Episode 33

Save Your Sanity: Use Boundaries to Find Peace This Holiday Season

Holidays with children can create such wonderful memories AND they can bring a lot of social and familial pressure. Permission to do what meets the needs of your immediate family members, especially the youngest, most sensitive ones. In this COR Parenting Conversation, Caley discusses common “Holiday Hot Button” topics that can be helped with clear and kind boundaries. Easy-to-remember scripts are included! 

And if you want to further deep dive into this topic, check out her Holiday Hot Buttons Deep Dive coming up on Wednesday, December 14th. We cover holiday tantrums, jealousy/sharing, planning with extended family, and more!

To register head to: 

https://www.caleykukla.com/lunch-and-learn

About the Podcast

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About your host

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Caley Kukla

Caley earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Florida. For the past 12 years, she has worked in a variety of roles to serve families including preschool teacher, early interventionist, behavior therapist, and now a private consultant and podcaster.

Her most recent professional development includes Conscious Discipline™, The Play Project ™, and training with Dr. Ross Greene on his Collaborative Problem-Solving approach. Caley grounds her work in the most up-to-date neuropsychology, Attachment Theory, and developmentally appropriate practices that value the parent-child relationship over compliance. 

Caley empowers parents to understand children’s behavior through brain science and empathy by translating children’s behavior into easy-to-follow steps. In between translating brain science to practical tips for parents, Caley raises her two boys with her husband in South Florida. She works out daily and loves the ocean, naps, and coffee.