The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Devon
The challenges of modern parenting and how to navigate them
Ways to simplify our routines, environments, etc.
How to cultivate a calm environment in the home that helps support parenting
Creating a “yes space” for younger kids where they can play without any safety concerns
How can we encourage movement in children rather than restrict it? And how this helps regulate their nervous system.
Ways to meet our child’s needs within our boundaries to keep the peace at home
How to cultivate independence at various ages
What to do about screen time and what research says about how it impacts kids
How our screen use impacts children as well and how to create healthy habits
Why modeling is more impactful than telling every single time
Choices within boundaries and how this can help reduce tension
How to navigate the activity overwhelm and keep kid activities from taking over the schedule
Family activities and modeling over too much structure at a young age
Resources Mentioned
Transforming Toddlerhood by Devon Kuntzman
Follow Devon on Instagram
Kids Cook Real Food course

Episode Highlights With Devon 
What is happening mentally and biologically when a child is not calm and feeling triggered
The lower part of the brain is more developed in young children and they aren’t as strong in impulse control and other skills yet
All parenting moments are opportunities for learning and growth
How to start asking questions from a place of a growth mindset vs a fixed one
Awareness is the first step in creating change and how to cultivate it in parenting
Learning the pause and why it is easier in theory than in practice, plus, what to try instead
How to disrupt the stress response and create safety physically and emotionally 
Ways to validate our own emotions and find inner calm again 
How to ground yourself in stressful parenting moments
Holding space for your child’s emotions and not sending subtle messages that their emotions aren’t ok
Why not to punish a child for feeling upset or not having control of their feelings and not to distract with screens when they get upset either 
A subtle thing to think about before encouraging a kid to stop crying and how to help them put words and context while accepting the feeling (not always condoning the action)
Her recipe for effective discipline and how to align discipline with their development 
How to create a connection with children at all ages and connection is the balm that can soothe feelings 
Ways to create awareness as a parent
Resources Mentioned
Transforming Toddlerhood by Devon Kuntzman
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Episode Highlights From Katie
Why controlling kids’ food often backfires and leads to power struggles
The surprising research on kids’ natural ability to self-regulate food intake
How to create structure without micromanaging meals
Why removing “good” and “bad” food labels helps prevent negative food relationships
Practical strategies I use to raise intuitive eaters at home
Resources Mentioned
Commonsense Childrearing by Thomas Cowan MD

Episode Highlights With Robyn
How she came to question supplements and how this led to a deep expose book
Why what we call “vitamin D” as a supplement isn’t actually vitamin D and why she questions taking it
It isn’t just about good supplement vs bad supplement, but how to evaluate to know what's helpful and what's not
Why some vitamin D supplements have poison control warnings for pets 
When supplements are not just not helpful but directly harmful
Things to know about fish oil, rancidity, and what the metadata says
Understanding B vitamins and why many aren’t what they seem either
B vitamins don’t exist in isolation in nature or in the body and most supplements are not made of any food substance but of chemicals 
Questioning vitamin C and iron 
Are minerals one of the few deficiency stories that's true due to overfarming?
The one supplement she actually takes and why
Resources Mentioned
Take Daily: How Supplements Hijack Your Health - Book 
Follow Robyn on Facebook, Instagram, and X

Episode Highlights With Leedia
Why sugar isn’t the only problem when it comes to kids' oral health and it isn’t even the main thing
It's the microbiome, not the sugar, and what to know about this in kids
The things that are just as bad as sugar for our kids' teeth
Safe forms of toothbrushes and oral care for babies and kids
How to reverse early dental cavities 
The one most important thing she would tell new moms (hint: it’s about breathing)
Breastfeeding is the first orthodontic treatment
What it means if your baby or child is grinding their teeth and what to do about it
Signs to pay attention to early on for kids that are related to mouth breathing and airway obstruction
What the proper position for the tongue is and what to do if yours isn’t naturally there
Her top tips for parents and special tips for teens 
What to know about ADD and ADHD medications, related concerns, and a lesser-known possible dental link. Check for mouth breathing. The symptoms are often similar.
Resources Mentioned
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
Sleep Wrecked Kids by Sharon Moore
7 Essential Tips for Optimal Oral Health For Ages 0-18
Reversing Dental Cavities In Kids Course
Dr Leedia's website and her Instagram