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Huge List of Parenting Resources from CJ Scarlet, author of Badass Parenting. And Heroic Parenting!
Develop Your Mother's Intuition
Intuitive Counseling/Parent Coaching
Why Your Kids Should Do Chores
"Calm Kids with Simple Chores" is about how chores help kids calm anxiety. But they have so many other benefits! My talk was only ten minutes, and I have so much more to say. Let your kids know WHY they ought to do chores!
Videos I mention in the book
Counseling with Children and Teenagers
Personal help for your family, in person or online. When someone in the home is going through difficulties, everyone shares the suffering. Let's get your family back under control by helping your child/teen feel better.
Helping Kids Heal From Anxiety Parent Masterclass
Learn five reasons anxiety is so rampant. Understand six little known secrets to cure anxiety. Know the eight simple actions parents can take.
Anxiety-Free Kids! Videos for Parents and Kids
Online videos for kids AND parents on how to get rid of anxiety TODAY. Best practices and skills in getting rid of your child's anxiety!
New Course! Handling & Overcoming Coronavirus Anxiety
Raising Happy Kids E-Course for Parents
From 23 years of experience helping parents and kids through hard times back into happy times, Jodi created this 35 video course. It's EVERYTHING to know about what YOUR children need from you to be fully happy and healthy in their lives. (And, what to do when they aren't!)
Ditching Anxiety Resources
This is the page of resources that I refer to in my book Anxiety...I'm So Done with You! A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Hardwiring Your Brain for Happiness.
Get Your Teen Off Their Phone for Parents
Considering the hazards and risks of too much phone use, it's up to us parents to curb their appeal. Educate yourself, educate them and increase their IRL interactions and experiences. Let's build their influence from more than the little handheld screen. (Spoiler: may cause increased happiness!)
Isn't it time for your soul to soar?
I give people practical tools to break down the negative stories of their lives. Once invited to the big-picture view, they understand what is happening. From here, they can break free from emotional, spiritual and physical suffering, and find harmony, peace, self-love, and connection.
As a psychotherapist for 23 years, I consult individuals, kids and families locally in Rochester NY and all over the world. I speak internationally to conferences, schools and universities helping Gen Z, their parents and helpers feel worthy, empowered and in control. I train therapists, counselors, and psychologists in Spiritual Psychology, Narrative Therapy and Activating their Intuition.
Because I clawed my way out of my own emotional turmoil, I totally get it. As a mom of teens, I double-dog get it. Through my TEDxWilmington talk, “Calm Anxious Kids” and my best selling book, "You 1, Anxiety 0", I am changing the way we understand stress and anxiety. My new book, "Anxiety, I'm So Done With You: A Teens' Guide To Ditching Toxic Stress and Rewiring Your Brain for Happiness", will be released on July 20th, 2020.