March 21, 2024 Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 126 Heart-Led Family Life as a Spiritual Practice with Ryann Watkin Ryann Watkin joins Cara this week to talk about family life as a spiritual practice. They discuss the essential nature of finding what lights you up as a parent, how you can meet your own needs, and modeling your authentic self for your kids. They emphasize the importance of fully practicing and embodying conscious parenting and facilitating our own healing first.   Ryann is a passionate speaker, happiness expert, mom, wife, educator and host of the popular "Raising Wild Hearts" podcast.  Be sure to check out her podcast here. Struggling with transitions? Looking for calm, connected tear-free transitions? Download Cara's new ⁠Tips for Tantrum-Free Transitions Guide,⁠ audio files included! About Your Host: Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is a Vermont-based Early Childhood Educator, Conscious Parenting Coach, and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology(™), a birth-to-five, soul and science-based framework that empowers parents to maximize their child’s early learning while raising fantastic human beings who succeed in school and life. While teaching preschool and Kindergarten, she noticed her students knew their ABC’s and 123’s, but struggled with their social, emotional, and interpersonal skills. At drop-off, parents would say, “We’re so glad that you are their first teacher”, but she knew she wasn’t -- their parents were! This realization led to her professional pivot as an online Early Childhood Parent Educator and Coach.  Cara has embraced her role as a thought leader and fierce advocate for Pandemic parents raising the COVID Generation (GEN-C). Through keynotes, teacher training, and her podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world. Cara holds degrees in American Sign Language (ASL) and Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Education. She lives in southern Vermont with her two nearly grown-and-flown daughters and a husband who is her biggest cheerleader. Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.caratyrrell.com/bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/core4parenting/message