22, 2020
024: Liberated Living - Decolonizing Parenting and Education
Sep 15, 2020
023: The Path to Dynamic Joy with Dr. Lynyetta Willis
Sep 08, 2020
Bonus: After School Meltdowns
Sep 04, 2020
022: Understanding How Technology Affects the Brain
Sep 01, 2020
021: Why the Pandemic is so Hard on Kids in the 3-5 Range, and How to Help Them
Aug 25, 2020
020: How to Manage Parenting Differences
Aug 18, 2020
019: Your Health Matters
Aug 11, 2020
Bonus: 10 Lessons from 10 Years of Marriage
Aug 05, 2020
018: How to move from Reactivity to Responsiveness
Aug 04, 2020
017: Three Tips for Parenting Conflict
Jul 28, 2020
016: Five Common Problem Solving Mistakes
Jul 21, 2020
015: Setting Effective Limits in Five Simple Steps
Jul 14, 2020
014: Getting on the Same Page as Parents (feat. my husband Dan Lynch)
Jul 07, 2020
013: Getting to the Root Cause of Misbehavior & Helping Kids Get on a Different Path
Jun 30, 2020
012: Five Secrets for Raising Connected and Cooperative Teens
Jun 23, 2020
011: Why Your Cup Never Feels Full & How to Make It Overflow!
Jun 16, 2020
010: Finding a Balanced Approach to Homeschool in the Midst of Uncertainty
Jun 09, 2020
009: Postpartum: Go from Surviving to Thriving
Jun 02, 2020
008: Returning to Balance When You're Overwhelmed
May 26, 2020
Bonus: Finding a Balanced Approach to Screen Time
May 22, 2020
007: The Truth About Triggers, Trauma, and Unconditional Love
May 19, 2020
006: The Power of Acceptance
May 12, 2020
005: How to Stay Calm as a Parent
May 05, 2020
004: Managing Parenting Triggers During Stressful Times
May 03, 2020
003: Setting Boundaries with Loved Ones
May 03, 2020
002: Everything You Need To Know About Balanced Parenting
May 03, 2020
001: What is Balanced Parenting? The Framework
May 03, 2020