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Raising Resilient KidsSeamless SEL Toolkit: Integrating Social-Emotional Learning into Busy School Days with Marie GouletIn this episode, we tackle a common challenge from teachers: how to incorporate social-emotional learning into an already packed curriculum. Marie Goulet, LCSW, shares her "Yes, and" approach - acknowledging that while dedicated SEL sessions are valuable, teachers are already implementing these skills throughout their day. Marie offers practical, no-cost strategies that take just 1-2 minutes, including the "five, four, three, two, one" sensory grounding technique, proper breathing methods, somatic movement exercises, and bilateral movements that engage the brain differently. She explains the hand model of the brain to understand emotional regulation and the concept of "flipping y...2025-05-0125 min
Raising Resilient KidsBeyond Breathing: Creative Approaches to Mental Health for Kids with Cassie BrooksIn this enlightening episode, we're joined by award-winning educator Cassie Brooks, who shares practical strategies for teaching mental health skills to children. With 25 years of middle school health education experience, Cassie offers invaluable insights on how parents, teachers, and coaches can model and teach mental wellness techniques.Cassie discusses the importance of normalizing mental health conversations, comparing emotional pain to physical pain like headaches to reduce stigma. She shares specific techniques including the Tapping Solution, the value of creating personalized mental health self-management plans, and how to implement calming activities that children can choose based on their...2025-04-0121 min
I Wanna Hold Your BandJeannie KlisiewiczJeannie Klisiewicz (The Ellen Degeneres Show, Happy You're Here!) How does Jeannie currently rank the members of *NSYNC? What was the specific month/day window that Jeannie planned to marry JC Chasez? Whose t-shirt did she stand in line for at a Nordstrom? What amount of money would Jeannie pay for an *NSYNC ticket with zero hesitation? What does she think is the best Disney soundtrack? What two albums would Jeannie and her parents listen to nonstop on their 18 hour drive from Chicago to Disney World? What Nirvana lyric stuck out to Jeannie when she was little? EPIS...2025-03-2627 min
Raising Resilient KidsBuilding Champion Mindsets: Mental Training Tips from a Youth Sports Performance CoachJoin us as mental performance coach Allison Fink reveals powerful strategies to transform young athletes' confidence and performance on the court, field or course. From the "BRAVR" technique to visualization exercises used by elite players, Allison shares the exact methods she uses to help teenage athletes overcome mental blocks, bounce back from mistakes, and perform at their peak. Whether your young athlete struggles with confidence or you're looking to give them a competitive edge, this episode delivers actionable techniques used by championship-level players. Learn how simple reset words, proven affirmation techniques, and mistake rituals can help your...2025-03-0121 min
Raising Resilient KidsTop 10 Sleep Tips for Kids, Teens & AdultsSleep is critical to strengthening the resilience of our kids as well as for their overall physical and mental health. This month we share 10 sleep tips for kids, teens and adults.
Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast! We are a brother-sister team who are passionate about providing parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way.
For more information on the podcast, or if you have a question you wou...2025-02-0117 min
Raising Resilient KidsFamily Goal Setting Meditation for 2025 with Julie MartinOne of the lessons our guests have shared in just about every episode is the importance of modeling the behaviors as the best way to build resilience in kids and teens.
So, with that in mind, this month we thought we would provide you with an exercise you and your child, students, or athletes can experience together. It is a great way to kick off 2025. We hope it sparks a conversation about all of the goals, hopes and dreams you and your kids have and how you might support each other in the pursuit of them.
Thank you for...2025-01-0114 minRaising Resilient KidsKids & the Impact of Nutrition on Resilience with Registered Dietitian Jessica RuschOur guest on this month's podcast, Registered Dietitian Jessica Rusch, suggests we view our kids, and ourselves, as premium cars that need premium gasoline when it comes to thinking about nutrition. She shares some great tips to help us do this even with those picky eaters or kiddos with nervous stomachs. '
Jessica Rusch's love for food and nutrition developed at the ripe age of 14. At this time, she started to become aware of nutrition labels, read up on nutrition articles, and became involved in sports. Jessica realized the amazing impact nutrition had on t...2024-12-0120 minRaising Resilient KidsBodyFit by Amy YouTube Star Shares Simple Movement Practices to Strengthen Mental Health and Build Resilience in YouthMovement is critical in building resilience and strengthening mental health in youth. This month we learn some easy ways for parents and teachers to incorporate more movement into the lives of our kids and teens from the creator of the YouTube Channel BodyFit by Amy.
Amy Schemper is a certified personal trainer and fitness instructor with 15+ years of experience in the industry. She has a Masters of Science Degree in Exercise Science from Concordia University in Chicago, and two undergraduate degrees from Virginia Tech. Amy is a certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, an...2024-11-0122 minRaising Resilient KidsHow to Foster a Resilient Household with the entire Bolaños FamilyWant some tips on how to foster a resilient household AND raise two teenage siblings who ACTUALLY like spending time together? Then we have just the family you will want to hear from in our very first multi-guest podcast episode!
Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast! We are a brother-sister team who are passionate about providing parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way.
For more information on th...2024-10-0121 minRaising Resilient KidsU.S. Military Master Resilience Trainer, Brian Korinek, Shares Ways to Convince Kids to Take Resilience SeriouslyHow can you get kids who think this resilience stuff is silly or they are too tough for it to take it seriously? To answer that question we kickoff Season 2 of the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast with Master Resilience Trainer and Performance Expert Brian Korinek who teaches this stuff to the toughest people around - our soldiers in the US Military!
Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast where we provide parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential...2024-09-0117 minRaising Resilient KidsHow Today’s Technology is Impacting Your Child’s Social Development with Dr. Valerie HillWe cover so many important topics that are top of mind for parents and educators these days including…At what age is it ok for my child to have a smartphone?How about access to social media?Is the structure we have placed in our kids’ lives impacting their creativity in a negative way?How far should I go in monitoring my kids' phones?How to help a shy child develop friendships.Dr. Valerie Hill is a Developmental Psychologist who enjoys teac...2024-05-0135 minRaising Resilient KidsA Rubber Ducky & Cell Phone Alarm - Creative Ways to Build Resilience in Youth and Teens with Victoria OttoIf you are searching for creative ways to introduce resilience strategies to your students, athletes, musicians and own kids and teens, you will find a multitude of practical advice in this month’s podcast from a former IL Secondary PE Teacher of the Year and creator of the Yoga for PE YouTube Channel, Victoria Otto.
Victoria Otto was selected as both an IL Secondary PE Teacher of the Year as well as a Midwest District Secondary PE Teacher of the year. She teaches Physical Education and Health at Highland Park High School where she cr...2024-04-0134 minRaising Resilient KidsTips on Implementing Resiliency Strategies in the Classroom with 25-Year Teaching Veteran, Dawn GlassburnIf you are a teacher looking for tips on how to incorporate resiliency strategies in your classroom. Or a parent with a child that rolls their eyes when you encourage them to practice techniques to strengthen their mental health - our guest today, 25-year teaching veteran Dawn Glassburn, has some great ideas for you!
Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast where we provide parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way.
I...2024-03-0127 minRaising Resilient KidsGot an Anxious Standardized Test Taker? Paul France has some ideas to help!If you have a child that battles with test anxiety or are searching for ideas on how to increase the independence and autonomy of the kids in your life, we have some great tips for you in this month’s podcast as we interview Paul France.
Paul is a National Board Certified Teacher, Literacy Specialist, adjunct professor, keynote speaker, and the author over 40 publications, including Make Teaching Sustainable and Reclaiming Personalized Learning. For more information on Paul, check out the Making Teaching Sustainable website - https://maketeachingsustainable.org/.
Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast where we...2024-02-0133 minRaising Resilient KidsJuilliard Teacher on How Kids Can Nail Those Auditions - Dr. Juna BobbyIf you are a music teacher, or have a child that plays an instrument, or participates in musicals or plays, you are not going to want to miss this episode as we interview Dr. Juna Bobby who teaches the Science of Resilience at Julliard and answer Riordan’s question about how to not let her nerves negatively impact her auditions.
Connect with Juna:
MindBodySpace Podcast: https://mindbodyspace.com/podcast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junabobby/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindbody_space/
Juna on Insight Ti...2024-01-0229 minRaising Resilient KidsThe Michael Jordan of Child Resilience, Dr. Aude HeninWe are THRILLED to welcome Dr. Henin to the podcast this month! You are not going to want to miss this one as she provides so many great ideas on how to build resilience in the kids in your life.
Dr. Henin is co-founder and Co-Director of the Child Cognitive Behavior Program and Clinical Director of the Child Resiliency Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Henin specializes in the assessment and cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) of children with mood, autism spectrum, and a...2023-12-0129 minRaising Resilient KidsResilience Tips from Psychiatric Nurse & Daughter, ElizabethYou definitely need a lot of resilience to be a psychiatric nurse and deal with mental health patients 12 hours a day! In this episode we interview psychiatric nurse, and daughter of Tom, Elizabeth to find out what strategies she has found most useful in a high stress occupation like this.
Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast where we provide parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way. It takes a village to raise a healthy, resilient chi...2023-11-0127 min
Raising Resilient KidsWelcome to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast!This episode will introduce you to the who, what, where, when, why and how of the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast.
In this podcast we provide parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way. It takes a village to raise a healthy, resilient child and this podcast gives you, as members of your village, tools to do exactly this.2023-09-2911 min