Teaching Kids to Trust Their Gut

Welcome to another episode of Grow Like a Mother! Today, I am joined by Erica Trainor, the Director of Development at Lil' Iguana's Children's Safety Foundation. With over three decades of commitment, Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation has been dedicated to empowering children to stay safe, happy, and healthy through engaging music-based programs and educational resources. In this episode, Erica shares invaluable insights on encouraging children to trust their gut instincts and develop the language and courage to express their feelings and emotions. We delve into the importance of fostering emotional intelligence in children and providing them with the tools they need to navigate their emotions confidently. Don't miss this episode of Grow Like a Mother, where we explore essential strategies for empowering your children to be safe and emotionally intelligent. Key Topics Trusting Instincts: Strategies for teaching children to trust their gut feelings. Emotional Literacy: Techniques for helping children verbalize their emotions. Courage and Communication: Encouraging kids to develop the courage to speak up. Safety Education: The role of music-based programs in promoting children's safety and well-being. Some of free resources: ·      EmpowerKids positive affirmation video series hosted by our SEL (social emotional learning) specialist ·      Educational music & animated music videos ·      Lil' Iguana & Friends storytime podcast featuring themes of friendship, safety, and positive decision making ·      Lil' Iguana Lesson hub where users can click a lesson to access music, resources, and programs to teach and reinforce that lesson ·      You can see a list of all our program options here.  ·      Youtube ·      Facebook group | Facebook page ·      Instagram ·      TikTok   Some paid resources: ·      Safety UP! Digital Membership ·      Empowered Kids Activity Box ·      Other Educational Products & Resources  ****** Want more Jill?? What type of SuperMom are you? ⁠Take the quiz!⁠ Join ⁠⁠⁠The Village⁠⁠⁠ Book your ⁠⁠⁠Time Magic Session⁠⁠⁠ Free 5-part video series ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond Motherhood⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Author-signed copies of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy Healthy Wealthy and Wise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ****** Subscribe & Review: If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the Grow Like a Mother podcast and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. #GrowLikeAMother #ChildSafety #EmotionalIntelligence #TrustYourGut #ParentingTips #ChildDevelopment #MusicBasedLearning